Pretty sure I saw a post of yours saying the entire GOP was Trump? Perhaps I misread. It’s been a busy evening.
I’m not sure if Trump controls the party. I don’t see much support locally, which is pretty conservative but perhaps more upper middle class? Most of the true GOP type people in this group seem to back RdS.
I am really fuckin’ sure the media wants us to think Trump controls the GOP, however. He’s only the biggest media boon they’ve ever seen.
Trump towers over the GOP. Heck, many Republican voters think he is still President. Why would they want to vote for Trump again? For one very big reason. To enjoy his revenge.
DeSantis, on the other hand, is looking more and more like the Edsel of the GOP. The combination of horrible retail skills, toxic personality and totally incompetent campaign is pretty unique, usually you get just two out of those three.
If Trump does not get the GOP nomination, it probably won’t be because he lost more primaries than the other guy. It will be because he cops a plea deal that requires him to withdraw from the race, suffers a major health event or dies.