Cox connect and compete. Politico has a story looking at a survey done by the conservative growth club for growth group that sends a warning shot at the former president on the eve of his expected Campaign Launch indicating in my bag is the essential rival Florida Governor ron desantis. Over the last year is broken with him providing pulling numbers saying that Governor Desantis led by double digits in oneonone matchups in iowa and new hampshire. First to state on the gop nominating calendar, surveys showing Governor Desantis leading the former president by a wide margin in florida, their shared home state and in georgia which is holding that december 6 ronald. You can find that story at politico, go to the pages of the Tampa Tribune even a story there posted yesterday saying Governor Desantis maybe playing point about the president ial intentions you may have a new super pack is informed get oxygen to the idea of serving as campaign until the honor makes it official. Ron to the rescue, is the name of the independent Political Action committee knife by California Political strategist john thomas a trump supporter who is shifting to backing for Governor Desantis because he says hes the future of the party. As much as people in the party still like trump theyre winning more said thomas the founder, they like winning more. The founder and president of political advertising and consulting firm, Square Strategies shares this response. For republicans iewe want to ask you about whatyour thoughts are as far as who currently leads in influence and the Republican Party. 227 48,000 if you live in a mountain and eastern and central time zones and its 202 8000 1000 pacific time zones. Ask us your thoughts, you can do that at 202748 8003. It was on the sunday shows where several republicans talked about the midterms talk about this influence over the Republican Party of the former president and Committee Chair jim banks on fox talking about the impact that the formerpresident donald trump had upon the party and what that means for the future. Your representative backs fromyesterday. Donald trump remains a popular figure in the Republican Party and each quarter of the country and remember, when he was on the ballot in 2016 and 2020, we won a lot more seats than when he wasnt on the ballot in 2018 and 2022. He also supported many candidates who won around the country but he wasnt on the ballot in 2022. Thats something to remember to. He supported many candidates who did win around the country as well but for the 24th 2024 primary ahead of us were so unpacking what happens last tuesday to figure out where our party goes from here and over the next couple of weeks that will be our focus on capital hill is taking up the pieces. Will you support him or wait to see who eventually gets in . I believe donald trump was an effective president for our country and believe he could be an effective president again ill save my endorsement for another place and time for t the 2024 race. Im focused solely on what happened tuesday and how our party moves forward. Thats republican chairman jim banks sunday talking about the influence that the former president has on the Republican Party and its leadership. You may agree with them, you may have other thoughts there as well. Republicans only in the first hour or two and 48,000, 202 7488 housing one for the mountain at this time zones. That announcement from president , former president of the night at 9 00, if you want to watch it as faas his plans for the future you can see that oncspan, our app , and cspan. Org. Lets start with paul. Paul in Charleston South Carolina calling in for republicans only this hour. As far as who do you think currentlyleads the party western mark. Good morning. Definitely ron desantis and its a big mistake republicans didnt pull away from trump after january 6 and all that went on there. The wasnt in this last election and it would have been read ways for him but yes, im definitely for ron desantis, use the future othe party. Why you think that specifically . Wanting what hes done in florida during the pandemic, during the last hurricane, the one idea i think wasthe name of it, the way he handled that. Did everything back in order very quick there. He responds very quickly to emergency situations. He seems to be just a great leader and he has my support. Thats paul here in Charleston South Carolina, wall street journal highlights the fact that the last midterms they highlight the fact the scale of mister desantiss rallies among republicans like marco rubio was less than one half percentage point in 2018 is appointed Charlie Crist by 19 percentage points. Kerry 62 of florida, 67 counties including strongholds like miamidade, palm beach andosceola losing support amongactivists and donors. Mister desantis as a potential 2024 candidate bob in minnesota, go ahead. Im one of the 30 or 40 percent, ill be sticking with trump. Realistically, the gop is really going to be upset if they dont back trump cause theres just no way that were going to becalling for people like mccarthy that. Mitch mcconnell is a play and we cant keep pulling for these people because theyre not doing anything for us. I have to stick with trump whether he wins or loses. What you think thats the former president among those might run in 2024 even those Congressional Republicans you talk about . Its just, you know, the biggest thing veis trump is for the people. Youve got his old Vice President running around throwing him in the trash and its like you know, were tired of it. Were going to stick with trump win or lose, thats just the way its going to have to be. Im a veteran. Its got to be this way because this is just not working out for us. What you mean by that . We keep putting republicans in