Trump is ruled by his id. He has good instincts when it comes to marketing himself, and he's not afraid to fight his opponents, but he lacks focus, and guiding principles.
His narcissism leads him to make mistakes, like surrounding himself with bozos who suck up to him, and turning on competent people who offend him or challenge his greatness. Also things like claiming the voting was rigged in Georgia, which caused a sharp drop in turnout of Republican voters, and the loss of Republican control of the senate.
He couldn't even get a meager few billion to build the border wall when the Republicans controlled the house. And now we're throwing $50 billion a month to "help" Ukraine protect their border.
I think he cares about the country, but he cares about his ego more, and he would rather the Democrats win and the country burn than the Republicans choose another candidate.
DeSantis has some of Trumps good features. He's pugilistic with the media, and calls them on their bullshit. He leans more populist than RINO. But he is more focused and doesn't make the unforced errors that Trump does.
He's had numerous victories in Florida. He kept the state open during COVID, despite being constantly smeared by the press, and it turned out he was right.
He pushed bills to stop groomer teachers from talking sex and gender to third graders. Got Disney's tax breaks revoked when they decided to push groomer shit. Recently got "gender affirmative" treatment for minors banned.
Florida's response to the hurricane showed that DeSantis has picked competent people to whom he can delegate and get things done. The media desperately wanted to turn it into another Katrina, but he was building things back before they could even report they were broken.
Whether his success in Florida can translate to success in the White House, I don't know. I do think, however, that the media is more scared of DeSantis than Trump right now. I think that's also why Trump started attacking DeSantis. It threatens his ego that there may be a rising star that may outshine him.
I also think the media wants there to be infighting, and I think ultimately they're going to do for 2024 exactly what the did in 2016, push for Trump to be the candidate, because this time, they'll totally win.
I think if the Republicans don't nominate Trump, he will take his Forever Trumper base and run as an independent, and the Democrats will win.
Yeah, I think when all is said and done, DeSantis is the better politician for sure but I meant more in regards to their values/beliefs in what they would try to accomplish. They seem mostly the same. Although DeSantis might "get more done", he also would likely be far more willing to compromise to get things done while Trump was not so willing. The compromising isn't necessarily a good thing. Sometimes it's better to do nothing then make bad deals. I think overall between the two, it would probably still be a wash in terms of good they do for the country. I don't think either represent the radical change most people want.
Trump is ruled by his id. He has good instincts when it comes to marketing himself, and he's not afraid to fight his opponents, but he lacks focus, and guiding principles.
His narcissism leads him to make mistakes, like surrounding himself with bozos who suck up to him, and turning on competent people who offend him or challenge his greatness. Also things like claiming the voting was rigged in Georgia, which caused a sharp drop in turnout of Republican voters, and the loss of Republican control of the senate.
He couldn't even get a meager few billion to build the border wall when the Republicans controlled the house. And now we're throwing $50 billion a month to "help" Ukraine protect their border.
I think he cares about the country, but he cares about his ego more, and he would rather the Democrats win and the country burn than the Republicans choose another candidate.
DeSantis has some of Trumps good features. He's pugilistic with the media, and calls them on their bullshit. He leans more populist than RINO. But he is more focused and doesn't make the unforced errors that Trump does.
He's had numerous victories in Florida. He kept the state open during COVID, despite being constantly smeared by the press, and it turned out he was right.
He pushed bills to stop groomer teachers from talking sex and gender to third graders. Got Disney's tax breaks revoked when they decided to push groomer shit. Recently got "gender affirmative" treatment for minors banned.
Florida's response to the hurricane showed that DeSantis has picked competent people to whom he can delegate and get things done. The media desperately wanted to turn it into another Katrina, but he was building things back before they could even report they were broken.
Whether his success in Florida can translate to success in the White House, I don't know. I do think, however, that the media is more scared of DeSantis than Trump right now. I think that's also why Trump started attacking DeSantis. It threatens his ego that there may be a rising star that may outshine him.
I also think the media wants there to be infighting, and I think ultimately they're going to do for 2024 exactly what the did in 2016, push for Trump to be the candidate, because this time, they'll totally win.
I think if the Republicans don't nominate Trump, he will take his Forever Trumper base and run as an independent, and the Democrats will win.
Yeah, I think when all is said and done, DeSantis is the better politician for sure but I meant more in regards to their values/beliefs in what they would try to accomplish. They seem mostly the same. Although DeSantis might "get more done", he also would likely be far more willing to compromise to get things done while Trump was not so willing. The compromising isn't necessarily a good thing. Sometimes it's better to do nothing then make bad deals. I think overall between the two, it would probably still be a wash in terms of good they do for the country. I don't think either represent the radical change most people want.