Posted on 07/31/2023 9:18:10 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with "Special Report" on Monday for a wide-ranging interview, offering insight into whether former President Donald Trump can win in a general election.
DeSantis said he doesn’t believe Trump can win in 2024 because there are "too many voters who just aren't going to vote for him going forward."
"I saw it in Florida in my re-election. You know, I won the first time by less than a percent, second time by ‘20. Why did people vote against me in ‘18 but then voted for me in ‘22? The number one reason they gave was because of Trump."
"Because in ‘18 they said that they were voting against Trump. Voting against me, to vote against Trump, even though they didn't know much about me," he said. The Florida governor handily won re-election in November 2022, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Christ by nearly 20 points.
DeSantis also told host Bret Baier that Trump can’t win crucial states like Georgia and Arizona in a general election.
"The polls that come out… I beat Biden in Georgia. Trump doesn't. I beat Biden soundly in Arizona. Trump doesn't. Those are just the realities," he said.
"And I also think in terms of the base, you need to have a cadre of personnel. If you want to slay this administrative state, you've got to be disciplined, you've got to be focused, and you've got to have people surrounding you that are going to go and support the mission. I think the former president would have a very difficult time getting the type of personnel to join the administration that you would need to actually bring this stuff to fruition," he continued.
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"The polls that come out… I beat Biden in Georgia. Trump doesn't. I beat Biden soundly in Arizona. Trump doesn't. Those are just the realities," he said.
Polls are not reality, they're conjecture.
Thanks for your spirited and intelligent explanations of why DeSantis is trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
He’s had four months to prove himself as a candidate for President. And his “support” has dropped like a rock. It’s all over for him. And why did he just make deep cuts in his staff? He’s holding on where all odds are against him.
In the end, you can believe one of two things about DeSantis:
Either 1. DeSantis honestly believes he can beat the greatest campaigner, proven Conservative President, and leader of MAGA, the greatest grass roots conservative movement America has ever seen. If you believe that, then you have to admit DeSantis lacks the intelligence to be President.
Or 2. DeSantis knows he can’t beat Trump, but he loves the DONOR money enough to try and take out Trump and effectively kill the MAGA movement and upend Trump’s commitment to destroy the Deep State. If you believe that, then you have to admit DeSantis is a utter fraud.
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So which is it? Stupid or a Wolf in MAGA clothing?
The people who are really starting to FULL ON back Trump are black men, they see all of these BS indictments as something they have been going through forever, this law fare of Trump is awakening the the black community!! Trump has become a symbol to them and the unfair justice system!!!
You are spot on..problem is we will never be able to touch those people.
Desantis is owned.. if Trump is not our next President.. the day after election, the good people out here will not go thru more years of the established deep state regime.
You can’t win as a single digit candidate. DeSantis is venting spleen as he spirals out of control. The mark of a very small man who is focused on his own aggrandizement not in the Nation.
Shocking illogic. Single or low double digits in the Nation but winning in a majority of states. Obviously math challenged or willing to lie to himself and the American public.
Trump and revenge.
Call it whatever... if there is no clean up and consequences .. you won’t have a free country.
Give the deep state leeway to create .. they will completely own all of you.. you will become a peon with nothing and no hope.
Will be-fun to watch desantis keep tripping himself up while trying to stop the death spiral he put his campaign in to and, as you hope, he’ll convince 55% of primary voters to gamble on him.
“I want to win so I’m going with the loser.”
Good luck with that.
No more RINO, no more holding my nose & enabling the deep state.
DeSantis did nothing in Congress. He is tone deaf and puts ambition ahead of his constituents. A man who will break promises to serve his term as Governor will break the promises he makes running for POTUS.
Are you Deep State trying to draw out those who would fight? WTH was that comment in any sense?
Newsflash DeSantis.
You can’t either unless the dems let you.
If the Trump Republicans stay home on election day...you won’t win either Ron. That’s just the realities.
Good point. I’ll still vote anyway. Senator Tuberville deserves my vote for what he is doing to Obama’s legacy.
DeSantis won’t win Georgia
DeSantis is never going to win Georgia. Sadly I’m not sure any Republican can
DeSantis can’t win the primary or the general. Trump has proven he can win the general.
Trump leads Biden nationally in pretty much all of the reliable polls.
DeJeb is done.
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