Florida governors can only serve two consecutive terms (though they can run again after sitting out one term), so DeSantis cannot run for Florida Governor in the next election. So even if he doesn’t end up in the White House, he cannot be governor four years from now.

You should have spouted that one off PRIOR to the time that Indians invented the number system, transmitted by Arabs, which we gratefully use instead of Latin numerals.

And would you run a painted Pict for prime minister instead? They got there before the Angles…

I think Ramaswamy showed that he doesn’t have a consistent message. He says interesting things on some topics; then goes way off track on other fundamental issues. I am no fan of Christie, but I think he nailed Ramaswamy last night.
Since young Vivek deliberately insulted the whole field, I expect that he will get the back of the hand in any future appearance. Of course that could endear him to the segments of the American electorate that prefers style over substance.

Oh, you mean the peers of my youth or the union folks where I work, or the craft/tradesmen at my church?

Ramaswamy may be a “message candidate” like … well … Steve Forbes is a name that comes to mind. I don’t see Vivek going the whole distance, but he can hold other candidates’ feet to the fire and make them answer difficult questions. He may be making the “principled” approach better than DeSantis, whose strength (which Vivek lacks) is as an administrator and hands-on guy.

Does anyone who hangs out here know any of these people? Do they read or listen to any pundits who know these people?

My take is that the CNN, college campus and NR tea and crumpets folks will be a lot less influential in 2024 than the Oliver Anthony working class folks of all colors.

I also suspect that Trump’s campaign appearances will see substantially higher turnouts than 2020 (imagine that). They will resemble Taylor Swift concerts. And the folks massing in huge numbers to see him aren’t going to swallow a stolen election by a zombie living in the basement.

It may well be that the best possible way to combat vote fraud is for Trump to make it a critical aspect of his campaign and implore those attending his rallies to volunteer as election workers to keep the thieves honest.

On the other hand, it would be hard to blame any candidate for saying, “I am not going to participate in that kind of charade.”

If FNC wanted to do a service, have each willing candidate on individually for an in depth Q&A with Brit Hume. IMO, only Brit Hume.