Ron DeSantis And Gavin Newsom: What Will They Do In 2024?

19FortyFive ^ | 11/27/2022 | W. James Antle

[whyilovetexas111]

Now all eyes are on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He is also coming off a big reelection win in a state that has become a symbol of his party’s governance nationwide. He and Newsom were putting themselves in position to run for president while respecting the frontrunner status of former President Donald Trump and Biden, respectively.

Though weakened by the midterms, Trump has already announced he is running for president again in 2024. Biden was strengthened by them, and while a final decision is still forthcoming, he appears to be leaning heavily in favor of seeking a second term.

[whyilovetexas111]

I think Ron should go for it. I think he can win. I love Trump but the baggage man is hard to let go of for most people.

[silverleaf]

The RINO establishment is lining up behind DeSantis…which actually undermines his appeal to conservatives

[EEGator]

Didn’t both say that they are not running?

[skeeter]

I’d hate to see him run in 2024 because it would ruin his political future, for this reason.

Gavin Newsom, though, is corrupt to the core & no deeper than a mud puddle but has nice hair. Perfect guy for the ‘rats.

[escapefromboston]

Conservative Inc seem to be going for Ron which makes me suspicious of the guy , I’ll have to wait to see what he thinks about international matters. I suspect he might be a neocon , in which case he lost my vote. Gavin is terrible but is basically the only dem that would have some level of national appeal.
Presumably states will still have their voting scams in place so , in the end I don’t think it will matter much unless it’s a total red wave and republicans get more votes than Dems can steal.

[Leep]

Excellent point.
At some point DeSantis is going to have to pick sides.
Something tells me it won’t be the conservative or conservative sub groups.

[Drew68]

The RINO establishment is lining up behind DeSantis…which actually undermines his appeal to conservatives

It's funny, the group of people here who are trying their best to promote the guy who fought to keep Florida open, took on Disney, the woke school boards, and passed parental rights bills as the "RINO Establishment" while the guy who handed the country over to Dr. Fauci as the "conservative outsider ready to drain the swamp".

[adorno]

I love Trump but the baggage man is hard to let go of for most people.

You bought into the progressive's and never-Trumpers narrative about Trump.

The negatives have come from the left and from the anti-Trump 'republicans' and the liberal media. Real Trump supporters don't buy into that Trump 'baggage' nonsense.

However, DeSantis could win against any democrat, but he has to beat Trump in the primaries first, but, that won't happen.

[albie]

“What Will They Do In 2024?”

If Ron runs, he’ll win in a legitimate election. Gavin will cheat. The End

[Armscor38]

Reagan running against Ford didn’t damage Reagan’s career. One could say it was a plus as it gave him national exposure

[Drew68]

The negatives have come from the left and from the anti-Trump 'republicans' and the liberal media. Real Trump supporters don't buy into that Trump 'baggage' nonsense.

These negatives come from losing three elections in a row. And sure, "real Trump supporters" still support him but Trump's problem is that he needs more than the MAGA faithful to win elections and everyone else has given up on him.

However, DeSantis could win against any democrat, but he has to beat Trump in the primaries first, but, that won't happen.

And you're probably right on this. Trump will win the primary only to get wiped out in the general election, losing every state he lost in 2020.

2024 is shaping up to be a loss and the man to blame for this resides at Mar-a-Lago.

If Trump cared about this country, he'd step aside, drop this hopeless quixotic adventure, and endorse someone who actually has a path to the White House.

[Sirius Lee]

However, DeSantis could win against any democrat, but he has to beat Trump in the primaries first, but, that won't happen.

If DeSantis beats Trump in the primaries I will gladly vote for him in the general. He won't garner as many votes in the general as Trump did in 2020 however.

[Fai Mao]

And Trump will be 78. I am not a young man, but that is too old.

[adorno]

And Trump will be 78. I am not a young man, but that is too old.

That is not 'baggage' and most people at 78 are not as 'old' as Biden at 78. Biden will be 80 going on 90, while Trump still has a mental abilities of far younger people. Right now I'm 77 and can still out-think most college-age students.

Liberals want people to think that people in their 70s are too old for politics or government work, while believing that Pelosi and Schumer and Biden and most of those 'elderly' in congress, are still capable.

Don't fall for the garbage and nonsense.

[central_va]

Now all eyes are on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Yeah, riiight.

[central_va]

The RINO establishment is lining up behind DeSantis = Fake MAGA.

[Trump.Deplorable]

Nah, they want DeSantis and Trump to battle it out, destroy themselves so they can roll out Jeb! (Please Clap) as their RINO dog pile candidate

DeSantis is SANE MAGA

[central_va]

Desantis is a globalist free traitor. He would never stand up to China or any other multinational wanting to subvert the US interests and US workers. It's not like he will ever get the chance anyway.

Where else are you going to go?

[Trump.Deplorable]

In the state of New Jersey we have a mandatory retirement age of state/school/local government workers at 72

There is a reason for that.

[central_va]

Says all the old farts on FR.