(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Poll After Poll is Showing Ron DeSantis is too MAGA for..MAGA? [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-07-07 In one of the more shocking discoveries of this early part of the 2024 Republican Nomination Circus, I mean campaign, it seems that Ron DeSantis, who has staked his entire argument on his electability, is, well, not so electable. Let’s put this into some perspective here. The leading candidate for the nomination is a devout narcissist currently under dozens of different counts of indictments across two cases and Georgia is not reporting from Fulton County yet. Yet this person, who is as likely to be in an orange jumpsuit by the time of the convention, is doing better against the President than DeSantis. And despite the constant barrage of legal misery for Trump, he continues to widen his lead against Ronny GoGo Boots. Now, I am not a member of MENSA, and I do not perform science on rockets. But it seems to me, that in order to convince donors you are a viable challenger to the incumbent, a key piece of evidence would be proof of your ability to beat someone one unscheduled flight away from being tracked by John Walsh. Texas: x 2024 Texas Republican Primary: Trump 51% (+32) DeSantis 19% Pence 5% Haley 4% Christie 3% Scott 3% Hurd 3% Ramaswamy 2% Hutchinson 1% Burgum 0% . Head-2-Head: Trump 53% (+21) DeSantis 32% .@CWS_Research/@DefendTXLiberty, 764 LV, 6/28-30https://t.co/BYpXhVhdTZ — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 7, 2023 Tennessee: Nationally: x 2024 National Republican Primary, @FiveThirtyEight Average: Trump 52.0% (+28.7) DeSantis 23.3% Pence 6.5% Haley 3.9% Ramaswamy 3.9% T. Scott 3.7% Christie 2.6% Hutchinson 1.3% Burgum 0.2% Suarez 0.0% pic.twitter.com/jqh13pVxPS — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 5, 2023 Look at that trend line. There is movement. 60 percent of Republicans are firmly seated in Donald’s clown car. Barring a conviction before the nomination process concludes, and perhaps even then, Trump will be nominated. Interestingly, DeSantis is doing so poorly that it is not even clear he would consolidate the remaining MAGAS if for some reason, Trump exited the race. Now let’s look at national polls: x 2024 National GE: Biden 45% (+1) Trump 44% . Biden 45% (+3) DeSantis 42% .@EchelonInsights, 1,020 LV, 6/26-29https://t.co/edHA34H6Hl — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 4, 2023 x 2024 National GE: Trump 44% (+3) Biden 41% . Biden 42% (+2) DeSantis 40% .@MorningConsult, 6,000 RV, 6/23-25https://t.co/ZgGzHSCn6L — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 27, 2023 Those are two major polls that show Trump actually more electable, and while some show rough parity, most of them are trending away from Ronny DeTwitterlaunch. Even in Tennessee: Tennessee is a place where guns are stored in the crib while the baby sleeps on the couch, but even there Ronny’s unique brand of self-important ick is not playing well, doing 20 percent worse than Trump head to head vs. the President. Now nobody is going to make a credible claim that Tennessee would be competitive in 2024, but the trend lines are clear: Little Ronny is not playing to Peoria. His national favorability ratings, as shown below, are in the sewer, because as it turns out, The Handmaid’s Tale is much more enjoyable as a fictional drama, rather than a campaign platform. Who knew? In fact, nothing about 2024 really scares me but the one thing-if for some reason President Biden was not in the race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might actually be a contender for our nomination. Aside from the name, I have no idea why he is so popular. That could change, but polls do show him winning as much as the mid teens with Democrats against the President, and a part of me is wondering if we need to pay more attention to that and approach the primary with a bit more determination. In no way do I think Kennedy could beat the President, but a definitive victory could ward off nasty internal splits. Aside from that, the Republicans might as well plaster “Ringling Bros.” on their national platform as they are clear favorites to win about 200 electoral votes, 210 House seats, and I am calling it here: less than 50 Senate seats. DeSantis, for his part, is the second most unpopular person on the list, ahead of only Mike Pence, who is currently placing third in most nomination polls. But now back to bizarro Jackie O’s boy toy: The lesson here is that if you challenge a real life political incarnation of Jason, hockey mask and all, and a band of Jason supporters perfectly happy with Jason’s track record and methods go, “This dude creeps me out,” you might want to reconsider your maniacal swinging of your political chainsaw. Just sayin’. -ROC I need to add to my The Claw News family. I work tirelessly each week to bring useful content that fights for real progressive change. Join me. If you don’t get your $3.99’s worth, I will personally refund you the month and take the loss on the fees. Guaranteed. Click right here! 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