Trump is a turd.
DeSantis is the man to beat. In a straight 1-on-1 match, he will beat Trump in the primaries.
Trump's only hope is that 10 guys run against him and split the GOP vote 10 ways. Just like 2016. The hard core 25% that support Trump no matter what would be enough to put him over the top.
How exactly is DeSantis a divider? He has consistently high approval ratings across the political spectrum. And he won Florida with 60% of the vote. Trump didn't even carry Florida by that much.
DeSantis is an effective politician. The GOP needs that. Trump was completely ineffective at stopping the invasion at our Southern border.
Originally Posted by Kinkster90210
not so. Trump was completely effective at the southern border. he scared the shit out of the Mexican Government with his threat of economic sanctions if they didn't stop these huge migrant caravans at
their southern border. and they did. they put Mexican army forces on
their border and the flow dropped to nothing immediately.
you are correct about Trump needing a big field again just like 2016 when some 16 total ran for the nomination and Trump picked them off one by one. most of which the conventional wisdom said should have easily pulled away from Trump. with the exception of Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina all were well known politicians who'd all held high offices before. Governors, Senators. Cruz, Rubio, Christie, "Jebbo the Hut" Bush, Huckabee, and others. any one should have been able to out-debate and out-campaign Trump but not one even came close. as the campaigns progressed Cruz was a distant third and to the surprise of many Carson was second. distant second but he shouldn't have gotten out of the gate if you go by the conventional wisdom.
there will be a big field again. maybe not as big as 2016 but at least 8-10 i expect to eventually declare. for one reason only .. not to stop Trump, but because Biden has been such a total failure (look at the border surge under Biden and tell me Trump was not 1,000 times more effective) in every way any Republican sees him as beatable as a pinata bahahhaa