Republican voters who were prepared to move on from Trump are concluding that he is about as electable as any of his less-than-stellar rivals.
Sure, Trump has an unshakable base, those who would stick with him if he were indicted a dozen more times. But that hard core accounts forof the Republican primary electorate. There really is room for someone else to break through.
Not so long ago, such Republicans were flocking to others, particularly DeSantis. Trump seemed anything but inevitable at the beginning of 2023. Many in the party blamed him for its disappointing showing in the 2022 midterms.and GOP pollster Whit Ayres found that when Republicans were offered a choice among DeSantis, Trump and “another candidate,” 44 percent picked DeSantis to 28 percent for Trump and 10 percent for the unnamed alternative.
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