Seth Masket: “Now not less than to date, Ron DeSantis is having fun with the good thing about some nationwide dialog about him as an alternative choice to Trump. However that situation is non permanent – he hasn’t campaigned a lot exterior of Florida, and we don’t actually know the way he’ll play in Iowa, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Politically astute individuals exterior Florida know his title however not way more at this level.”

“Additionally, there are different candidates on the market. They’re not displaying up in polls but as a result of individuals don’t know that they’re operating, however they’re. Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, and others are visiting the early contest states, elevating cash, making pals, asking for endorsements, and doing all the opposite issues candidates do at this stage.”

“Trump wasn’t particularly well-liked early within the 2016 cycle, however the important thing to his success was that his opponents inside the Republican Celebration had been divided amongst many alternative candidates. These occasions might repeat themselves in 2024. However it’s additionally potential that Republicans who’re frightened about his affect simply may need discovered a lesson from again then.”

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