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Posted on 07/30/2023 11:22:42 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Presidential hopeful hopeless Ron DeSantis has continued to tout Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds as a possible running mate, to a few tens of not largely unenthused voters in the Hawkeye State.
“You guys think she’d be a good number two?” he asked a small crowd this week, having told reporters he was considering her at another Iowa event just weeks ago.
“You guys think she’d be a good No. 2?” Ron DeSantis asks Iowa crowd of Gov. Kim Reynolds. pic.twitter.com/TIMAzTEcI2
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) July 28, 2023
Officially, Governor Reynolds is claiming neutrality in the GOP race, but she has appeared alongside DeSantis and his wife Jill, a.k.a. Casey, multiple times, praising them to the rafters – a matter that has not been lost on frontrunner Donald Trump.
Pointing out that he “opened up the Governor position” for Reynolds in 2018 and held a number of rallies on her behalf, Trump has said she is no longer welcome at his events.
DeSantis has sought to strengthen the sense that Reynolds is in his camp by criticizing Trump’s “chirping” about her, but their alignment does not appear to be doing anything for him in Iowa, where he is trailing the former president on just 15 percent, with Tim Scott snapping at his heels.
Intuition about what? Isn’t she a solid conservative governor?
It’s early. Ron D could ask that question about some prominent Republican in every primary state as he makes the tour.
“...Crowd of Tens.”
He Pal, how about NOT truncating the headline to DECEIVE us? We all know it read:
“...Crowd of Tenths”
I love the expression. How would you describe Biden's campaign crowds of less than 20?
Will someone please clap for DeSantis?
Retirement age Reynolds passed on federal office before. Not going to happen, even for Trump. DeSantis is just pandering. He knows better.
Talk about pandering! The DeSantis suggests he would pick the Governor of Iowa as his running mate while he is campaigning in Iowa. Is this guy that clueless. That as strange as Hillary telling Charlamagne Tha God and the Breakfast Club about the hot sauce she always keeps in her purse.
What a dweeb! Or is he just a maroon à la Bugs?
No path to the GOP nomination for Meatball.
I think she already said she didn’t want to be his VP a week or so ago. SO why would he suggest her?
Wouldn’t that be 2 governors leaving their posts?
Unless KIM is doing the pretend to not be running thing like Ron did?
DeSantis has no personal awareness. Words have consequences. Shoulda said, “Kim as my vice President.” Dope.
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If the event was the Lincoln Dinner that was held in IA a couple of days ago, then Pres. Trump had the same crowd numbers, as did all 12 of the other speakers.
“I guess President Trump’s intuition where Kim Reynolds was concerned was spot on!”
Intuition when he endorsed her?
No path to the White House for Trump so there’s that.
-——————Trump snubs Kim-————
Kim Reynolds says she would ‘absolutely’ appear with Donald Trump after he criticized her
“DeSantis Floats Kim Reynolds As Veep to Crowd of Tens.”
Ha... ha... ha... ha... ha...ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... ha... Give it up Meatball as you don’t stand a snowflakes chance in h3ll of being the GOP nominee for President in 2024. Just stay in Floriduh and keep scraping with the commies. Oh.... would someone please clap.
Crowds of single digits.
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