'If GovRonDeSantis wants to win the GOP nomination, he will need to take votes away from Trump to have any chance of beating the former president. One way to do that is to appeal to socially conservative voters whom Trump is failing.' -TomJoyceSports
While critics say it hurts his chances as a prospective presidential candidate, they are misreading the situation. Politically, this was a good move for DeSantis. Most likely, it increases his chances of becoming president.If DeSantis runs for president, he will enter the race as an underdog. Defeating former President Donald Trump in a primary would be a tough challenge for anyone, but DeSantis likely has the best chance out of anyone to do it.
Trump is running away from abortion in 2024. He has not committed to any specific policies to benefit the pro-life cause and has criticized the GOP for being too pro-life. Additionally, Trump neglected to mention the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in two of his more prominent policy-oriented speeches of the 2024 campaign thus far: his announcement speech last November and his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February.
While most U.S. residents support legal abortion with limits, most Republican primary voters oppose it. Although 61% think abortion should be legal in all or most cases compared to 37% who disagree, Republicans think differently — 60% want abortion generally to be illegal, including 72% of self-identified conservative Republicans, according to a June 2022 poll from the Pew Research Center.
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