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Huge DeSantis win shows presidential punch
Axios ^ | November 9, 2022 | Zachary Basu

Posted on 11/09/2022 3:31:54 AM PST by Timber Rattler

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' resounding victory over Democrat Charlie Crist — fueled by the strongest GOP showing in Miami-Dade County in two decades — has cemented his position as a 2024 presidential contender.

Why it matters: The big, broad win is a massive show of force against former President Trump, whose blessing propelled DeSantis to office. DeSantis is the first GOP governor to win Miami-Dade County, a Democratic stronghold, since Jeb Bush's re-election in 2002. He did so by double digits.

"Never seen a race that big in my history of working in Florida politics. That's an absolute bloodbath," a Florida-based Democratic consultant told Axios' Alexi McCammond.

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The big picture: DeSantis' 2024 stock has steadily risen over the past year, even as Trump has grown more serious about his presidential plans — now believed to be imminent — to declare a formal comeback bid.

DeSantis' campaign and aligned political committee raised an astonishing $200 million for his re-election, with $90 million left burning a hole in the bank as the term-limited governor contemplates his next move. GOP megadonor Ken Griffin told Politico this week he would back DeSantis in 2024, saying "it's time to move on to the next generation."

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 1desantis2024; 2022election; 2024; desantis; desantismaga; magawithdesantis; nevertrumpbot; nevertrumpshill; nevertrumptruth; president; trumpyesterdaynews; zacharybasu
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To: central_va

I will vote for the nominee ……


41 posted on 11/09/2022 4:32:14 AM PST by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: central_va

Trump can’t win. Sorry.


42 posted on 11/09/2022 4:32:47 AM PST by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: Drew68

I have to think that in two years there will be a significant number of Republican presidential primary voters who would prefer a candidate who 1) won his latest election and 2) has demonstrated he can actually govern and not just run his mouth.


43 posted on 11/09/2022 4:36:56 AM PST by GrootheWanderer
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To: central_va

So much cope this morning.
I am done with Trump, and wont be voting for him again. The sooner he is peeled away, the better.


44 posted on 11/09/2022 4:38:26 AM PST by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: central_va

DeSantis-trump 2024........has a nice ring to it....don’t ya think?


45 posted on 11/09/2022 4:42:11 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Timber Rattler

The fix is in. TPTB have already decided who our next president will be in the 2024 selection.


46 posted on 11/09/2022 4:43:56 AM PST by Pollard (Worm & GMO Free - some call us purebloods)
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To: V_TWIN
Ring? F that.

You will be voting for Trump in Nov. ‘24.

Get used to the idea. Where else are you going to go?


47 posted on 11/09/2022 4:44:02 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: V_TWIN

Yup. You are very right.


48 posted on 11/09/2022 4:45:51 AM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell.)
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To: McGruff

The MSM would rather have Trump than DeSantis as the GOP nominee because their goal will be for Biden to cakewalk to re-election.


49 posted on 11/09/2022 4:46:12 AM PST by Degaston (odds)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Think Teddy Roosevelt.

He was a similarly popular President who lost a second time around.


50 posted on 11/09/2022 4:46:47 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: Timber Rattler

All real and informed conservatives know this. Now there are some ignorant ones that can see the truth and know to tell Trump to ride into the sunset. The ones who refuse we’ll know aren’t real conservatives.


51 posted on 11/09/2022 4:50:05 AM PST by Degaston (odds)
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To: central_va

What mental derangement drives you to post the same drivel eight (8) times in a thread with only 47 comments? Are there medications for this disorder?


52 posted on 11/09/2022 4:55:38 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: central_va

Sounds to me like your just plain ol’ scared shitless of Ron DeSantis......maybe YOU better get used to it. LOL!

DeSantis-trump 2024.........yep....got a real nice ring to it. 😂


54 posted on 11/09/2022 4:58:45 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Timber Rattler

Well I hope he can win without Trump republicans.


55 posted on 11/09/2022 4:59:52 AM PST by McGavin999 (A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore………)
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56 posted on 11/09/2022 4:59:57 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Timber Rattler
There was a red wave last night...unfortunately it only went up the coast of Florida and then hit a wall...

Seriously it was like two different elections, Florida and the Rest of the US. In Florida democrats got decimated across the board, in the rest of the US, well, not so much.

57 posted on 11/09/2022 5:00:50 AM PST by apillar
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To: McGavin999

St.Ron can’t win without us. Not to worry because Trump will be the ‘24 GOP candidate.


58 posted on 11/09/2022 5:02:12 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: V_TWIN

Suntan Ron is Orange Man II. He can wait until ‘28.


59 posted on 11/09/2022 5:04:15 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Degaston

I think Fetterman can beat any GOP candidate in PA. The candidates don’t even matter with mail in voting. It’s like signing people up for cable.


60 posted on 11/09/2022 5:04:44 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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