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I realize everyone wants to paint all Republicans as avid Trumpers which isn’t the case today. If you equate very favorable to avid Trumpers among Republicans, that’s 45% today. The problem is only 10% of Republicans view him very unfavorable which would be your never Trump republicans. The rest are somewhats either favorable or unfavorable. They go along with the majority which in this case is the 45% of avid Trumpers. Call the somewhats the sheep of the republican party.
Now DeSantis very favorable’s among the Republican Party is at 49%, higher than Trump’s and his ver unfavorable’s at 4% is lower.
That’s a change from Trump 49%, DeSantis 26% back on 1 Nov 2022. The forecaster in me says DeSantis in about time for the 2024 republican primaries will probably have taken the lead in the popularity polls over Trump. But as the article stated, it may be meaningless if Trumpers make the rules for the primary to favor Trump. One must remember Trump won the 2016 primary nomination by receiving only 35% of the entire Republican vote. Crowed field along with Trump winning enough winner take all state with a plurality of the vote enabled him to gain the nomination. The idea here is in states where DeSantis is more popular than Trump, you make the rules for a proportional distribution of the delegates. In states where Trump is more popular, you make those states winner take all.
Now why I’m dwelling on Republicans is beyond me. One other thing for 2024, only 26% of all Americans want Biden to run again in 2024 which includes but 14% of independents. Question 23. 30% want Trump to run again in 2024 which includes 22% of independents. Question 24.
Time for much younger, fresher faces to emerge in my opinion. Having another Biden vs. Trump election could result in another 2016 where a quarter of all Americans, 25% disliked both major party candidate including 54% of independents. These folks didn’t want neither one to become the next president. 2016 was the last election independents vote Republican.
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.
