{"id":1873121,"date":"2023-03-09T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gops-weakest-candidate-for-2024-is-donald-trump-club-for-growth-leader-says\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T15:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:14:42","slug":"gops-weakest-candidate-for-2024-is-donald-trump-club-for-growth-leader-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gops-weakest-candidate-for-2024-is-donald-trump-club-for-growth-leader-says\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP&#8217;s &#8216;weakest candidate&#8217; for 2024 is Donald Trump, Club for Growth leader says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgops-weakest-candidate-for-2024-is-donald-trump-club-for-growth-leader-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1873121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78144772\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Ron DeSantis's big week comes as 2024 speculation reaches fever pitch\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Fresh off his huddling with donors last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is teeing up a jammed-pack week as he seemingly lays down the groundwork for a 2024 bid. DeSantis will deliver his hotly anticipated State of the State address to the Florida legislature, which is set to convene Tuesday, and start his mad dash to wrangle through a bevy of big-ticket items. Then, DeSantis will close off the week with a trip to the early primary state of Iowa to promote his new book.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M23S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-06 23:14:29\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/1255053_th_1678144669.jpg640a3e069df9b.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1255053.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78144772\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1255053\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/club-for-growth\">Club for Growth<\/a> <span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">P<\/span>David McIntosh, a resident of the area said that his group would support the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\">2024 GOP nominee<\/a> The 45th president is the worst candidate for the party, no matter how hard you try. <\/p>\n<p>Exclusive interview with the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i>McIntosh hosted the presidential hopefuls in his group at A <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/trump-desantis-dueling-republican-conferences\">Florida retreat<\/a> Last weekend, Republicans needed a fresh face if they want to win back the presidency <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\">White House<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/iowa-desantis-2024-begins\">OFF TO THE RACES: THE 2024 CAMPAIGN BEGINS IN EARNEST WITH DESANTIS IN IOWA<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe that our weakest candidate to win the White House election is <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>,&#8221; said McIntosh. &#8220;And that&#8217;s because we lost in &#8217;18, lost in &#8217;20, and lost in &#8217;22.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Trump <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/club-for-growth-invites-2024-republicans-donor-retreat\">notably snubbed<\/a> From a Club for Growth retreat, held on the same weekend that the Conservative Political Action Conference. He was the keynote speaker. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly every current and rumored GOP presidential candidate was present at the Palm Beach event, Florida. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\">Nikki Haley<\/a>  <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>, Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R\u2013FL), ex-Vice President Mike Pence; Sen. Tim Scott (R\u2013SC); and Gov. Chris Sununu (R\u2013NH). <\/p>\n<p>McIntosh stated that his group may not endorse any candidate in the Republican primaries, but that if they did, it would reap a huge financial return. <\/p>\n<p>If a Trump rival wins its support, the club will spend more than $150 million. <\/p>\n<p>Trump is known to have fought with the group which supports limited government principles. Trump was annoyed by the promotion of &#8220;limited government&#8221; during midterm elections. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clubforgrowth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CfGAction_2024_Primary_PollSummary_221114.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">internal polling<\/a> DeSantis was clearly showing that he is behind him before the November campaign launch. <\/p>\n<p>Trump attacked the group which he called &#8220;The gang&#8221;.<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/trump-bashes-conservative-group-excluded-donor-event\">Club For NO Growth<\/a>McIntosh explained that McIntosh&#8217;s group was looking at the Donald for a reason. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did a national poll in January; Biden would beat Trump by about 3 points,&#8221; He said. &#8220;But DeSantis would beat Biden, also by about 3. So there was a 6-point swing, and that confirmed our thesis that we better look for somebody else.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A wide-ranging discussion with the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i>, McIntosh, a former con<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Click Here to Read More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/trump-weakest-gop-candidate\">GOP&#8217;s &#8216;weakest candidate&#8217; for 2024 is Donald Trump, Club for Growth leader says<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 Club for Growth PDavid McIntosh, a resident of the area said that his group would support the 2024 GOP nominee The 45th president is the worst candidate for the party, no matter how hard you try. 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