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Reports: Ron DeSantis Donors Having Second Thoughts About Backing Potential 2024 Bid
Breitbart ^ | 20 Apr 2023 | HANNAH BLEAU

Posted on 04/20/2023 3:06:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Donors are reportedly having second thoughts about backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a potential 2024 presidential bid and are frustrated with the way he has handled a variety of issues over the last several months — from the flooding in Fort Lauderdale to abortion– as well as the way he has refused to go full throttle against the man who would be his top rival should he jump in the presidential race: former President Donald Trump.

Uneasiness has been bubbling as DeSantis continues to tap dance around direct questions regarding a 2024 presidential bid.

“Wouldn’t you like to know?” DeSantis told one inquiring reporter in February when asked if he, like former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, would formally jump into the presidential race.

While the general public awaits a formal announcement, Republican megadonors are counting on it. However, the governor — as popular as he was throughout the coronavirus pandemic — is beginning to run into some issues with donors, who are growing more uneasy with the politician, per various reports citing complaints and concerns among major donors.

Rolling Stone, for instance, cites a group chat featuring many of these major donors — verified by the outlet — who expressed dissatisfaction with the way the governor has handled recent issues.

“What the f*** is wrong with RD?” one group member wrote, referencing DeSantis’s response — or lack thereof — to the major flooding in Fort Lauderdale. The governor was noticeably absent, traveling around the country and delivering speeches at the height of the historic issue. That week, he was in Ohio for the Butler County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day event and eventually declared a state of emergency for Broward County.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2024; desanctus; desantis; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; soconpussy; trump; trump2024; trumpwinning
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According to Rolling Stone, one group chat participant wanted to know how to best contact DeSantis to “complain.” It also cites other complaints from these top donors, one of which included DeSantis referring to Ukraine as a “territorial dispute.”

“My understanding is that the message was: ‘If we wanted a f**king MAGA candidate, we would donate to Donald Trump,’” a source told the outlet, further demonstrating waning confidence in the governor, as others wish the governor would challenge Trump more directly, as well.

Tells you all you need to know about whom DeSantis got in bed with.
1 posted on 04/20/2023 3:06:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

Tells you all you need to know about whom DeSantis got in bed with.

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No, this tells me all I need to know about you and other Trumpettes who trust Rolling Stone and other main stream news sources.


2 posted on 04/20/2023 3:12:36 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

They’ll believe anybody who tells them what they want to hear.


3 posted on 04/20/2023 3:16:15 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: SoConPubbie

It tells me that DeSantis is running the long con on the GOPe while building a campaign chest for 28. And I’ll bet Trump is in on it.


4 posted on 04/20/2023 3:16:21 PM PDT by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yo, 2a. Get out while you can!


5 posted on 04/20/2023 3:17:53 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: SoConPubbie
How much are you Paid to post these LIES ?
Please MOVE your Yankee Locust A$$ out of FL
if you Hate and Smear Desantis Non Stop and take that Draft Dodging Serial adulterer Immature Narcissist with you . We have enough Yankee Locust invaders trashing our Great Gov .
Your pushing Another Trump Campaign planted Total BS Story.
Just like the last Trump Created Donor LIE Spin .
That Trump Smear Piece was really about a Trump Donor
Pretending to be worried about his fake Desantis donations .

Your non stop PAID astroturfing is ruining this site .

6 posted on 04/20/2023 3:24:02 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil )
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To: cport

Trump is the only person qualified to understand the level of corruption the Democrats have embedded in our government and how to blow it up no more Mr. meanTweet he is going to land mine the corruption.


7 posted on 04/20/2023 3:24:33 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: cport

The only is the Con Artist who is a 5 times loser who was a 5 times draft dodger ,
6 times bankruptcy Shark who ruined his vendors and contractors , and Serial Adulterer who paid off the National Inquirer to legally shut up all
his Sleazy Adulteress flings .


8 posted on 04/20/2023 3:27:59 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil )
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To: ncalburt

Best President of my lifetime.


9 posted on 04/20/2023 3:32:26 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant ("Our hearts are restless, Oh Lord, until they rest in thee"- St. Augustine)
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To: Trump_Triumphant

Same here! Trump is Macho Magnificent!


10 posted on 04/20/2023 3:46:19 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects )
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To: ncalburt; cport
The only is the Con Artist who is a 5 times loser who was a 5 times draft dodger , 6 times bankruptcy Shark who ruined his vendors and contractors , and Serial Adulterer who paid off the National Inquirer to legally shut up all his Sleazy Adulteress flings .

Wow!

Who pissed in your cornflakes??

That's a lot of bitterness there my FRiend.
11 posted on 04/20/2023 3:48:36 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man; Trump_Triumphant
Same here! Trump is Macho Magnificent!

Yup!

Trump is the real MAGA Deal!

DeSantis is a Pale Pastel Mini-Me Trump copy.
12 posted on 04/20/2023 3:49:38 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Opinions are like…

Well, I find this a good sign. These donors are GOPe and, of course, they don’t want a MAGA candidate. They’ve spent 8 years aligning with Democrat fascists communicating that fact. Believe them.

I’m for President Trump 47/2024.

So, I’m a bit leery that this is all political theater to signal there’s serious difference between DeSanctis and the GOPe that’s of the MAGA principles.

I’ll be curious to see how this progresses.


13 posted on 04/20/2023 3:50:46 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: ncalburt

“all his Sleazy Adulteress flings .”

Of whom do you speak? She sounds like a lulu.


14 posted on 04/20/2023 3:51:58 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Responsibility2nd
No, this tells me all I need to know about you and other Trumpettes who trust Rolling Stone and other main stream news sources.

Oh, it's not just the Rolling Stone:
Other GOP donors are more forthcoming with their complaints. Top Republican donor billionaire Thomas Peterffy, founder of Interactive Brokers, told the Financial Times that he has put support for DeSantis “on hold.” Others, he said, have done the same. “Because of his stance on abortion and book banning . . . myself, and a bunch of friends, are holding our powder dry,” he said.

DeSantis, however, has spent significant time debunking the “book ban hoax,” holding a press conference in March overtly showcasing some of the material found in school libraries — some of which contained pornographic material that reportedly prompted some media outlets to cut their feeds during the presentation.
Once again, it tells you everything you need to know about the scum that DeSantis got into bed with.
15 posted on 04/20/2023 3:53:06 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: ncalburt

No republican wins a national election until they figure out what the democrats did in 2020 and 2022 and what they plan to do in 2024.


16 posted on 04/20/2023 3:56:12 PM PDT by ckilmer (q)
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To: SoConPubbie

Thanks. You just listed two perfect reasons why we should support DeSantis.

According to this Peterffy fellow, he does not support DeSantis because DeSantis is anti-abortion.

And because DeSantis wants to rid our school libraries of porn.

Are you actually reading what you’re posting?


17 posted on 04/20/2023 4:01:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Don’t go away mad, Ron. Just go away.


18 posted on 04/20/2023 4:17:39 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Responsibility2nd

You beat me to that statement. This is the media trying their hardest to spread lies and distrust among the Republicans. Reading some of these FR responses, I would guess it is working.


19 posted on 04/20/2023 4:21:18 PM PDT by JoJo354 (We need to get to work, Conservatives!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

FREEPERS and Trump ruined a good man. I guess they really hate what DeSantis is doing in Florida. Oh well….


20 posted on 04/20/2023 4:32:24 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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