DeSantis is officially in
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Six weeks after launching his campaign, DeSantis has stalled.
His support in national polls has stayed flat, despite increased travel and advertising and widespread expectations that he would be a formidable challenger to Trump. Signs also have emerged that he is struggling to gain traction in the states that will hold the first nomination balloting. A recent poll of New Hampshire voters showed DeSantis having lost 10 points since the previous survey in March, while twice-indicted Trump gained 5 points.
While DeSantis clearly sits in second place and many Republican voters say they like him, an expansive field of candidates makes it harder for him to consolidate support among those looking to move past the former president. He is trying to sell himself to Republican Trump foes, many of whom are moderate. At the same time, he is appealing to Trump fans by portraying himself as more conservative on key issues.
“There is this real conflicted nature to the DeSantis messaging,” said Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Republican Party of Iowa.
The DeSantis campaign last week circulated a provocative video portraying Trump as soft on LGBTQ issues. The Log Cabin Republicans, a group representing LGBTQ conservatives that hasn’t picked a candidate for 2024, said the video, with images of drag queens and muscular men, was antigay, while others thought it was in poor taste. In an interview this week with a conservative host, DeSantis called the subject “totally fair game.”
It is still at least six months before the first voting, and DeSantis has a well-financed operation. After months of seeming discomfort with the rituals of retail politics, he is taking more questions from voters and trying to show a personable side, often joined by his wife, Casey, and their three young children.
Those close to DeSantis say there is no panic, but some donors have begun to express concern, people familiar with the discussions say. This week Steve Cortes, a spokesman for a super PAC supporting the governor, drew unflattering headlines for comments about being “way behind” in national polls and facing “an uphill battle.” Cortes said in a follow-up statement that DeSantis has a strong path to the nomination)
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In a 2 man race DeSantis is beating Trump in individual state races.
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In a 2 man race DeSantis is beating Trump in individual state races.
@LuFins-Dad said in DeSantis is officially in:
In a 2 man race DeSantis is beating Trump in individual state races.
Really? Gotta link for that? I'd love to see.
Sadly, it's not a 2 man race. I suspect the "single-digit candidates" are sucking a lot of oxygen out of DeSantis's campaign and polling. I wonder if the RNC will have a sit-down with them and say, "Now, listen up..."
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Yup, that happened in 2016 with Jeb Bush's support fragmenting across the other non-Trump candidates. Would be a shame if the GOP hasn't learned from that lesson.
Heck, the DNC almost followed suit with Biden if it wasn't for Jim Clyburn endorsing him in South Carolina. Otherwise we'd be sitting here with a President Trump (or President Sanders).
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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/22/desantis-florida-republicans-governor-elections-00117514
DeSantis' campaign is losing steam. Florida GOP waiting for DeSantis to drop out.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/22/desantis-florida-republicans-governor-elections-00117514
DeSantis' campaign is losing steam. Florida GOP waiting for DeSantis to drop out.
@Axtremus said in DeSantis is officially in:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/22/desantis-florida-republicans-governor-elections-00117514
DeSantis' campaign is losing steam. Florida GOP waiting for DeSantis to drop out.
DeSantis is one of Florida’s most powerful governors
That piece is packed with data like this.
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article281385678.html
DeSantis losing ground to Trump -- in Florida.
Trump campaign merch outsells DeSantis campaign merch. Five Florida legislators who previously endorsed DeSantis now endorse Trump.
And ...
The event schedule included all the major Republican presidential candidates except former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
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Not sure how squirrelly things can get. Stay Tuned for the 2028 election where Lauren Boebert faces off against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Neither of the two are “maids”, thank you very much…
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Don't know if it will matter, but it will be interesting to see how President Trump responds. "She would not be there except for me and my support. She is a RINO and a LOSER!!"
Iowa's popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, will endorse her fellow governor, Florida's Ron DeSantis, in the Iowa Caucus, according to a source familiar with the matter. She will appear at an event alongside DeSantis in Des Moines on Monday evening.
