Its a very real possiblity that he would win if he runs.
I do think it seems like capital generally doesnt want him. They seem to want Desantis or Biden again, or possibly any non-Bernie Biden replacement. I do think capital will try to put up some opposition, but I'm not sure how much, or if they would be able to stop him.
Much like 2016, I'm not sure if the ruling class truely grasps just how far they've activated their fascist base. They thought Trump wouldn't get nominated. They thought he'd be easy to beat. They thought he could be controlled. They were always wrong.
They've really effectively cut him out of a lot of mainstream discourse by kicking him off Twitter, which was a pretty coordinated bodying by the bourgeois class to him. He mostly is brought up as a boogeyman for Dems to run against and scare their base with. But, the whole GOP base still completely loves him. He hasn't gone anywhere as far as they are concerned.
Desantis could run against him for the nomination, he's the only one with the clout to do so, but would he? He wants to be president some day, so why fight with Trump over the same base? Seems like political suicide. Unless the ruling class bar Trump from running, or rig the primary, or some other machination. Its a question of how far they are willing to go against him, because theres no way he doesn't will a legitimate primary.
And against Biden, he could win. He might not, but its definitely possible given how incredibly unpopular Biden is
I could see DeSantis running as Trump's VP, or just hanging out in Florida until Trump either finishes his term or has a coke-fueled heart attack. Then he just positions himself to take over Trump's base.
Its a very real possiblity that he would win if he runs.
I do think it seems like capital generally doesnt want him. They seem to want Desantis or Biden again, or possibly any non-Bernie Biden replacement. I do think capital will try to put up some opposition, but I'm not sure how much, or if they would be able to stop him.
Much like 2016, I'm not sure if the ruling class truely grasps just how far they've activated their fascist base. They thought Trump wouldn't get nominated. They thought he'd be easy to beat. They thought he could be controlled. They were always wrong.
They've really effectively cut him out of a lot of mainstream discourse by kicking him off Twitter, which was a pretty coordinated bodying by the bourgeois class to him. He mostly is brought up as a boogeyman for Dems to run against and scare their base with. But, the whole GOP base still completely loves him. He hasn't gone anywhere as far as they are concerned.
Desantis could run against him for the nomination, he's the only one with the clout to do so, but would he? He wants to be president some day, so why fight with Trump over the same base? Seems like political suicide. Unless the ruling class bar Trump from running, or rig the primary, or some other machination. Its a question of how far they are willing to go against him, because theres no way he doesn't will a legitimate primary.
And against Biden, he could win. He might not, but its definitely possible given how incredibly unpopular Biden is
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I could see DeSantis running as Trump's VP, or just hanging out in Florida until Trump either finishes his term or has a coke-fueled heart attack. Then he just positions himself to take over Trump's base.
I completely agree. I don't think he or anyone could beat Trump in a fair primary. It'll be interesting to see if they try to oppose him at all though