Ex-Trump official lays out how DeSantis can beat Trump

"Evangelicals make up one-third of the primary and caucus electorate, Ellis added, which DeSantis could focus on for a support system with these social issues -- although it could still be an uphill climb on issues like abortion if Mike Pence enters the race."

"In a string of new Truth Social posts, Trump called out DeSantis for voting to "obliterate" social security and "badly wound" Medicare -- as well as his association with former House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has publicly blasted Trump on numerous occasions."

"I'm to the right of him on Disney and corporate America and fighting for our children; I'm to the right of him on abortion; I'm to the right of him on vaccination mandates.'"

""Although DeSantis might be able to outflank Trump on the right, on issues like abortion, Trump has a pretty compelling response: that he gave GOP voters the majority on the [Supreme] Court to overturn Roe," Weaver said."
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"In a string of new Truth Social posts, Trump called out DeSantis for voting to "obliterate" social security and "badly wound" Medicare -- as well as his association with former House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has publicly blasted Trump on numerous occasions."

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"In a string of new Truth Social posts, Trump called out DeSantis for voting to "obliterate" social security and "badly wound" Medicare -- as well as his association with former House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has publicly blasted Trump on numerous occasions."

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"Ron DeSantis needs to campaign to the "right" of Donald Trump on major issues in order to have a chance at claiming the GOP presidential nomination, according to Kayleigh McEnany, who served as press secretary during the Trump administration."

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"Ron DeSantis needs to campaign to the "right" of Donald Trump on major issues in order to have a chance at claiming the GOP presidential nomination, according to Kayleigh McEnany, who served as press secretary during the Trump administration."

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""If DeSantis is going to beat Trump, he is going to have to take rural voters away from Trump."

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""That said, Trump is very much in the driving seat."

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""It hasn't moved one inch since the 2022 midterms, even though everybody and their brother was saying that Trump was a loser and that he was finished."

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""If [DeSantis is] going to take extra votes out of Trump's pile, he's going to have to figure out a way to put together populist and evangelical issues to do so," Ellis said."

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"Trump, who maintains a stronghold on the Republican Party, has ratcheted up his attacks on possibly his most formidable 2024 challenger."

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"The long-awaited speculation surrounding the governor's entrance into the race has allowed others, including Nikki Haley, businessman Vivey Ramaswamy and Senator Tim Scott, to advance their campaigns and fundraising efforts."

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"The long-awaited speculation surrounding the governor's entrance into the race has allowed others, including Nikki Haley, businessman Vivey Ramaswamy and Senator Tim Scott, to advance their campaigns and fundraising efforts."

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""If I'm on the DeSantis campaign, I'm looking at this, and I'm saying, 'Where am I to the right of Trump?"

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"Evangelicals make up one-third of the primary and caucus electorate, Ellis added, which DeSantis could focus on for a support system with these social issues -- although it could still be an uphill climb on issues like abortion if Mike Pence enters the race."

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""Although DeSantis might be able to outflank Trump on the right, on issues like abortion, Trump has a pretty compelling response: that he gave GOP voters the majority on the [Supreme] Court to overturn Roe," Weaver said."

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"Timothy Weaver, associate professor of political science at the University of Albany, told Newsweek that DeSantis' key problem is that Trump remains highly popular among GOP primary voters -- and his lead is only widening based on polling."

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"nnDeSantis has a strong gubernatorial record to run on and can advocate as a "common sense" candidate, McEnany told the panel of Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning, though "the national polling depth is huge" because he has sat on the sidelines and taken numerous attacks from Trump.nn"

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"The decision by DeSantis to jump into the presidential ring follows recent Morning Consult polling showing him garnering 20 percentage points of support, lagging behind Trump by 38 points."

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"Trump's not for mandates, of course, but he did call himself the father of the [COVID-19] vaccine."nn"

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"If he does, Ellis believes DeSantis "has a shot" at giving Trump a challenge."

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