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He’s got absolutely no shot at being President, and every time he opens his mouth, support for him drops. Keep talking Ronny.
I definitely don't want him to win, but it would be nice if one of those assholes could actually pose a real threat to Trump's almost inevitable nomination.
If Trump had actual competition in the Republican primary the infighting would be so bad they'd literally tear the party apart.
For there to be actual competition the moderates would need to drop any remaining DeSantis support (which probably isn't much) and unite under Haley (preferably) or Pence/Christie. Haley has been gaining some traction in NH so it could be possible but probably unlikely. Trump will more than likely run away with the nomination.
Probably wishful thinking. They all postured like that the first time. Then fell in line and kissed trumps ass. Remember all the horrible things he said about Cruz, his wife and father? Then Cruz shut up and sucked up to him the second he lost any hope of winning the primary.
They're all just souless horrible people. They just want money and power. I'm not sure if any of them believe most of what they say and they'll kiss any ass that will help them win their next election.
What if Trump is actually jailed and/or barred from running? Wouldn't that make DeSatan the next best candidate? Even if just one state bars Trump from running, that should be enough to end his campaign and hand the nomination to DeSanctimonious. He'll still lose the general election to Biden, but still.
It would probably be Ramaswamy. He's ahead of DeSantis in many polls and essentially believes everything Trump does. Plus he has way more charisma than DeSantis.
Really? I kept seeing him get chewed on in news articles, but felt like he'd have instantly stolen second place from Desantis purely from mirroring Trump, if he were white and not named Ramaswamy. Haley too felt like she'd have been a standout, were she not a woman look for support from the GOP. Kept throwing me for a loop seeing the articles saying Desantis "won" the debate. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the next primary debate.
The aggregated polling at 538 still has Ramaswamy in third place at 7% and Haley right behind him at 5.5%, but given that Desantis has dropped all the way down to 14.2%, I wouldn't be surprised if one or both of them pushed him out. Trump is still sitting at 55.3%, but he's also skipping the next debate, so hopefully that can fade. Plus, you know, all the criminal lawsuits.
It might, but luckily DeSantis is so unlikeable and has zero charisma, that the republicans would never win a presidential election with him as the candidate.
Support for him drops and support for Trump grows
And my belief in the average American drops
It can go lower?
There is a subset of republicans who don't want another trump term, put some stock in desanctimonious, and now are basically giving up on the election