The DeSantis-Campaign Implosion Was Inevitable
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign. His loss was inevitable, because Republican voters want Donald Trump.
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Trump’s for the Asking
I wrote back in May that the Republican primaries would be over before they really began. Too many of the candidates were featherweights or no-hopers, and even the more substantial challengers couldn’t bring themselves to go after Donald Trump, despite flaming indictments falling from the skies and covering him in a layer of dirty ash. My prediction is one step closer to fulfillment now that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has bowed out, leaving Nikki Haley as the last alternative standing.
The reality, however, is that the 2024 GOP primary was never going to end any other way. When the former speaker of the House, and the Republican Party once again lost its nerve in the face of its extremist base, the nomination was Trump’s for the asking.
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