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Of Course Ron DeSantis Will Run…and He May Very Well Win
Townhall ^
| 9/22/2022
| Kurt Schlichter
Posted on 09/22/2022 1:29:44 PM PDT by Drew68
When Ron DeSantis is consulting renowned experts about whether or not to run for president in 2024, the man he is most likely to listen to is President Chris Christie. Well, not literally listen. He’ll instead learn from the potential prezzy who ended up presiding in network green rooms instead of the White House because he declined to run when he had his big – well, everything about him is big – chance in 2012. The Gov will also look to the lessons of President Mario Cuomo. These two guys hesitated and missed their window, just like there are some folks – Mitt Romney, John Kerry, Felonia Milhouse von Pantsuit – who never actually had a window at all yet still tried to dive through one and ended up defenestrating themselves.
Remember a decade ago when we had Christiemania, when he was a breath of fresh air blowing away lib pieties after an improbable New Jersey governor win? And instead of striking while the presidential iron was hot, he failed to go for it, and now he will never be president of anything except maybe the International Society to Prevent Cardio. Mario Cuomo similarly blew it in the 80s. He was the Dem candidate who sped up the Dems’ heartbeats with his unapologetic defense of liberal values. He had his shot, and played Hamlet, and never became president. Today, he’s remembered only for being the father of two big creeps.
The 2024 cycle is undoubtedly Ron DeSantis’s moment. He won a first election that everyone expected him to lose as the governor of the Free State of Florida. He will win a crushing victory over secret lizard-person Charlie Crist this November. And he has set about owning the libs hard not merely by humiliating them for their hypocrisy with awesome moves like sending illegals to Martha’s Vineyard but with substantive conservative policies that are sucking the remaining productive people out of hellscapes like New York and California.
He has governed like a conservative, and he has the receipts. Florida works. Its kids went back to school while blue state bosses were still sacrificing their own kids’ futures to the garbage teacher unions. He is fighting wokeness and its poisonous CRT ideology. He treats the media like what it is – a pack of flunkies. And when he picks fights, he wins them. The base loves him. The polls bode well, to the extent polls are not mere onanism.
If Donald Trump was not still in the picture, he would be the unquestioned frontrunner. But Donald Trump is in the picture.
And he has every right to be. Let’s cut the baloney the regime media keeps serving up. This was a great president who made huge substantive improvements to the country. By defeating Bill Clinton’s wizened baby oven – maybe – Trump literally saved the Constitution. And he would have done even more but for an indisputably questionable election and the unprecedented, fully-fascist attacks of the Establishment and their media and bureaucratic allies.
There are good reasons for Trump to run, and good reasons for him not to, and none of them matter because the decision is Trump’s. The smart money says he will go for it.
So, does Ron DeSantis step up to the 800-pound Gorilla Channel fan for a clash of the titans?
There are rumors that he has promised not to run if Trump does. Do not believe them. There is wishcasting to the effect that he would take the veep slot. It won’t happen.
The fact is that this is DeSantis’s time to score the Big Enchilada.
He is never going to be better positioned than right after his smashing reelection victory. He will have the momentum, he will have the excitement, and he will have the bully pulpit as governor of America’s most vibrant state.
He’s young (44) and he could wait, in theory. But why? Youth is part of his sell, and that applies both to the relatively youthful Trump and especially to crusty Grampa Badfinger should he run again (which he seems to want to do). And after getting the nomination, some Democrat is going to have to spend the campaign explaining how inflation, foreign defeat, and an open border are actually good things. With potential competition like Crusty, Kamala, or that supply chain superhero/scourge of “racist roads” Buttigieg, DeSantis would have to try to lose.
But most of all, he has to consider the fact that things can only go downhill for him from here. An economic downturn. A hurricane the regime media will blame on his personal carbon footprint. A terrible heath crisis (thankfully, his wife recently beat cancer and is back by his side). It could be anything. And it could change everything. Chance is a fickle and cruel dominatrix, just the way the Dispatch guys like ‘em.
The problem with being on top is that there is nowhere to go but down. That’s the position Ron DeSantis would find himself looking at in 2028.
Sure, Trump has the poll numbers right now, but right now the 2024 race is a hypothetical. Republicans generally like Trump, except for the Never Trump sissies no one cares about anyway. But the midterm flogging of the Dems is not even complete and no one being polled is thinking deeply about 2024 yet.
“Who do I like? Haven’t given it much thought. Trump, I guess. Now stop calling me during supper.”
But soon, they will have to think about it. They will have to start weighing the alternatives. The GOP base loves only one thing more than Donald Trump, and that’s winning. Ron DeSantis is a proven winner. Donald Trump has the entire axis of evil gunning for him. The GOP could very well offer The Donald a gold watch and a handshake once they think it over.
Or not.
But one thing is undeniable. Ron DeSantis is the best positioned to beat Trump of any Republican who might run. And, unlike Trump, he has no firm ceiling for votes in the general. If Trump wins it will be a squeaker – it’s just a function of how many losers hate him. DeSantis has no such baggage.
And DeSantis knows all this. He’s not dumb, and neither is Trump, who sees the governor of New Alligatoria as his only real competition. The libs are dumb, but even they see it. That’s why we are already getting the inevitable “Trump is literally Hitler, but DeSantis is literally Hitler²” articles and tweets.
The stars have aligned. All the pieces fit. The time is now. Ron DeSantis really has no choice but to run if he ever wants to be president – he will never have a better chance. Just ask ex-President Christie.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
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To: 1Old Pro
Trump does plenty to stir the pot and create drama. Like bragging that he would have gotten a better seat at the Queens funeral (insert eyeroll here). Statements like that make him look crass, classless and silly.
