[ConservativeWarrior]

It’s ok to be scared of DeSantis.

But comparing him to Jeb just makes you look foolish.

If DeSantis gets the nomination, great. If he doesn’t, great. We Floridians could do much, much worse.

[bray]

I like DeSantis, but this move is killing his future chances. He is getting bad advice. You think he looked good or stiff?

[Alberta's Child]

I am reminded of an interesting story about the GOP leadership's maneuvering behind the scenes in the 2-3 years leading up to the 2016 election.

They worked to identify the best candidate for 2016 based on extensive polling and focus groups that were done over a period of many months. What made this process so interesting was that they didn't do polls and focus groups based on actual candidates. They simple had the participants read items and ideas from speeches and public statements that were given by these various political figures.

Based on the polling and focus groups, they found that Jeb Bush was far and away the best candidate against any and all hypothetical opponents in any election: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Bernie Sanders, and even Barack Obama.

The problem was that once Jeb Bush emerged from the text on paper and became an actual person on the campaign trail, the guy turned into the biggest loser in the 2016 campaign field. People loved what they read from Jeb Bush, but to most voters he had as much appeal as a grapefruit.