Candidates have closed big gaps before. Look at how the Tories are closing ground against UK Labour, despite actively shitting on the country at every opportunity.

I don't think DeSantis is the guy to do it. But Trump is more fragile than these polls are giving credit for. He's still coasting heavily on name recognition and we're a long way from any public square offs outside the niche corners of the internet. The degree to which cable news media piles on our Big Wet Boy can't be understated.