But that's the point to them.If the GOP was serious about its Trump problem they would not be supporting Ron since he is just Trump Lite, they should be supporting members of the GOP that never supported Trump like Romney, Chenny, and maybe Paul Ryan, the so-called RINOs.
Ron is Trump Lite - he can keep the base that like Trump but not be Trump and so not lose the people who don't like him.
They don't think that the policies and ideas are the problem - they think Trump is vulgar and a loser.
I agree that DeSantis would get hammered in a debate. The goal would have to be to force Trump out of the running before a debate happened.The only republicans that can debate with trump on stage and not get ass raped are those that never took part in Trumpism. Poor Ron will get molested on stage against Trump.