Posted on 11/14/2022 5:16:29 PM PST by tkocur
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would soundly beat former President Donald Trump in hypothetical one-on-one primary matchups in four crucial states, according to a poll released by an influential conservative group Monday, just a day before Trump is expected to announce a bid for the White House in 2024.
The poll, published by the economy-focused Club for Growth, comes after a poor showing for Trump-backed candidates in midterm elections, which saw several of his high-profile endorsees lose and spurred many on the right – including former Trump devotees – to question if the former president should be the future of the party. By contrast, DeSantis, who has been more coy about his plans for 2024 but has taken steps to raise his national profile, won reelection by a decisive margin.
The data and the timing of its release may also constitute a clear message from the powerful Republican group to Trump, signaling who they would back if DeSantis and Trump were vying for the GOP nomination. The Club for Growth supported Trump in the past, though it had a falling out with the former president in the last year. The club still endorsed many candidates who embraced Trump and his brand of conservative politics – including denying Trump’s 2020 election loss – in the recent midterm elections.
Club for Growth President David McIntosh joined other Republicans in urging Trump not to announce a 2024 bid on Tuesday evening, imploring him to wait at least until after the Senate runoff in Georgia in early December, according to Politico, which was the first to report the results of the poll. McIntosh told the news site that voters needed to be “united” and that many saw Trump’s recent insults against other Republicans as “hollow and counterproductive.”
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BS
This is RINO speak BS!
Let’s just call it Biden vs. DeSantis, with Biden beating him with 100 million votes.....save ourselves the embarrassment of another fraudulent election.
Moot, because voter fraud prevents the GOP from winning the presidency, ever again!
Why post this horse crap they call a poll? I saw another one posted today with Trump trouncing DeSantis. Don’t get drawn into the con they’re playing on us? “Divide and conquer those GOP chumps”. It’s working like a charm.
Buckle up. It’ll get bumpy.
DeSantis beats Jesus Christ according to the LWM.
Give it a rest.
Orange man bad. Like, really, really bad.
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Polls were just wrong in 16 Main Races.
Kari Lake polled ahead in every Poll
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That poll was taken before the midterms. The midterms changed everything. Desantis won in a route, and the Republicans lost the Senate because of Trumps lousy endorsements (see Oz, Walker and Masters)
Opus?
The so-called CFG once had Pat Toomey as their president. Sounds like they just exist to get RINOs elected.
I want Trump to remain as a king maker. Let him run the RNC or form his own party. He opened so many eyes and his re-election WAS stolen from him. But I think we need someone younger now. We need fire. We need to focus on the future. I don’t know who that is yet.
some day, something will have to happen to stop all the stealing of elections, and I have a feeling its going to be very bloody. Here in Idaho, its a lot more difficult to cheat. ID is required, Mail in ballots are double enveloped and dated. Post marks are inspected, and most important................fraudulent/incorrect/ or dead ones are thrown out.
I love that all of the crappy politicians are back Desanctimonius, Tim Scott, Younkin and the rest. Trump is on his own and to be honest that’s when he’s at his best. He’s had to shill for a bunch of garbage Repukes for the last 4 Years because he was being a team player. Now he can go back to just telling it like it is. That’s his appeal. Scorched Earth. I hope he goes back on CNN, ABC, NBC to get the very bitter questioning. It’s my opinion that thatbis when Trump is really Trump. As for the rest of the Repukes. They would never get my support.
“That poll was taken before the midterms. The midterms changed everything. Desantis won in a route, and the Republicans lost the Senate because of Trumps lousy endorsements (see Oz, Walker and Masters)”
lmao! Is cherry picking your hobby or do you just really, really like cherries?
In a hypothetical match-up, DeSantis beats Trump if he dances a jig, while twisting himself up like a pretzel, while standing on his head, and spitting jelly beans.
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