While Donald Trump is almost certain to jump into the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination sooner rather than later, a new poll finds that if the former president decides not to run, former VP Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would be the heavy favorites to get the nomination.
The poll, conducted by NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ found that DeSantis gets support from 23% of Republicans, while Pence is backed by 20.5% – if Trump doesn’t run.
Interestingly, a majority of respondents (57%) said Trump should not run again, compared to just 35% who said he should pursue another stint in the White House.
Neither Trump, DeSantis, or Pence have officially announced that they will be running for the 2024 presidential nomination, but all have made it quite clear that they are taking a good hard look at it. In Trump’s case, he has all but made his candidacy official.
“He [Trump] and I spoke two days ago, and he’s clearly running,” said former strategist Dick Morris, explaining that Trump hasn’t yet announced it officially because his rally expenses would have to start being paid by his campaign and “he’s not about to do that.”
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Dumb, dumber, dumbest.
Either one would be excellent, as would be Mike Pompeo.
Personally I think De Santis’s time is in the future. Florida needs him more than the USA does, so he should stay there and complete another term or two as governor, and then maybe serve a few years as a cabinet secretary, and then run for president.
Fake news. Fake polls.
If Trump doesn’t run, and endorses neither Pence nor DeSantis, there are others who might endeavor to run as the “MAGA” candidate (Kristi Noem for example). There is still plenty of time for others to become active. Also one doesn’t know what the issues will be 2024 (e.g. will the debate be on who lost Ukraine and Taiwan, will abortion and pronouns be hot issues, will Republicans who favored big spending escape blame for inflation, etc.).
Will the Democrats be moving in a WOKE direction, or trying to play to the center? Predicting who will be in the World Series in February is usually folly, or the more so when you want to do it three seasons in advance.
And if His Excellency does run, is it forbidden for anyone else to challenge G-d’s representative on earth? If the GOP allows or is coerced into putting Trump in as their candidate, they risk handing the 2024 election to the Dems. Which could mean Biden, Harris, Michelle Obama, or maybe even Hillary….
Ho ho ho and a bottle of rum!!
Have fun Trump!!
At least we won’t need to pay for entertainment at chasunehs if you get in!!
Pence has potential to be an excellent candidate. He used to be too square, similar to Romney but without business experience. Now, as he spent 4 years with Trump, he probably learned some tricks. So, he would be able to combine his great middos with what he learned.