Youngkin/Kemp 2024: Governors have a better shot at becoming president than senators, Very few sitting senators have become POTUS:Obama, Harding & JFK

[basquebromance]

While DeSantis is the governor with the hot hand at the moment, he’s from a state that Trump already won. Winning his home state doesn’t expand the Electoral College map for the GOP. If the DeSantis bubble pops, there may be an opening for a governor from a Biden-won state.

The fleece-wearing Youngkin focuses on culture war issues, but with a softer rhetorical style than the caffeinated DeSantis.

Trump appears to recognize Youngkin as a threat to his candidacy. The day after Trump attacked DeSantis on his social media page, he took after Youngkin in a rambling, weirdly racist post. What exactly prompted the post isn’t clear; Youngkin had been busy stumping for Republican candidates — including Trump favorite Kari Lake in Arizona — but hadn’t taken any swipes at Trump. Youngkin didn’t take the bait and refused to respond in kind, presumably in hopes of preserving the ability to win over Trump’s voters.

The Presidential Race Is Entering a New Phase. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.

Where the 2024 hopefuls stand at the end of 2022.

www.politico.com

 

[Polishprince]

While DeSantis is the governor with the hot hand at the moment, he’s from a state that Trump already won. Winning his home state doesn’t expand the Electoral College map for the GOP. If the DeSantis bubble pops, there may be an opening for a governor from a Biden-won state.

The fleece-wearing Youngkin focuses on culture war issues, but with a softer rhetorical style than the caffeinated DeSantis.

Trump appears to recognize Youngkin as a threat to his candidacy. The day after Trump attacked DeSantis on his social media page, he took after Youngkin in a rambling, weirdly racist post. What exactly prompted the post isn’t clear; Youngkin had been busy stumping for Republican candidates — including Trump favorite Kari Lake in Arizona — but hadn’t taken any swipes at Trump. Youngkin didn’t take the bait and refused to respond in kind, presumably in hopes of preserving the ability to win over Trump’s voters.

The Presidential Race Is Entering a New Phase. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.

Where the 2024 hopefuls stand at the end of 2022.

www.politico.com

What makes you think that either of these men even want to be President , much less can beat Sleepy Joe?

Especially Kemp, who just went through reelection last month. If Kemp actually wanted to run for President in 2024, he wouldn't have bothered running for reelection and instead would be planning to shake greasy hands and kiss ugly babies in Iowa in 2023. Its a lot of work being a governor of major state.

The question I would ask both of these men, if they actually ran, is to point to their achievements in the field of excellence that they have already made. Anyone can talk the talk, unless you walk the walk, you stand no chance against the Brandon Cult.