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He doesn't really need to go though. Latest polling numbers have him at 54% of the Republican vote, with DeSantis at 15% as his closest competitor. Who does he need to convince that doesn't know who he is already? As much as I hate him, he's still unfortunately popular with many in the GOP, I just hope he's rotting in a prison cell by the time the actual election gets underway and the GOP has to scramble to put up some other reject in his place.
You're thinking of the Republican primary. He'll still run in the general with or without the Republican nomination, in or out of prison. If he gets the nomination, and ends up convicted, there's going to be a hell of a fight in the Republican party. Invest in popcorn now.
There's already a hell of fight in the party. He lost twice already.
I've been seeing that rumble from some Republicans starting already, but it's still mainly behind closed doors. After the primaries, if Trump is the nominee, all hell is gonna break loose.
If they're smart, this is the GOPs chance to out all the dirty laundry on Trump uncontested by Trump himself on a nationally televised event. Each candidate will have their chance to dunk on Trump while high-fiving each other.
Except, according to DeSantis' leaked debate prep, he's planning to defend Trump
What a pathetic little man. He has a chance to show how he's different from trump and the best he can do is get on his knees and plead fealty!?
I guess he's hoping for VP or at least a cabinet position?
Hopefully the other candidates have a spine and a brain. Trump has already sunk. The only hope for Republicans is to move away, not to sink with him. I don't really care either way. It looks to me like the party is doomed, which is good. Hopefully the democrats split and take over as two parties over time, maybe with actual progressives in one.
No, desantis already tried the "Trump is too liberal" tactic and failed. Why? Because Trump is the strong daddy in Republicans eyes, and you can't call the strong daddy weak.
Instead you say that strong daddy is being railroaded by the libtards and it's totally unfair, but you should vote for me because he has to concentrate on his legal fights and I'm also a strong daddy.
He'll have to if he want's to stay in double digits.
If the GOP didn't try to convince their base to drop Trump on January 7th 2021, they never will.
The only thing he is trying to convince people of is that they should send him money.