, a national political reporter covering Trump and the MAGA movement, reported from the state party convention in Lansing.is a senior national correspondent for The Washington Post. She visited Northampton County, in the Allentown area, which flipped back to Democrats in 2020 and trended bluer in 2022, and Luzerne County, around Wilkes-Barre, which Trump retained in 2020.is a democracy reporter based in Wisconsin.
“There is no one else who can generate enthusiasm and excitement like President Trump, which is why he has support from top elected officials, grass roots leaders, and people from across the country,” said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung.The bright desert sun steadily warmed the winter air outside a Phoenix megachurch where some 1,400 delegates to the Arizona Republican Party met on a recent Saturday.
Many of these die-hards said they liked what they’d seen of DeSantis and approved of his leadership in Florida. But they said he had no business challenging Trump for the presidential nomination. “I like DeSantis, but it’s not his turn,” Deanna Schreckler, of Phoenix, said. “He needs to stay in Florida.”
They sipped coffee from Styrofoam cups and ate chocolate cake on paper plates decorated with American flags. From the kitchen in back, one woman brought out a plate of fruit, deviled eggs and cheese curds. “The curds are warm,” she said. “Not in this room!” said another attendee. “Until he’s dead, I would vote for him,” said Hinke, a retired salesman in his 70s from nearby Reedsburg. “Look at the world and tell me he’s not a good leader, especially being hated by 30 percent of the population. Who can overcome that?”
At the Thursday gatherings, DeSantis is the name that most often comes up as a potential alternative to Trump. Jerry Helmer, the chairman of the county party, said he sees DeSantis as having a better chance than Trump of winning the presidency. Results in places like Sandy Springs also exposed another challenge for Trump — growing resistance in areas with above average income. Trump’s shortfall in those areas doubled in 2020 to almost 450,000 votes, too many to make up among his lower-income supporters.
“The overwhelming majority of people I talk to fall into two camps: Extreme Trump fatigue where they really want him to fade from the scene entirely, and a group of voters who are really appreciative of Trump and pay attention to what he says and does, but he’s not their preferred candidate,” Muzio, who recently posted a Facebook photo of himself with DeSantis, said of Trump. “There are very few people I talk to who say he’s their number one choice.
Trump was a good president but DeSantis is DeFuture!
Berlin Wall removed. Collapse of Soviet Union. Trump's Final Moments. Celebrate America. You have earned it.
It's for the better!
Trump is emulating Putin - but Americans aren’t as gullible as Russians.
😂😂😂 Paid content, far away from true.... But wait, slipping reminds me someone :-)
Gaslighting
This is your problem with Biden. And with each failure of Biden’s horrors Trump voters grows in numbers. Democrats won’t steal 2024 from the people this time.
Activist media attacks on trump have already started, we’ll never really stoped. But they will continue to pick up as primary season gets closer. Articles like this and the Washington post wonders why they lost 500,000 subscribers
Feelings over facts reporting as usual. You interviewed a whopping 150 people to come up with this assertion? lol...'reporting'....
TRUMP 2016,2020 and 2024 MAGA!
The GOP is dead. It doesn’t matter who they go with.
Wrong!
you've spent all these years bashing him but he's still popular. you make money from trump so be thankful
that's what you think
You could stop using my influence in your plans. I’ve said that I don’t want to take part in politics.
That is true. What about Biden's support among Democrats? You would get a heart attack if you know the % of Democrats wanting him to run.
The GOP wants someone who can win in 2024. Trump will not be the nominee.
Just because you are pushing that narrative doesn’t mean it is true.
But only because they like winning and Trump has a losing track record. Let's be clear, they didn't learn anything or become better people.
How about those 150 Biden foreign transactions flagged by major banks?
Trump won't get the nomination, he can't win against Biden. He'll be so pissed he'll stand as an independent, or better start his own party, hopefully the fruit loops will all join him.
He is a populist liar. A criminal GOP DonaldJTrumpJr
Cuz DeathSantis is even more horrible than 45 in so many ways-the GOP want seven worse than Trump… they aspire to hate, fascism, misogyny, misinformation, lies, and evangelical rule .. and likely are no different than Nazis
Trump is sounding more and more like the uncle that causes you to cringe at Thanksgiving.... his only supporters are other cringe worthy uncles and those like Steve Bannon who think they can make a buck off of him.
They’re having second thoughts about the twice impeached pathetic loser who lost the WH/Senate/House in one term and was just recently deemed fit enough to use Facebook? Is it the several grand juries/special prosecutor about to indict for multiple crimes perhaps? 😭
reportbywilson Unfortunately, the desire for authoritarian, Christian-based rule is only growing. Trump is no longer needed when thousands sit on elected boards and legislatures ready, willing and able to take up the banner and continue marching.
It's called competition. It's good for the soul.
Not as much as your sales and credibility
All Trump needs to do is acknowledge he was deceived by big Pharma, Fauci & the pro COVID vaccine murderous cabal Otherwise, we have many good choices Mine would be DeSantis / Gabbard on a unity ticket in 24 or 28 Biden is evil & we all be lucky to even see 2024
This is cap.
Fake news
Bipartisan here - but you shouldn't use the word 'slipping.' It triggers folks to think of stairs.
Trump is counter to the establishment, political status quo. I didn't vote for him in 2016 nor will I in 2024, he's a bombastic narcissist, i.e. UnPresidential but there was not one policy during his tenure that I didn't agree with. ~Former Democrat and now Independent.
BLAH BLAH BLAH BULLSHIT! FOREVER TRUMP
Not true. It's 2years out. Wtf
He still enjoys a lot if respect, he was a good president, but DeSantis is DeFuture! desantisdefuture
Seriously, why would Republicans want a Trump version of a senile old Biden?
WaPo 😂😂😂😂
Right now, 2024 has a real potential to end poorly!
Amazing how your grip on proven news just keeps slipping away!
Biden's latest bill is any state accepting HUD funds is to build low income housing in middle & upper middle class suburbs as well as redraw school district lines I applaud this because all the white liberal voters will now have the unemployed, welfare ridden in their backyard.
150 interviews? Wow! What will we do?
When do the COVID authoritarians issue an apology?
Team Corruption has a new fascist to worship….
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024!! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇲❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇲❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇲
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90% chance he's going to win. I feel like even the democrats supporters will vote for him. People are just tired of the current situation.
For a lot of us, it’s him having this STOLEN VALOR FRAUD around him. I don’t DO stolen valor. I love Trump and supported him but this is NOT a good look.
He said that Biden was “touring” Ukraine. I am so sick of snide remarks. He appeals to the very worst in human nature.
Let's see who is lying.
They can’t quit him
How we’re still talking about America’s shitty Hitler like this is still blowing my mind…the fuck is up with this country.
So says a liberal bird cage liner WAPO. How about stumbling Joe?
No it's not lol The wishes
His grip on the press in not, obvisouly😒
Sounds just like a pro wrestling headline that Trump would love.
Hey write more stories about America's Hitler.... Go....