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In distant third place in New Hampshire, Ron DeSantis presses for debate nonetheless
Florida Politics ^ | 1.16.24 | A.G. Gancarski

Posted on 01/16/2024 12:14:26 PM PST by conservative98

'THIS IS A TIME-HONORED TRADITION.'

Gov. Ron DeSantis is as low as 4% in some New Hampshire polling, but he continues to contend the two front-runners should debate him before next week’s Primary.

“This is a time-honored tradition that you debate in New Hampshire the week before the New Hampshire Primary. So I plan on being there on Thursday,” DeSantis said about the WMUR debate scheduled, but so far with only a commitment from the Florida Governor.

“I understand why Nikki Haley doesn’t want to debate and yes, Donald Trump should debate as well. But either way, I’m going to be there. And so I hope both of them come, but I think that she doesn’t want to debate because the last debate that we did together, you know, didn’t go well for her,” DeSantis said in Columbia, South Carolina.

The Governor’s comments follow a social media post in which he made related claims.

“Nikki Haley is afraid to debate because she doesn’t want to answer the tough questions such as how she got rich off Boeing after giving them millions in taxpayer handouts as governor of South Carolina. The reality is that she is not running for the nomination, she’s running to be Trump’s VP. I won’t snub New Hampshire voters like both Nikki Haley and Donald Trump, and plan to honor my commitments. I look forward to debating two empty podiums in the Granite State this week.

(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: debates; desantis; florida; haley; tradition; trump
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1 posted on 01/16/2024 12:14:26 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Think the media will get excited the first time a Hispanic wins a presidential caucus?


2 posted on 01/16/2024 12:16:44 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: conservative98

DeSantis has won every debate is why they don’t want to show up.

DeSantis even challenged Newsome, and knocked him out cold before he even knew what had hit him.


3 posted on 01/16/2024 12:18:15 PM PST by Golden Eagle (It is far easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they've been fooled.)
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To: conservative98

Go away, Ron.

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4 posted on 01/16/2024 12:19:31 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: Golden Eagle
Blab, blab, blab.. Duh-Saintis the Harvard man. Too bad he will not do the job he was elected to do.. he is so special, walks on water.
5 posted on 01/16/2024 12:20:14 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: conservative98

These debates are stupid and not at all like a real debate. They are just shouting matches. What they should do is cut off the person’s mike after his or her allotted time, so that everyone can say what they have to say without being interrupted or shouted down. I can’t watch any of them. They give me a headache.


6 posted on 01/16/2024 12:21:59 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (The people who do us the most harm are the people who shield us from reality. ~ Agatha Christie)
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To: conservative98

Meatball needs to drop out but he’s too stupid


7 posted on 01/16/2024 12:22:03 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Golden Eagle

Trump has won every debate without being there!


8 posted on 01/16/2024 12:22:54 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: conservative98
Ron: You dont understand...

Instead of a bum....

9 posted on 01/16/2024 12:24:51 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: conservative98

I’m not any sort of DeSantis hater, but this is getting beyond ridiculous now. Not one of these “candidates” stands a chance against Trump. Not a snowball’s chance in hell. Drop out now on your own terms with at least some dignity.


10 posted on 01/16/2024 12:27:55 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: conservative98

This guy refuted Trump claim of election fraud - but is not claiming he is victim of it.


11 posted on 01/16/2024 12:29:37 PM PST by Fido969
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To: conservative98

You always demand a debate when behind and avoid same when ahead. Debates can be vote movers because candidates can make errors.


12 posted on 01/16/2024 12:31:29 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: Just mythoughts
"Too bad he will not do the job he was elected to do."

Have you seen the list of conservative laws he has signed into law just this month?
13 posted on 01/16/2024 12:33:26 PM PST by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sensesa to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Golden Eagle
If DeSantis has won every debate, why did he do so poorly in Iowa and in the polls in NH and nationally?

DeSantis is the poor man's Ted Cruz from 2016.

14 posted on 01/16/2024 12:36:50 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Fido969
No one has refuted Trump's claim of election fraud. It's possible because rampant fraud occurred. Anyone denying that is lying.
15 posted on 01/16/2024 12:37:54 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Hiddigeigei

Are you claiming he has writer’s cramp? I do recall him flying off to Israel, like he was on a mission for Jesus.. Yet he is mute on the sewer Harvard .. The guy is in over his head.


16 posted on 01/16/2024 12:39:50 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: Kazan

Not many people are watching the debates due to voter apathy. They figure we’re going to be stuck with Biden and Trump again, whether we like it or not. Almost no one even voted in Iowa yesterday, and that wasn’t just because of the cold.


17 posted on 01/16/2024 12:46:04 PM PST by Golden Eagle (It is far easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they've been fooled.)
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To: Golden Eagle

Mr Ridiculous strikes again!

Stop eating the gummies...seriously just stop.

I’ll ask you again...will the Haley camp pay you to post this stupid crap once Desantis drops out like his camp is paying you now?


18 posted on 01/16/2024 12:53:50 PM PST by mlitefan (Long time lurker...)
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To: Magnum44

If only he waited until 28, he didn’t so it’s off to palokaville.


19 posted on 01/16/2024 12:55:33 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: conservative98

Trump needs to tell Haley and DeSantis to take a long walk; he doesn’t need them.


20 posted on 01/16/2024 12:56:33 PM PST by chopperk (e )
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