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Elections

This Is the Problem Right Here 

Former President Trump speaks at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, S.C., January 28, 2023. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

No other candidate is going to make this kind of entrance at a rally:

You’d hope other things will matter more than sheer showmanship, but we shall see.

The electability numbers in the poll that John mentioned aren’t exactly a slam dunk for DeSantis, by the way:

In New Hampshire, only 48% viewed DeSantis as the better candidate to defeat Biden, while 46% thought Trump was more electable. In Iowa, 54% viewed DeSantis as more electable, compared to 44% for Trump.

I wrote over the weekend about Trump’s version of strength.

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