instead of ng affecting the structure of the country. Mitch mcconnell letting it slowly fall apart and its like whats the point . If were going to go down we might as well go down fighting with trump. Thats bob there in minnesota, you did mention the former president , former Vice President mike tends out with a new book talking on the abc news talking about a variety of subjects including his former running mate donald trump. Heres mike pence from the interview yesterday. You believe donald trump should ever be president again . David, i think thats up to the American People. But i think we will have better choices in the future. And the people of this country actually get along very well if you get out of politics and i think they want to see their National Leaders to reflect that. That same compassion. And generosity of spirit. And i think so in the days ahead i think there will be better choices. Better choices than donald trump. And for me and my family we be reflecting what our role is in that. Will you run for president in 2024 . Were getting into consideration in our house, careful consideration. You believe you could be donald trump . Thatwould be for others to say. It would be for us to decide whether or not we want to test that. So if you decide to run and hes up there so be it so be it. Thats former president mike pence. Were asking who you think leads the republicanparty, lets hear it from ray and North Carolina. Hello, yes, thank you for taking my call. Right now i believe trump has a commanding lead, however desantis cannot be set aside. There are many leaders and i will say one thing about trump. The reason he is currently so strong in noleadership is because hesnot a politician, hes a businessman. He stepped in when quite frankly a lot wouldnt and i think thats one of the chief reasons why he is the leader and the leader now because he had good ideas. He took charge and the future leadership of the gop okay, they thats up in the air but thats the reason why trump is so, focused. You said that Governor Desantis can be ignored, what do you think would have to happen for him to change status within the party, maybe even within yourself as far as support. This isa very good question and ill be more than happy to answer that. People need to see desantis and if desantis and trump agree they need to say how much they both agree and not appear to be going at odds with one another. Now desantis has a strong record, strong record in florida and people will see that. They say he said what he was going to do and he did. And whatever trump announces today hes going to announce something. We knew that whatever trump announces is going to be very interesting in the next couple of years. Rejoing us and yes that 9 00 announcement planned for tonight. Watch it unterrupted. Our coverage there starting at nine as well. On our main channel. Lets hear from joe in georgia, good morning. Ll i love cspan, youre a Great Network for 30 years, you do a great job. I like donald trump a lot and right now i was on the hannity program yesterday supporting Herschel Walker, hes running down in georgia and of course hes endorsed by trump and thats going to be a great race and im telling you everybody to call everybody they know in georgia and tell them to support herschel but i like trump very much on the stock market got and when trump was president the stock market was booming andi just think hes a great leader. And i strongly support him and also Herschel Walker in georgia. You think Governor Desantis is a player at this point . I like Governor Desantis very much, i really do but hes got i think 44, 45. Hes got many years left and i look for him to be president for eight years in the future but right now i think it would be better togo with expresident trump. Joe in georgia, in new york excuse me your next. Good morning cspan. Ll look, i think this is a lot of baloney. Im ashamed of these republicans that are cowards basically. Theyve always been weak. Ivoted for trump, i thought it was one of the greatest president s we ever had. Now for the republicans to bail out and open its all trump slump, its not trumps fault. The republicans did not use anything in their arsenal. For instance, schools have drag green party at the Public School where the drag queens were actually going to sevenyearold girls, pulling up their addresses, do you like this . It wasdisgusting. Republicans never used it. As a whole bunch of stuff that they never used because they thought they were going to slide to victory so they came up with these weak challenges and now there no, its trumps fault. Its not trumps fault. Its the Republican Party, mitch oconnell, the otherguy , the republicans themselves. The ones that thought, that have the guts to get out there and in the amounts, heres our principles. Sthis country is still in a mess i dont think were going to pull out of it. Lighting personally still think trump is the topas far as the Republican Party is concerned . Why do i think trump is at the top . I think the guy from florida hes going to give them a hard time and i wouldnt bet either one of them but at this point put the other guy said something thats interesting. This is going to be trumps last term if he should win. Trump knows the white house inside out but more important he knows where the bodies are buried. Even in this election, what is this corruption with the machines broke down . Are you kidding me . Thats bernard in new york. Samplings of those of you republicans in the audience currently leave the Republican Party you can share your thoughts as well on the phone line. For republicans 2027488000. If you live in eastern and central time zones 2027488000 one. Mountain and pacific and also texas 202748 8003. If you wish to post thoughts