Doc Holliday said:I like Desantis, but I don't see him going scorched earth on the establishment like Lake would.Canada2017 said:Doc Holliday said:I prefer Lake over Desantiswhiterock said:
I saw a poll yesterday that had Trump at 53% support, with DeSantis about half that. That's the lowest I've seen Trump, and frankly I was surprised that DeSantis wasn't a bit higher, suggesting that support leaking (very slowly...over months) away from Trump is not all going directly to DeSantis. But make no mistake, the 2024 GOP primary is underway. And whatever can be said about Trump, one of his best attributes as a politician is that he's never NOT campaigning. All good ones are like that. Trump is among the best. He took out Pence before Biden was even inaugurated. Tough business, politics.
Trump at 53% is still in a dominating position so long as the field has more than 2 other contenders. Will win almost every primary. All he has to do is keep jabbing to keep DeSantis at bay.
But I suspect that is not the biggest obstacle DeSantis will have = Kari Lake. I think she is better than DeSantis.
Now, she has to prove her chops on the policy side, to demonstrate that she is as good at governance as at campaigning. And that will take at least a full session of the AZ lege. So she will be late to the party. And she may not run. But she will steal some sunshine from DeSantis.
Why ?
The lifelong Dem that supported Kerry and Obama and has no professional experience outside of a news desk?