I take it Ponderer, you’re talking Presidential 2024. DeSantis still has to get past Trump in the GOP primaries. Here’s the latest on the 2024 GOP presidential primaries.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/e...blican_presidential_nomination-7548.html

On DeSantis, I wouldn’t underestimate him. Everything you say is true. But DeSantis can attract the independent vote in a way Trump could never do. Independents are closed on voting for Trump, but very much open voting for DeSantis. DeSantis doesn’t have the obnoxious, rude, uncouth, egotistical persona that Trump has. DeSantis actually acts like a grownup, not some 4-year-old spoiled brat with his name calling and throwing of temper tantrums. DeSantis looks presidential. Don’t laugh, that’s important to independents.

More to the point, DeSantis isn’t known nationwide like Trump is, but still 40% of independents have a favorable opinion of him vs. 34% unfavorable, 26% in the don’t know, haven’t heard of him column. Trump, independents give Trump a 33% favorable, 60% unfavorable. If DeSantis ran against Harris which isn’t farfetched in 2024, Harris is viewed 31% favorable, 52% unfavorable by independents. Advantage DeSantis.

All of this is irrelevant, the election isn't today, things change.

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.