on our Facebook Page , our twitter feed is cspanwj. Perhaps theres someone else in the mix. You can there. We will hear from another new yorker, this is james in hamburg new yorkabout the Republican Party and who leads it. Ask for calling, youre on,go ahead. Good morning. So i guess were kind of in a little power struggle right now. Im a fan of trump but i wasnt at first. What made me a fan of trump was the fact that nobody was a fan of trump. Not of the Political Parties work. And insight to see who is lining up with who. And i believe what a lot of republicans but i guess i dont want to be for them because im more of an independent really want to see is we dont want to see political, the next leader of the Republican Party being attacked, attached all the old epeople. Publishes and though paul ryans, all the people that stopped trump from succeeding the first two years and i would imagine that would be you know, what we want to do. So whoever thats going to be we just want to wait on this one. The power struggle atthis stage is beneficial or harmful or how would you characterize . Its official but i do like to see is a power struggle because that means theyre not all falling in line. I dont like how theyre like a, the democrats are all doing the same thing. But there just blindly doing the same thing, were supposed to have discussion, arguing with each other. Were supposed to figure out who comes up with the best ideas instead of saying a 5000 paid thing were going to pass and here it is in a threehour thing, just as it. So were supposed to have in party fighting. Everyone is supposed to try to figure out whats bestfor their local area and whats best for everybody. James in new york giving thoughts, thanks for the call janet on facebook im more of a fence sitter, im with not with trump or desantis, they need to team up. Either would have my vote is more important to remove your state representatives one by one by putting them out and placing them with individuals that voted to for your values, jeremy says no one, the party is. They allow the same old democrats to stop all over that. We party at. Their decisive saying we are led byanyone. Youre asking will be at the top of it, that will be Governor Desantis. All our Facebook Page as i post there, one of the people who was a supporter of former president , is on skyview talking about the potential announcements for, from the former president but also talking aboutGovernor Desantis as well. Heres a portion of the interview. I think ron desantis is smart, hes a young guy, there will be a lot of opportunity for him in the future and he knows this to run for president and so i think hes probably waiting to see what my fatherinlaw does and i think hes a smart guy to know that it would be great to have all the support of this party, of the America First my movement behind him in 2028. Then possibly fracturing it in 2024. I can tell you those primaries get very messy and very raw. Weve experienced that before. So wouldnt it be nice to for him and i think he knows this to wait until 2028. That sounds like the kind of advice you and your family would like to take it would be fascinating to watch either way. Can the republicans unite behind trump . Its so funny because if you think back to 2016 that was really the question is if donald trump became the nominee which no one ever thought was possible he ran against 17 other very qualified candidates, people that have been in politics for a long time and they said if donald trump became the nominee i would support him but of course they ultimately did d because they know that he had what it takes not only to win the white house but to do incredible things for this country soyes, absolutely i think the e party would be like him. And i think that they knowthe American People by and large are behind him. That was on sky news, were asking republicans in the audience as far as who leads and influence of the gop vote. Then you can call 2027488000 for the eastern and central time zones, 2027488000 one for nothing and pacific time zones and this is chris, hello. God bless cspan. I think you tried to do a good job as a network and for that i thank you. And theres a difference between exposing a portion of the truth or telling the whole truth. And i think a lot of the power struggles we see in politics are about finding causes, not eating or choosing marriageswhile the latter has been done. Two days ago it was trying to say the kind of thing i can be part trump is follow his lead. So what choosing greatness needs. What im trying to say is a few examples. 911. Research trumps take on it. He was downtown, he was on video the newest cover what he thinks. You know about 20 20 and what he thinks. The financial fiasco with ftx and the fact that that persons mother is the founder of true the gap is the root cause of what were dealing with today, if you have any questions for me before i letthe next color on. Thisis judy in anchorage alaska, hello. Morning. Good morning. You are on, go ahead. I would like to say i think that yes. If youre listening to the television stop doingthat and see into the phone and ignore the television. She hung up, lets go to paul in arkansas, hello. Caller hello. Host go ahead. Caller yes sir, how is everything going down there . Host who you think currently leads the Republican Party . Caller i think desantis does but i dont know. I think donald trump, these if you look back hes the only president id say that has ever done what he said he was going to do. But he is not a bad thing in to his nose and his chin. And you think thats going to affect them if he decides to take another run for president . Theres a goodpossibility of it. But i think he would be the best, they was against him since before he go