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DeSantis Supporters May be Decisive in 2024
Some DeSantis supporters are saying if Trump is the nominee, they will write-in DeSantis when they go to vote in 2024. If even a small percentage of DeSantis supporters do that, Trump's chances of winning the election are greatly reduced.
The same may be said for other Republicans who backed other candidates, and for the significant number of "never Trumpers" in the Republican ranks. Not one to build bridges, Trump needs these people, but there is little reason to believe they will be there for him on election day.
Some DeSantis supporters are saying if Trump is the nominee, they will write-in DeSantis when they go to vote in 2024. If even a small percentage of DeSantis supporters do that, Trump's chances of winning the election are greatly reduced.
The same may be said for other Republicans who backed other candidates, and for the significant number of "never Trumpers" in the Republican ranks. Not one to build bridges, Trump needs these people, but there is little reason to believe they will be there for him on election day.
Is This a Leak?
www.nytimes.com
Defend Trump and ‘Hammer’ Ramaswamy: DeSantis Allies Reveal Debate Strategy
Hundreds of pages of blunt advice, memos and internal polling were posted online by the main super PAC backing the Florida governor, offering an extraordinary glimpse into his operation’s thinking.
DeSantis Wants to "Move On." The Mouse Says No.
www.cnbc.com
Disney goes on offense in DeSantis board's lawsuit, seeks damages for breach of contract
DeSantis recently told CNBC that he has "moved on" from the feud with Disney, which stemmed from a clash over the bill dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by critics.
The DeSantis Decline
According to the FiveThirtyEight average of all polls, DeSantis's highest poll numbers happened in January, before he entered the race. The high was 40.5%, compared to Trump's 42.4%. Pence was in third place @ 11.6%. As people nationwide came to know DeSantis, his poll numbers steadily declined to their current 14.8%, compared to Trump's 54.3%. Third place today is held by Ramaswamy @ 8.4%.
Much attention is placed on second-place DeSantis as Wednesday's Republican debate approaches. But it matters little if DeSantis helps or hurts his numbers with his debate performance. Trump is so far ahead that he does not even feel the need to debate. And as long as DeSantis keeps taking Trump's side instead of running full-on against him, he has no chance of out-Trumping Trump.
And even if DeSantis joined Christie and Hutchinson in fully criticizing Trump, that won't work well either, as those candidate's numbers show; 2.9%, Christie, 0.8% Hutchinson. Trump owns the nomination. End of story.
DeSantis was riding high when he left Florida (figuratively speaking), to campaign for president. When he returns to state business, it will be as a lame-duck governor (term limited out) and the diminished political figure he has become. Once strongly supportive of DeSantis, Republicans got a good look at him and they did not like what they saw.
DeSantis slid from 40.5% to 14.8%. An item of curiosity today is, how low will he fall before he exits the race? Some state polls already put him in single digits and third place. This is not a question of consequence, just an item of curiosity.
While Florida Democrats no doubt enjoy the DeSantis decline, there is no evidence that the Florida Democratic party and its candidates are showing any kind of resurgence. Having learned nothing, they are as dead on their feet as they have been for years. Their prospects are actually worse. Hundreds of thousands of people are moving to Florida, maybe even millions. The Democrats are screwed because far more Republicans have come than Democrats. Florida will be a Republican stronghold for the foreseeable future.
According to the FiveThirtyEight average of all polls, DeSantis's highest poll numbers happened in January, before he entered the race. The high was 40.5%, compared to Trump's 42.4%. Pence was in third place @ 11.6%. As people nationwide came to know DeSantis, his poll numbers steadily declined to their current 14.8%, compared to Trump's 54.3%. Third place today is held by Ramaswamy @ 8.4%.
Much attention is placed on second-place DeSantis as Wednesday's Republican debate approaches. But it matters little if DeSantis helps or hurts his numbers with his debate performance. Trump is so far ahead that he does not even feel the need to debate. And as long as DeSantis keeps taking Trump's side instead of running full-on against him, he has no chance of out-Trumping Trump.
And even if DeSantis joined Christie and Hutchinson in fully criticizing Trump, that won't work well either, as those candidate's numbers show; 2.9%, Christie, 0.8% Hutchinson. Trump owns the nomination. End of story.
DeSantis was riding high when he left Florida (figuratively speaking), to campaign for president. When he returns to state business, it will be as a lame-duck governor (term limited out) and the diminished political figure he has become. Once strongly supportive of DeSantis, Republicans got a good look at him and they did not like what they saw.
