10thYrSr said:
aggie93 said:
10thYrSr said:
MemphisAg1 said:
Good news for Trump supporters... and good news for Democrats.
Because if Trump wins the nomination, it's four more years of a Dem in the White House.
This take is ridiculous! If Desantis can't win the primary, why the hell would he or any other gop win the general?
Either Republicans can win or they can't. Winners win the primary.
Very few folks that don't vote for Trump and vote for someone else would vote Trump, that's the point. It gives Trump an advantage in a crowded field if multiple candidates stick around to suck up 10-15 percent of the vote that would likely go to DeSantis if they weren't there.
That said I think DeSantis is already planning on this and has a plan. I'll also say that this explains why Trump sold out the rest of us to get Ronna McDaniel another term as RNC Chair. We may not have a ground game or a legal team but damnit Trump got his favorable Primary rules and will likely get what he wants for debates and we know that's what matters!
So you don't like Trump because you think Desantis is the better candidate. I thought the same thing in 2016 when it was Cruz vs Trump. Cruz was my guy. I thought there was no way Trump could win, and almost everyone out there thought the same. He did.
This time around, why do you think it is different? Especially when Trump has decided to embrace vote harvesting where legal. Has Desantis stated how he will combat the questionable voting strategies of the Dems? Trump at least has a plan in place to correct the way he lost.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love Desantis, but the actions of some of the Desantis supporters on this board are doing all they can to turn Trump supporters away from Desantis by calling them names and telling them how stupid they are for supporting him. You aren't going to convert people that way.
Not to mention that people are going hard for him when he hasn't even declared. He most likely will, but if he doesn't you guys are going to have a LOT of crawfishing to do.
Good question.
DeSantis has always been a grass roots guy. I have posted before about how he has organized in Florida to have a campaign to turn every single county into majority GOP Registrations and they are down to 4 now. He has reversed the overall registrations since taking office by over 750k and growing all the time.
When DeSantis goes to fundraisers he doesn't keep the money for himself. He does the small events with 200-800 people that go to the State and Local GOP organizations. That's both to build goodwill but also to give those folks the resources they need on the ground to get votes out.
DeSantis wanted Harmeet Dhillon while Trump backed McDaniel. Dhillon's entire message was grassroots and working with guys like Scott Pressler who scour the country and teach grass roots folks how to ballot harvest and get votes out, he even wrote a book. She also is all about election law (she is an election attorney) and wanted a full time legal team to fight those battles year round instead of waiting for election season, that's what Democrats do and that's why they get the laws in their favor. That's actually the point of my post.
Finally, Trump is lying. He isn't spending money on ballot harvesting or building grass roots. He doesn't even sign up folks at rallies. He talks a big game but virtually all of his money is going to his own legal bills and ads, mostly against DeSantis. He also spent big on going after folks like Kemp in the past and other primary folks against people he dislikes. Here is an article that breaks down the numbers.
DeSantis builds the Party, Trump Drains it "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
Ronald Reagan
