# DeSantis can't win the GOP nomination or the general election in 2024 {How Trump plays into this is allowed} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 23, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantis-cant-win-the-gop-nomination-or-the-general-election-in-2024-how-trump-plays-into-this-is-allowed/980249 "2023-02-23T18:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 44
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantis-cant-win-the-gop-nomination-or-the-general-election-in-2024-how-trump-plays-into-this-is-allowed/980249/44 "2023-02-23T23:14:39Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > Fuuuck. I will check it out, thanks! ThelmaLou posted a great chunk of information regarding Republican efforts in Texas to further manipulate voting. > [@Screw Greg Abbott {Texas Governor}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott/934141/599): > > Classic case of IOWRDI: Republican lawmakers seek to curb powers of blue cities through legislation crackdown For as long as he’s been in office, Gov. Greg Abbott has waged war with Texas cities, warning that the state is being “California-ized” by local overregulation. But until now, the offensive has stuck to single measures, like barring cities from regulating most oil and gas drilling or forcing landlords to accept federal housing vouchers. Republican lawmakers have pushed off more swe… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantis-cant-win-the-gop-nomination-or-the-general-election-in-2024-how-trump-plays-into-this-is-allowed/980249)._