Posted on 05/04/2023 2:54:39 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
The GOP’s two biggest leading rivals are in for a surprise after polling found that their union on a presidential ticket could result in them carrying the popular vote by the largest margin since Bill Clinton in 1996.
If President Trump were to select Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his vice presidential running mate, the ticket would carry the popular vote by nearly double digits over Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, according to polling.
A Rasmussen Reports poll found that the hypothetical duo led the incumbent Democrats in the presidential race by eight points (51 percent to 43 percent).
The poll also found that a unifying ticket between Trump and DeSantis would bring five percent more independent voters and increases of two and four percent among every age group and ethnicity.
Additionally, a ticket with Trump and Kari Lake, the former Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee, defeated Biden and Harris at 47 percent to 42 percent, according to Rasmussen Reports.
We the People Convention President Tom Zawistowski said that a Trump-DeSantis ticket would bode well for Republicans who are hoping to unseat Biden in 2024.
“We can’t win if either Trump or DeSantis is up on Biden by five percent or six percent and if we are not over 50 percent,” Zawistowski said.
“Across the poll, we see a six percent jump from people who would vote for ‘other’ who move to Trump-DeSantis. That’s a big deal. Plus, a Trump-DeSantis Unity Ticket does well in the swing states,” he added.
Should they choose to join forces, a Trump-DeSantis ticket could result in a landslide victory against Joe Biden, as each of them is wildly popular among their core bases.
Trump and DeSantis have recently thrown jabs at one another as the campaign trail heats up. DeSantis has not yet announced an official presidential bid.
Trump, however, has consistently led DeSantis by massive margins in recent polling. An Ipsos/Reuters poll from last month found that Trump led DeSantis by nearly 40 points (58 percent to 21 percent) for the nomination.
Yeah. Some people are simple minded, aren’t they?
we do need a viable candidate after trumps 4
As I Said..............
Hard pass on DeScamus. Reagan added old man Bush as VP which in large part has led us to where we are now, a republican party with no teeth, that’s mostly just ceremonial.
don’t you need another vaccine?? you’re last brain cell is still kickin
take your pro baby killing elsewhere. we’re pro LIFE on FR
I know it’s hard for you to understand but some are capable of seeing more than one issue. And are you really blindly supporting the person most responsible for helping development and dissemination of your dreaded vaccine? The cognitive dissonance must be causing your problems. Have a nice evening
I live in reality and I like to win elections.
Abortion restriction initiatives lost in every state including Kansas. I am pro-life as well, and actually have acted as such, but politics is a separate game.
Come election day a Trump-Lake ticket won’t win.
Both loose cannons. You need somebody more stable. More Establishment, even.
Hate Pence if you like, but he played that role.
Oh really? Where have you been? Part of being a Republican is being left no choice but the best of the worst.
GOPe pushes a McCain or a Jebra against a Gore, or Obama and we are supposed to run out and vote for them because supposedly they are the best of the worst.
Been there done that.
The Constitution does not prevent it, but it creates a problem. If both candidates come from the same state and they win their home state, the electors can cast their votes for the presidential candidate or for the vice-presidential candidate, but not for both. It could create a case where you have a president from one party and a vice president from the other party.
Good with this. It makes perfect sense.
No, you advocate for the devil by advocating killing babies. You are deluding yourself with your position that it’s okay to kill a baby to win an election or for any other reason. I pray that the eyes of your spirit are opened to the truth. Choose life not death
I don’t trust Desanctus supports - backstabbers all.
That is an insult to trolls.
The DeBackstabber fluffers are the childish ones.
F U Mom
The level of political stupidity you display is hard to over come. The stupid, does it burn?
Desanctus and his supporters have spent months trashing Trump and suddenly Trump will embrace Meatball?
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