Kana Whitworth: All of Trump's rivals are having trouble figuring out a way to attack him. She says DeSantis alluded to Trump many times, they could have called him like he must not be named because he was clear when they were talking about him. But they didn't use his name and they didn't he didn't go after him directly. That's good for Trump; on the other hand, I think he understands that a six week abortion ban is a really serious general election liability.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially entered the Twitter space ... er, presidential race. He kicked off his campaign in a conversation on a glitchy Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks on Wednesday. In his opening remarks, he stressed his electability and the ability to implement a policy platform that may not look all that different from that of former President Donald Trump.
In this installment of the podcast, the crew discusses what DeSantis's presidential bid will look like. In FiveThirtyEight's national GOP primary polling averages, Trump currently leads at around 54 percent with DeSantis at around 20 percent, although these things can change quickly in a primary environment. In fact, they already have: Just a couple months ago, Trump’s lead over DeSantis was half of what it is today.
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