DeSantis is extremely overrated as a candidate and is basically the Republican Michael Dukakis in terms of hype:electoral strength ratio*, but Trump is an objectively atrocious candidate and this has been electorally proven: he's cost the Republicans three elections in a row, including one that defied all historical trends in terms of the incumbent party performance and arguably some of the best economic fundamentals for the GOP in decades, even his 2016 performance wasn't all that impressive and he mostly just got lucky with the distribution of his voters in key states while still losing the popular vote to the worst Democratic nominee in over 30 years, and he hasn't gotten stronger in a single way since leaving office.
*He would obviously do much better than Dukakis did due to much more intense polarization of course.
Oooh, very good comparison. Imagine the Willie Horton-esque ads we could run against him?
"Biden and DeSantis on women. Biden supports abortion rights and reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act in 2022. DeSantis not only opposes abortion, he forces rape victims to give birth. One was Kaylee Johnson, a 12-year-old girl from Fort Lauderdale who was raped by her soccer coach. She found out she was pregnant at 16 weeks, but Florida has a 15-week abortion ban, and does not provide exceptions for victims of rape, even if they are minors. Forcing rape victims to give birth. DeSantis on women."
