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DeSantis dodges debate question about possible 2024 White House run
NY Post ^
| October 25, 2022
| Victor Nava
Posted on 10/25/2022 8:56:43 AM PDT by conservative98
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dodged questions about his 2024 presidential ambitions and called his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist an “old donkey” in a testy exchange at the candidates’ first and only gubernatorial debate.
Crist, a former Florida governor, repeatedly referenced DeSantis’ possible White House aspirations in the Monday night debate, where he tried to pin down the incumbent on whether he intends to serve out his entire four-year term if reelected.
“Why don’t you look in the eyes of the people of the state of Florida and say to them, if you’re reelected, you will serve a four-year term as governor?” Crist asked DeSantis.
DeSantis, a Republican, refused to answer Crist’s questions, violating the terms of the debate, but declared he’s set on defeating his 66-year-old challenger in the governor’s race.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2022election; 2024; 2024election; desantis; election2022; election2024; florida; mikepompeo; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; nevertrumpertrolls; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; rondesantis; victornava
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To: conservative98
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:21:10 AM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
To: conservative98; All
Here and elsewhere, I’ve picked up anti-DeSantis hints that he’s not as anti-establishment as once believed.
Where’s that coming from ?
He has a relationship with DC from his days there. The O’Dea endorsement resulted in a few more insinuations.
And, it is true, we don’t know him as thoroughly as DjT, but certainly like what we’ve seen so far, from a distance.
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:22:01 AM PDT
by
chiller
(Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
To: conservative98
DeSantis should ask why Crist ran as a Republican and then switched to being a Dimocrat.
To: conservative98
The Governor’s reply should have been “I have always served my country and will continue to do so in whichever way is necessary”.
24
posted on
10/25/2022 9:29:26 AM PDT
by
datura
(Eventually, the Lord and the Truth will win.)
To: Erik Latranyi
Obama did not finish his term before running. Clinton did not finish his term before running. But that is OK because they have a D after their name. If a Republican had asked a Democrat in the same way, it would be called “harassment”YOU are right Erik...
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:29:28 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Joe's infrastructure bill - 20 Million$ heated sidewalk in Berlin New Hampshire only project started)
“Crist asked DeSantis”
Yeah, that’s not how a debate works. That’s why he ran rings around you, Crist.
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:32:24 AM PDT
by
proust
(All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
To: stanne
Because he is not Trump; this guy is just more of the same; ask him his position on Ukraine that will show you what he is...he has no chance against Trump...if he runs against Trump, it will end is political career.
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:34:53 AM PDT
by
bte
To: conservative98
Pete Wilson was asked this question in the California governor's debate with state treasurer Kathleen Brown in 1994. Wison promised to serve a full term if elected, and then after winning reelection he announced his campaign for president for the 1996 election.
Wilson went further than that, traveling to New York City to announce his candidacy with the Statue of Liberty in the background (the same shot that Liberty insurance uses in their commercials).
A month later, Wilson was out of the race.
-PJ
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:40:07 AM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: conservative98
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the lying liar who lies, Charlie Crist, held their one and only debate last night. Of all the gubernatorial debates so far, this one was probably the best. Thankfully, DeSantis won the debate on substance because Crist just sucks. However, DeSantis flubbed the most predictable question that was asked.
Every Floridian should vote for DeSantis, because Crist is just an unbearable alternative. That said, the insufferable Charlie Crist asked Governor DeSantis to commit to a four-year term in office and promise the Florida voters he would not abandon his state to run for the GOP nomination in 2024; effectively making DeSantis only a six-month reelected governor because national campaigning will start in June 2023.
It is true, the question should have come from the moderator, because it’s a transparently obvious and predictable question. However, regardless of who actually asked it, the non-response from Governor DeSantis was telling.
WATCH (just first minute):
A few things about that non-response are remarkable.
First, even a middle school debate coach would have known that question was likely in the debate. The fact that DeSantis did not have a well-rehearsed and prepared canned answer to the question is a reflection of stunningly poor debate prep.
Second, the evasive and non-truthful answer he did give, totally avoiding the question, shows the incredible weakness within a candidate that is a specific outcome of a lack of honesty. That response is also reflective of why Donald Trump wins every debate. Trump wields truth as an effective weapon.
