Which Republican would have the best chance to win in the 2024 general?

[Mail-order President]

Assuming Trump wins this year

[MABA 2020]

I suppose Nikki Haley, although in my mind the only way Republicans win in 2024 is if they lose this year.

[😥]

Trump won: Nikki Haley
Trump lost: Charlie Baker

[Skill and Chance]

Trump wins: Pence, easily

Trump loses: Cotton (or Hawley who is not on the list)

[Idaho Conservative]

Desantis, appeal with Trump's base+suburban appeal+being a Floridian

[Skill and Chance]

Write In: Greg Abbott

Underrated possibility.  His handling of the current crisis has been well received so far.

[Nightcore Nationalist]

Write In: Greg Abbott

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[Roll Roons]

One not mentioned: Larry Hogan. Primary concerns notwithstanding, I would say his response to the virus is the best of any governor.

[Del Tachi]

Desantis, appeal with Trump's base+suburban appeal+being a Floridian

[Non Swing Voter]

Probably someone like Rick Scott.  He seems more like a business republican than a social conservative hardliner (even though I'm sure his policies would be).

Charlie Baker is too moderate for where the GOP is going and wouldn't hold the party together. 

The rest of them are mostly nut jobs who wouldn't win a national election.

[Nightcore Nationalist]

Probably someone like Rick Scott.  He seems more like a business republican than a social conservative hardliner (even though I'm sure his policies would be).

Charlie Baker is too moderate for where the GOP is going and wouldn't hold the party together. 

The rest of them are mostly nut jobs who wouldn't win a national election.

Isn't Scott a medicare fraudster who built Florida's unemployment system that crashed under heavy load by design?  Seems like a fairly weak candidate.  DeSantis's streak of popularity might have ended with COVID, but he's still a better candidate than Scott.

[Real Texan Politics]

Desantis, appeal with Trump's base+suburban appeal+being a Floridian

Doubt it, his corona response is going to come back to haunt him.

[Hope For A New Era]

If Trump wins this year, 2024 is a nearly-guaranteed Democratic landslide. Haley is probably the only one who even has a chance, and even then, it would be a surprise victory even bigger than 2016.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Ted Cruz will be the nominee but lose to Prez Biden

[QAnonKelly]

If Trump wins, no one. The map would look pretty similar to this, imo.

[S019]

Easily Charlie Baker as he would probably be able to make Nevada and Colorado competitive again, and could put Democrats on defense there. There's also a sizable faction of moderate Democrats who could vote for him.

[Nightcore Nationalist]

Easily Charlie Baker as he would probably be able to make Nevada and Colorado competitive again, and could put Democrats on defense there. There's also a sizable faction of moderate Democrats who could vote for him.

No, he couldn't-he'd simply lose them by single digits instead of double.  The presumed benefit of an east coast moderate GOP is keeping PA, NH and ME competitive and hopefully doing well enough in sunbelt suburbs to hold on to FL, NC and TX (Georgia will go blue after 2 terms of Trump)

[Storr]

Tbh, Donald Trump (assuming he loses this year). His base loves him and I'm not sure even a 2020 loss dings his popularity among them.

[Idaho Conservative]

Easily Charlie Baker as he would probably be able to make Nevada and Colorado competitive again, and could put Democrats on defense there. There's also a sizable faction of moderate Democrats who could vote for him.

No, he couldn't-he'd simply lose them by single digits instead of double.  The presumed benefit of an east coast moderate GOP is keeping PA, NH and ME competitive and hopefully doing well enough in sunbelt suburbs to hold on to FL, NC and TX (Georgia will go blue after 2 terms of Trump)

GA blue?  I thought the GOP supposedly was rigging elections there. lol

[Tekken_Guy]

Tbh, Donald Trump (assuming he loses this year). His base loves him and I'm not sure even a 2020 loss dings his popularity among them.

Problem is he’s really old. His son can carry his mantle, though.

[here2view]

Haley, but even then she would be fighting an extreme uphill battle.

I'd expect the Democrat to clear 350 electoral votes in 2024 if Trump wins this November.

[President Johnson]

Nikki Haley, I guess.

Charlie Baker will never come close to the Republican nomination. He's a massive freedom fighter, but the Republicans will never nominate a socially liberal centrist who is often described as a de facto a pro-business Democrat.

[Alben Barkley]

If Trump wins, no one. The map would look pretty similar to this, imo.

Georgia and Texas blue but North Carolina red?

Is this a mistake or part of that dumb “NC Is Titanium R” meme? Although most people with the same thinking would have Florida and of course Wisconsin red as well.

[Alben Barkley]

Tbh, Donald Trump (assuming he loses this year). His base loves him and I'm not sure even a 2020 loss dings his popularity among them.

Problem is he’s really old. His son can carry his mantle, though.

If the Republicans are gonna go full monarchy, Ivanka would be a better successor to the throne than Don-Don.

Anyway, the actual answer to the question is Charlie Baker since the question was about the GENERAL. He would easily win a general election, but he’s not gonna get anywhere in the primaries for the same reasons a conservative Dem governor like John bel Edwards wouldn’t get anywhere in the Democratic primaries. Of those who they might realistically nominate... I guess Haley? I think DeSantis’s stock has plummeted after COVID. But honestly I’m not sure it’s even realistic they would nominate either of those two. The same people championing them also said Jeb! or Rubio would be a shoe-in. Since the Republicans keep getting crazier, I guess they are most likely to nominate either another Trump like Ivanka or Junior or a Trumpian Republican like Cotton or Hawley. Whether they would actually win, as demographic changes make states like Texas more competitive? That’s another story.