Wouldn't be so sure about that. Just today there is another Republican running for president.
As Trump gets weaker more candidates will emerge.
The only reason Trump always leads in the polls as the top Republican contender is there were no other candidates to choose from.
Originally Posted by VitaMan
at the moment his poll numbers are surging. we'll see how that holds up by next year.
https://nypost.com/2023/03/30/trump-...desantis-poll/
Trump surges to 30-point lead over DeSantis among Republicans: poll
asa hutchinson?
Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm
yes Asa Hutchinson says he's running.
Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces White House bid
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/02/polit...ent/index.html
he's 72, like Biden
and Trump he's too old. Biden isn't mentally fit now to be president. what's his jello mind gonna be like 5 years from now? no guarantee Trump or Hutchinson would be fit to be president for a 4 year term either.
so far Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, now Hutchinson and of course Trump are running. there will be more before it's convention time. i think 8-10 total will run for the RNC nomination.
many think a lot of republicans will get in the race because they think Trump can't win. i say they'll run because they think Biden is beatable. and he is.
the worst case for republicans that would hand the Democrats a win in 2024 is for Trump to lose the RNC nomination and declare as a 3rd party candidate. but by that time in July/August 2024 Trump might not be able to get on the ballot in all 50 states which means he can't win.
Ross Perot's supporters in 1992 started several months before either the Republican or Democratic conventions to qualify for the ballot on all 50 states, which was successful.
how does Trump do this if he waits till the RNC convention and loses the nomination? could he play both sides of the coin and register as an independent as well as Republican before the convention? i don't see how that could be done legally.
and then there is DeSantis.does he run? he's certainly considering it. i think he will run, not to run against Trump but because he thinks Biden is beatable.