![](https://theconservativetreehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ron-DeSantis-vs-Charlie-Crist-1024x478.jpg)
HONESTY – Ron DeSantis could have said,
“Charlie, because of my successful leadership in the state of Florida, there are a lot of people who want me to run for the GOP nomination in 2024. There are also a lot of people offering money as an incentive for me to make that decision because the current state of our nation under Joe Biden is in such a mess. Whether I will or not is an open question that voters should consider; but I can assure everyone my work on behalf of Florida -a state I love- will never change.”
That type of an answer would be honest and respected. Florida voters deserve to know where Governor DeSantis stands on a 2024 presidential campaign. After all, it will consume most of the focus and time of the governor for 18 months before November 2024.
That type of an answer should also have been canned in a response awaiting the question. The absence of that type of an honest answer tells us something about the campaign authenticity aspect to Ron DeSantis.
The truth has no agenda, while the absence of truth always does.
This authenticity aspect is why Donald Trump won every one of the dozen debates in 2015 and 2016. He just speaks the truth regardless of comfort, expectation or disposition.
Q: “You have called women fat pigs etc.?” – A: “Only Rosie O’Donnell”…
Q: “You called Mexicans rapists etc.?” – A: “Well, someone’s doing the raping”…
Q: “You only support people who like you?” – A: “It’s true. I only like the people who like me”…
Q: “You have been talking to Kim Jong-un?” – A: “True. Shouldn’t we talk to everyone and try to avoid conflict? We also got along great”…
There’s no pretense in Trump’s responses. There is an authenticity in the humanness of the honesty. Trump wins debates because he answers the questions honestly as he sees them. He’s not uncomfortable being honest about his intent, reasons or even his own self-image.
Ron DeSantis on the other hand avoids his own discomfort in answering a question that should have been easily predicted. There is something very unnerving about it.
Every Floridian should vote for Ron DeSantis, granting him the benefit of the doubt that he will be around as governor for the next four years. However, if/when DeSantis wins reelection, he would destroy his own career by announcing a 2024 run six months later.
Here’s a video of the full debate:
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:43:56 AM PDT
by
Bratch
To: chiller
“but certainly like what we’ve seen so far, from a distance.”
Up close we like him even better.
To: datura
“The Governor’s reply should have been “I have always served my country and will continue to do so in whichever way is necessary”.”
It was an illegal question. He just ignored it.
To: bte
” this guy is just more of the same;”
YOU ARE SO WRONG!
To: bte
To: conservative98
IF DeSantis answered, it would acknowledge a rule break that was agreed too. So he had to ignore Crist.
Rule being: "NO PERSONAL QUESTIONS to eachother".
And besides, Desantis answered it another way...with his old withered up donkey comment.
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:49:22 AM PDT
by
Fawn
("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
To: Bratch
“Second, the evasive and non-truthful answer he did give, totally avoiding the question, “
Crist violated debate rules and was admonished by the moderator. DeSantis won the point by ignoring Crist.
To: conservative98
“There is kind of a long pause. It is kind of weird with him just standing there. He should have had a quicker comeback.”
Both sides had agreed that questions would come only from the moderator.
To: chiller
“… The O’Dea endorsement resulted in a few more insinuations.…”
************************************************************
Hmmmm… he endorsed the Republican US Senate candidate against the DemocRAT opponent.
The horror, the horror.
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posted on
10/25/2022 9:59:27 AM PDT
by
House Atreides
(I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
To: Bratch
Trump has been avoiding the same question for 2 years now.
It is not news. It is what politicians do.
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posted on
10/25/2022 10:13:38 AM PDT
by
BuddhaBrown
(Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
To: TexasGator
Doesn’t matter. People thought DeSantis looked like a malfunctioning robot. He needs to work on that. I know a lot of Desantis 2024 people have said it would be a “great idea” for Ron to primary Trump. But after seeing how Ron Desantis responded in that debate there is absolutely no way he can win the Republican primary.
https://tinyurl.com/4u76r96m
To: conservative98
“. But after seeing how Ron Desantis responded in that debate there is absolutely no way he can win the Republican primary.”
He already did. This is for Florida governor.
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