The former president's appearance in Waco on Saturday was the first time he tried to insult the Florida governor in front of 2024 GOP voters.
It appears likely that, should DeSantis confirm his 2024 bid as expected, that Trump will continue to attack and insult the Florida governor from all sides as he attempts to derail his potentially biggest challenger for the GOP nomination.
The question remains if the tactic will work with DeSantis—who is already hugely popular in Florida and whose hardline policies targeting the"woke agenda" in education and public life are being copied in states across the country—for the general public while Trump continues his campaign trail. "Trump is going to face a difficult task convincing Republican primary voters that Ron DeSantis is insufficiently conservative, especially with Florida being in the vanguard in the approval of conservative-oriented legislation in a wide range of areas ranging from CRT [critical race theory], to woke corporations, to school choice, to election integrity," Rice University political scientist Mark Jones told"That said, Trump's main campaign strategy has traditionally been to...
"And, in many respects, Trump needs to be able to raise DeSantis's negatives among Republican Primary voters to insure victory in the 2024 Republican nomination process, since if Republicans view Trump and DeSantis as equally palatable, then many may support DeSantis given his widely seen advantage over, Jones suggested the Florida governor may be forced to do so once he confirms his 2024 bid as Trump's insults appear to be"taking their toll" on DeSantis's...
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