A report claims that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is indicating to donors that he will not challenge Donald Trump if the former president seeks the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman says that DeSantis, who is running for reelection as Florida’s governor, is quietly telling donors of his plans not to go up against Trump, though in a November profile of DeSantis, Sherman wrote that DeSantis was telling donors he’d put up a “full frontal assault” on Trump for the 2024 nomination.
“Sources told me DeSantis recently indicated to donors that he would not challenge Trump for the Republican nomination,” Sherman wrote Wednesday.
“Another source told me DeSantis’ calculus is that, at age 44, he can easily wait until the next presidential cycle, so why risk a brutal primary fight against a pugilist like Trump?” he wrote.
Trump has yet to make his 2024 presidential aspirations official, but he is widely expected to announce his next run within months of next Tuesday’s midterms.
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I called this ages ago. It’s not worth getting dragged through the mud, and enough crazies support trump come hell or high water. Smart move
Trump will win the primary, and probably lose the election. Any Republican challenging Trump knows that if they are ever to win, they will need Trump’s base, which will they alienate by challenging Trump in the primary. Better to support Trump, disagree on issues but only so much so as not be be seen as stabbing Trump in the back, and then the following election they can appeal to the Trump base.
Republicans who challenge Trump will forever alienate that base. They might be tempted to form a “middle of the road” third party.
“Tea party” economic conservatives have been vindicated by the high inflation caused by Trump and Biden policies of printing much money. The Neocons have been vindicated by Putin started a war after having seen Trump isolationism and Biden half-heartedness. However the fiscal conservatives and the neocons can’t win without the working class “deplorables” (once known as Reagan Democrats), so they must bide their time.
vice president
nice, if he wears the hat well he may be Vice President…….I am praying for a blessed season to come..