DeSantis slid from 40.5% to 14.8%. An item of curiosity today is, how low will he fall before he exits the race? Some state polls already put him in single digits and third place. This is not a question of consequence, just an item of curiosity.
While Florida Democrats no doubt enjoy the DeSantis decline, there is no evidence that the Florida Democratic party and its candidates are showing any kind of resurgence. Having learned nothing, they are as dead on their feet as they have been for years. Their prospects are actually worse. Hundreds of thousands of people are moving to Florida, maybe even millions. The Democrats are screwed because far more Republicans have come than Democrats. Florida will be a Republican stronghold for the foreseeable future.
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DeSantis' Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional, must be redrawn, judge says
A circuit judge sent the plan back to the Florida Legislature with instructions that lawmakers should draw a new congressional map that complies with the Florida Constitution.
www.nbcnews.com
And a Republican judge no less (using a magamaniac way to identify judges).DeSantis' Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional, must be redrawn, judge says
A circuit judge sent the plan back to the Florida Legislature with instructions that lawmakers should draw a new congressional map that complies with the Florida Constitution.
That can't be! No real Republican judge would rule against DeSantis. There has to be a hidden reason that explains why this judge is not a real republican, or how someone corrupted this otherwise good man. Was he vaccinated for COVID-19? That would explain everything. If not, is his second cousin a Democrat? Did he read any books as a child that are banned in Florida schools today?
There is absolutely no way that this judge is a well-adjusted human being who respects the law and the facts. Something is deeply wrong here. We just need to discover what it is. We know it's wrong because we don't like the ruling. Onward, brothers! Keep searching for the redemptive meme. We know it's out there. We know it's out there. Keep looking!
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DeSantis Slide Continues
A NH Republican primary poll puts DeSantis in 5th place; a far cry from the purported threat he posed in January. A composite of national polls still has him in second place but his poll standing continues to slide, as it has consistently done since he entered the race. Indeed, what one commentator suggested may be correct. DeSantis was strongest in the polls before he officially introduced himself to the voters as a presidential candidate. It may be that the most effective way for him to reverse his decline in the polls is to stop interacting with voters. It seems the more they see of him, the less they like him.
For all Trump challengers, the window of opportunity for a breakout is getting smaller and smaller.
Trump 39%
Ramaswamy 13%
Haley 12%
Christie 11%
DeSantis 10%
A NH Republican primary poll puts DeSantis in 5th place; a far cry from the purported threat he posed in January. A composite of national polls still has him in second place but his poll standing continues to slide, as it has consistently done since he entered the race. Indeed, what one commentator suggested may be correct. DeSantis was strongest in the polls before he officially introduced himself to the voters as a presidential candidate. It may be that the most effective way for him to reverse his decline in the polls is to stop interacting with voters. It seems the more they see of him, the less they like him.
For all Trump challengers, the window of opportunity for a breakout is getting smaller and smaller.
Trump 39%
Ramaswamy 13%
Haley 12%
Christie 11%
DeSantis 10%
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I almost feel bad for the Florida voters.
There is no way for DeSantis to fade into irrelevancy and humiliation on the national campaign trail, and then somehow return to Florida not similarly diminished. We're now beginning to see that effect.
When DeSantis entered the national presidential race, he was tested in ways that don't happen at the state level. The real DeSantis became known, and people don't like what they see.
‘Waiting for him to drop out’: DeSantis’ influence nosedives in Florida
Some party members view the once-powerful governor as weakened amid his campaign struggles.
www.politico.com
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The quotes above are from July. The DeSantis-decline writing was on the wall for anyone who cared to read it.
DeSantis Shedding Support Nationally and in Early Primary States
www.nytimes.com
Polls Show Ron DeSantis Sliding in the Republican Primary
Several recent surveys, nationally and in early-voting states, undermine the governor’s argument that the primary is a two-way race between him and former President Donald J. Trump.
MAGA was always disappointed in him for deciding to run for President against Trump.
It was the Left that viewed him as The Great Right Hope do unseat Trump.
It didn’t happen and was an epic disappointment for them.
Its funny, people thought of him as the Great Right Hope, and what does he do? Goes even farther right than Trump.
For me, DeSantis was not a disappointment for not unseating Trump. DeSantis was a disappointment, period.