04-17-2023, 06:56 PM
(04-17-2023, 05:56 PM)Nately120 Wrote: DeSantis is in a tough spot at the moment. He can run in 2024 and lose the primary to Trump, or win the primary and deal with Trump telling people he rigged it and/or run 3rd party, or he can wait until 2028 where Trump either wins in 2024 and has 4 years to finagle a way to not have to exit the White House, or if Trump loses in 2024 we will be right back in this same spot when Trump announces he's running in 2028 and he will have an additional 4 years to attack DeSantis.
I think He's just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He could no doubt raise the money to fund a campaign, and he'd have a better chance in the general just by not being Trump.
His advantage in the general is his weakness in the primary. He's definitely willing to take the culture war angle that the right loves, but that's not going to be effective vs Trump. Trump also, despite his countless faults, has a weird charisma that DeSantis does not. The guy's been a celebrity and TV star for most of his adult life. Public performance is part of what got him where he is. Trump is also completely without loyalty and has zero qualms about destroying anyone in his way, party be damned. DeSantis can bully a lot of people in his home state, but Trump isn't one of them, and if the presidency is the goal, he's the only one that matters.