To: Drew68
Everyone loves the shiny new toy...until they notice what's holding it up.
*****September 21, 2022 | sundance |
The king of manipulating Wall Street shorts is Citadel founder Ken Griffin.
The Wall Street hedge fund billionaire has made most of his money betting against Main Street stocks and then manipulating their downfall to reap the rewards.
Griffin is despised by small investors, especially the Reddit WallStreetBets group who went head-to-head against the titan in the Gamestop and Robinhood story {backstory}. Recently Griffin moved his financial HQ from Chicago to Miami after giving Florida governor Ron DeSantis $10 million for his reelection effort.
Bloomberg News reported earlier today that Ken Griffin has said he is open to taking the position of U.S. Treasury Secretary after he is successful installing Ron DeSantis as the 2024 presidential winner.
[New York] – […] Griffin also revealed that he would be open to serving as Treasury secretary in a Ron DeSantis administration if the GOP governor of Florida decides to make a bid for the White House in 2024.
He told Bloomberg that he “will definitely be involved in the presidential race” and that he would consider moving to Washington, DC, if called upon to do so by a Republican president. (link)
There are trillions at stake…
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:51:45 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: chickenlips
Wait until 2028 so he can be out of office for two years and forgotten before running?After exploding leftist heads for years DeSantis will not be forgotten. And who on the right can even challenge him?
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:52:04 PM PDT
by
broken_clock
(Go Trump! Still praying.)
To: Jim W N
“Maybe Trump tap him for his VP”
That will never happen
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:52:19 PM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
To: TalBlack
Once Trump is out of the way, whenever and however that is, they, the evil ones, will set their lambent red eyes on DeSantis. They will do to him ALL that they did to Trump and throw in any new vileness that they can dream up. Rinse repeat, until they absolutely own the show.They're going to do that to whoever gets the (R) nomination. "He's just like Trump, BUT WORSE!"
Brace yourself for future NY Times editorials: "Maybe Donald Trump wasn't so bad after all"
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:52:33 PM PDT
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
To: bigdaddy45
So why are GOP candidates begging for his endorsement and eager to appear with him at his gigantic rallies? Can any other politician draw a crowd like Trump?
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:52:39 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: JonPreston
Chemotherapy is actually poison. Too much of it will kill the patient.
To: cuban leaf
I’d seen reports in 2020 indicating that about 30% of the attendees at Trump’s rallies were DEMOCRATS.
There’s no way in hell an establishment GOP tool like Ron DeSantis would ever have that kind of appeal among blue-collar voters.
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:52:45 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
To: Drew68; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; ..
Thursday fun thread.
Florida Freeper I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:53:00 PM PDT
by
Joe Brower
("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
To: kabar
The midterms will tell the tale. If Trump’s hand picked candidates (i.e. Walker and Oz) go down in flames, and if the Republicans don’t take the House and Senate, then how does that bode for Trump winning a nationwide election?
Oh, and the Republican Trump hates the most? Kemp? He looks to be winning bigly.
To: Drew68
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:55:07 PM PDT
by
MarMema
(No bugs for consumption)
To: bigdaddy45
Oh thats hysterical. Trump not attack a political rival? He’s incapable of that.Already today he's got his son-in-law, HIS FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR, running around telling the press that he's "troubled" by DeSantis shipping illegals to sanctuary cities.
This was one of DeSantis' greatest coups!
Is that how Trump plans on winning over DeSantis' supporters? By criticizing DeSantis' awesome victories in doing the stuff that Trump himself should've done when he was president?
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:55:10 PM PDT
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
To: JayGalt
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:56:09 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: bigdaddy45
There is zero upside for him. Only the presidency. But maybe he or you would not consider that "upside".
Trump’s VP, like Reagan’s Bush, will very likely be the next President of the US after Trump is done. That is why Trump’s VP choice is so very important. I knew Pence was wrong from the get-go. I love Trump but sometimes in choosing government personnel (vs. business personnel - big difference) he has difficulty distinguishing the good, from the bad, from the ugly.
Anyway Trump's VP for 2024 is a very big deal. The right choice could extend the MAGA movement for another 12 years beginning with 2024, restore our Free Constitutional Republic and put the Fascist Left on the ash heap of history.
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:56:24 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: Drew68
I’ll vote for him or Trump. But I’d like to see Trump get his revenge.
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:57:00 PM PDT
by
rrrod
(6a)
To: V_TWIN
“Maybe Trump tap him for his VP” That will never happen Why not?
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:57:44 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: Jim W N
You might want to come out your bubble.
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Agree! No need to attack.
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posted on
09/22/2022 1:57:53 PM PDT
by
rrrod
(6a)
To: Drew68
If the spotlight isn’t on Trump, then he throws tantrums until the spotlight returns to him. Not only does he create drama... he’s addicted to it.
To: Drew68
Well, considering what President Trump was up against, I think he accomplished an amazing amount of good. I couldn’t imagine wading into the brood of vipers he had to deal with. Even many of those who portrayed themselves as friends, were cutthroats. I don’t blame him for not knowing exactly who is friend and who is foe - so difficult when you HAVE to work with so many, and so many are swamp dwellers, Pence being the worst.
Having said that, so many of the base feel so loyal to President Trump for what he has endured, that they would resent the hell out of DeSantis for doing this when he’s young enough to wait, perhaps serve as VP, and then run as a hero, with 4 years working with Trump, and a shoe-in.
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