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I agree with most of this article. That being said, I actually think that Trump’s coming legal problems are much worse than people think and could seriously hurt him.

Question: If Trump implodes of has to drop out because of legal troubles and DeSantis implodes because of his lack of charisma, who will the GOP nominate? I think this scenario is more likely than people think.

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I mostly agree. If Trump would pivot back to the people and their issues, I'd pivot away from DeSantis in a second. I'm just terribly afraid of the lengths the horrible Democratic Party (as of late) will go to in order to keep him put of office. Honestly, I don't care which of them end up on the ticket. We just can't lose this time.

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My favorite example of this effect comes from a conversation I had about Desantis a few months ago in which I pointed out how out of shape Ron was. The person I said this too, a DeStan, replied something along the lines of "well he was a Navy SEAL, he's allowed to gain some weight later in life". Obviously we are all in the know and understand Ron was just a legal functionary for the navy, but for your R voter sympathetic to Ron all they need to see is a picture of him in uniform and they let their imagination fill in the rest of a fantastical portrait of their perfect leader. It's the same with his policy and record.

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