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david roberts Nov 7, 2022

I have this same question. How can a Trump-DeSantis war possibly be avoided? What's the hoped-for sequence of events?

An honest question: when professional republican contributors game out a "primary" for the nominee of the party, what do they think will happen if Trump doesn't win?

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“An honest question: when professional republican contributors game out a "primary" for the nominee of the party, what do they think will happen if Trump doesn't win?”

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david roberts Nov 7, 2022

Huh, I find the responses to this👆question somewhat surprising. Consensus seems to be that Trump will mop the floor with DeSantis -- mock him, drive him out, just like he did with Cruz.

Is this conventional wisdom? I guess I'm not so sure.

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david roberts Nov 9, 2022

Last week I asked about a Trump-DeSantis war & the consensus was that Trump will win easily.

I wonder, after last night -- Trump's debacle, DeSantis's triumph -- if anyone has changed their minds. Certainly looks a lot more interesting now.

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@drvolts There are two audiences: the voters in Republican primaries, and the voters in the general election. The former still love Trump and may be persuaded by his usual ridicule campaign to reject DeSantis (lyin' Ted, low energy Jeb, little Marco) and the media will be delighted to cover all of that.