Correction

The other day I wrote a piece about how a new poll showed that Ron DeSantis was now in fifth place among GOP contenders for the presidency, behind even Chris Christie in fourth, just two points behind second place.  That's true -- but what I subsequently learned is that the poll was for the important New Hampshire primary only, not a general poll on the state of the race.

That said, the analysis of the race in the article stays generally the same for the most part, notably that Trump is going to get the nomination, and it doesn't matter which is in second place.  And that DeSantis has been dropping so much he's risked his political future.  And finally, that all the other candidates together show there is a large section of the Republican Party that does not want Trump as the nominee.