Nixon used that route to gain the 1968 GOP nomination. After Goldwater’s debacle in 1964 in which the GOP lost 36 house seats giving the Democrats a 295-140 edge in the house and a 68-32 margin in the senate, Nixon hit the campaign trail hard in 1966 campaigning for Republicans across the country. A lot of Republicans owed Nixon for their seats. The GOP won 47 house seats in 1966 narrowing the democratic advantage to 248-187 and won 4 senate seats leaving the democrats in charge of the senate 64-36.

DeSantis usually is a smart political cookie. I think we all know that Trump is about to meet his Waterloo either through all these investigations and maybe indictments or a very poor showing for the Republicans this midterm which Trump is responsible. One way or another, the door seems wide open for DeSantis. All he must do is win reelection this fall. Election wise, Trump has become the Democrats biggest and best asset. Without Trump and his revenge tour you were probably looking at around 40 house seats and 5 senate seats lost. With Trump succeeding in his revenge tour throughout the GOP primaries along with his ever present baggage, the Democrats are poised to keep the senate and expand their majority, gain another 3-4 governors and limit the losses in the house to 18-20 seats going by todays numbers. Perhaps less. All thanks to Trump, the gift that keeps right on giving to the democrats.

Almost wants one to think Trump is a democrat plant within the GOP.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.