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Why all the DeSantis panic?

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/11/2023 12:32:15 AM

Has the Republican presidential nomination contest finished before it started? That narrative has gripped the traditional media of late, with constant references to stagnant national polling. Does that mean that DeSantis has utterly failed in his attempt at the nomination and that his campaign is near collapse as a result? Even conservative media outlets have concluded that DeSantis has flopped so far and that the issue has already become existential. Daniel Flynn warns at the American Spectator that DeSantis will need a John McCain-esque comeback now: Does Ron DeSantis want to be the nominee? From the disastrous online launch met with technical difficulties to the ill-advised ad attacking Donald Trump for basically

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Catherine 7/11/2023 1:37:37 AM (No. 1510290)
Because the GOPe thought they'd found the cure for Trump. All they did was ruin a great candidate for '28 and decided to run him in '24. Big mistake.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: qr4j 7/11/2023 3:16:46 AM (No. 1510293)
I like Trump’s policies. I am not a “Never Trump.” I’ll vote for him if he is the nominee. And I’m tired of the current clown show called Biden. However, I think DeSantis could be Trump without the crassness. And I am tired of crassness. Trump has it. Biden is just an old SOB — mean as a snake. I miss Ronald Reagan. Never anyone better than he was!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Rinktum 7/11/2023 5:24:14 AM (No. 1510314)
DeSantis is not the guy we need right now. He is a politician who has questionable supporters, the Rino donor class. We need a warrior committed to nothing but restoring this country. It can’t be done in four years but Trump is the best guy we have to get a start on it. Sadly, DeSantis did not have the wisdom to ignore the siren’s call and it make cost him his political career.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: stablemoney 7/11/2023 5:37:43 AM (No. 1510318)
The GOPe must have a head density problem, as voters said they would not support DeSantis in 2024 in the beginning.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Aspen02 7/11/2023 7:27:39 AM (No. 1510357)
I believe only Trump can bring this country back!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Bur Oak 7/11/2023 7:56:22 AM (No. 1510378)
The Swamp and Democrats want to destroy DeSantis because they fear him. They want Trump to be the nominee because they believe they can keep him tied in legal knots through lawsuits, fake charges, and indictments and unable to campaign effectively. This is Operation Crossfire-Hurricane II using the federal and state governments and courts.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: LesUNo 7/11/2023 8:16:26 AM (No. 1510394)
Nailed it #6.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Cindiana 7/11/2023 8:18:45 AM (No. 1510397)
I'm having trouble understanding the points made in #6. What indicators are there that the Swamp and Dems fear Ron? They see him as so masterful and powerful that the very tactics they use against Trump would fail to penetrate Rin's armor?? I think their tactic is to use him.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: bpl40 7/11/2023 9:37:01 AM (No. 1510441)
Donald Trump is the most popular President in the history of the United Sates. He has also become a proxy for the oppression that the Deep State is inflicting on the People. These two facts make it near impossible to defeat him in any fair and legal contest. THAT is the elephant in the room no one dares address.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Venturer 7/11/2023 9:39:07 AM (No. 1510443)
IMO that nobody ever cares about anyway, DeSantis was a shoo-in for 2028 but he blew that when he went against Trump. He should have waited and now he has blown his 2028 chances.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 7/11/2023 11:33:35 AM (No. 1510515)
My guess is the left wants to destroy both Trump and DeSantis. That way the Democrats stay in power. There strategy is to be slightly more popular than any Republican and continue business as usual.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: 49 Ford 7/11/2023 1:35:53 PM (No. 1510588)
If Trump is nominated and loses the general election to Biden (which I think is likely) none of the MAGA hoo-rah will matter anymore.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: TXknitter 7/11/2023 2:14:03 PM (No. 1510601)
The swamp has not gone after DeSantis. If they had, you would’ve seeing TRUMP level attacks and there has been none of that.
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