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Could DeSantis beat Trump for the 2024 GOP Presidential nomination?

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Most pundits do NOT think this could happen….

Harry Enten over at CNN explains that the Republican Florida Governor’s attack’s on the countries cultural movements has propelled DeSantis AHEAD of the ex-President politically….

Remember when Donald Trump’s favorioble rating among REPUBLICANS was above 70%?

No longer…..

Could DeSantis wrestle the 2024 Presidential nomination from the Big Guy?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed controversial stances that have catapulted him into GOP stardom. From Covid-19 vaccines to critical race theory to the law critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay,” DeSantis has annoyed Democrats (and many medical professionals) and delighted his fellow Republicans.

He’s played to the GOP base — something you may not expect for a governor of a competitive state running for reelection this year.
But guess what? It’s working for DeSantis. His polling has improved since last summer, and he finds himself as the strongest possible competitor of former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination….
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Today, DeSantis is in a considerably stronger position. His approval rating in Florida has risen into the mid-50s, while his disapproval rating has dropped to about 40%.
Governors with approval ratings above 50% in states their party won in the previous presidential election are in an enviable position….
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Trump, though, isn’t anywhere nearly as beloved as he was before the 2020 election. His “very favorable” rating among Republicans (i.e. those who love, not just like, him) is currently in the low 50s, down 19 points from before that election. And he has universal name recognition.
DeSantis, not surprisingly, is considerably less known. A little less than 70% of Republicans had an opinion of DeSantis in a March poll by the Marquette University Law School.

DeSantis vs. Trump

An interesting thing happened among voters who had an opinion of both DeSantis and Trump in the Marquette poll: DeSantis’ favorable rating with this group was in the high 80s; Trump’s favorable numbers lagged in the low 80s.
In other words, Republicans who are aware of both men like DeSantis more.
Name recognition is a strength. Just ask Trump, who used it to his advantage in a very crowded 2016 Republican presidential field…
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Over the last six months, his name has been mentionedon Fox News more than 700 times. Potential 2024 rivals such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (a little more than 400 mentions), former Vice President Mike Pence (a little more than 200 mentions) and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (a little more than 100 mentions) all trailed….

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  1. I question whether DeSantis would actually challenge Trump in the primaries; assuming Trump runs.

    But let’s assume that he does and starts winning.I see Trump,in such a scenario;claiming that the nomination is being stolen from him, denouncing DeSantis and the Republican Party,possibly even running as an independent or backing one of his flunkies.

    I just can’t see Trump ever admitting that he actually lost.

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