02-16-2021, 11:17 AM
It's wayyyyyyyy too early to tell who will be the best bet in 2024 for the Republicans. Right now there is a potential split in the party, the identity of the GOP moving forward is uncertain, we don't know what's going to be happening in the next two years to mid-terms, let alone the next presidential race, and we don't know if Biden is planning on running for a second term.
All of this being said, I don't think the author of that piece makes a very good argument. Florida hasn't been doing great during this pandemic. They have consistently been pretty high on the new cases and the death tolls. In addition, DeSantis tried to hide these numbers which resulted in people being silenced for trying to spread the truth and has otherwise shown himself to be very anti-First Amendment. So, if the GOP wants to continue down the path it has been going, which is one of abandoning its conservative principles, then sure, he could be a front runner. But if the GOP tries a course correction then he would be out. The next couple of years will tell.
All of this being said, I don't think the author of that piece makes a very good argument. Florida hasn't been doing great during this pandemic. They have consistently been pretty high on the new cases and the death tolls. In addition, DeSantis tried to hide these numbers which resulted in people being silenced for trying to spread the truth and has otherwise shown himself to be very anti-First Amendment. So, if the GOP wants to continue down the path it has been going, which is one of abandoning its conservative principles, then sure, he could be a front runner. But if the GOP tries a course correction then he would be out. The next couple of years will tell.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
