One More Reason Why DeSantis Is Less Dangerous
Published at 20:45 on 27 March 2023
There are basically two types of Republicans left these days:
- Those who worship Trump and who will not vote for anyone else.
- Those willing to hold their noses and vote for Trump.
That’s it. There are effectively no other types of Republican. The ones who couldn’t stand Trump have, basically to a last person, left the party.
Therefore, if by some miracle DeSantis wins the primary, Trump will yell “Rigged!” and the Type 1 Republicans will either cast write-in, independent, or third-party votes for Trump, or sit at home and sulk on Election Day. Either action dooms the Republicans, who cannot afford to lose any votes.
So if DeSantis wins the primary, the Republicans lose the general. Guaranteed.
While if Trump wins, the odds are still against them (Trump has high negatives), but still not as dismal as if DeSantis wins. To reiterate, Trump managed to win once already, and he could do it again.