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Adam Kinzinger insists DeSantis not 'the future of the Republican Party' despite midterm gains
Fox News ^ | 11/09/2022 | Lindsay Kornick

Posted on 11/14/2022 6:34:56 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Twitter users mocked Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger after the Republican insisted Wednesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., was not the future of his political party.

Kinzinger appeared on CNN’s coverage of the midterm elections speaking with anchor Anderson Cooper about the results from the previous night. One notable focus included DeSantis' landslide victory in Florida and what that could mean for conservatives.

"Governor Ron DeSantis obviously won big in Florida, including getting a lot of Latino votes. Do you think, I mean, do you see him as the future of the Republican Party?" Cooper asked.

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KEYWORDS: desantis; future; kinzinger; republican
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To: central_va

DeSantis is a governor of the 3rd largest state. His business is doing the things that are immediately vital to his state and over whichic he has influence. Trade policy and foreign relations ate beyond the pale at this time. But he has continuously been Ctive in bringing industry and business to Fla.


21 posted on 11/14/2022 7:21:21 AM PST by xkaydet65 (h)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So going by some Freepers “logic” that if a Rino supports DeSantis, than DeSantis must be a Rino....

then since Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is AGAINST DeSantis then YOU must be a rino Kinzinger supporter if you oppose DeSantis.

See how that works?


I will support Trump or DeSantis, whichever is the nominee. I will not stay home and let the demonrats win because “my guy” did not get the nod.


22 posted on 11/14/2022 7:23:18 AM PST by Pxzftrnqfrn
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s crazy to me that DeSantis is putting up W’s all over the place, he’s right on all of the issues and disliked by Cheney and Kinzinger (really hated by them but have to keep up the charade that Never Trump is not Never Republican), yet we have to pretend he’s some Mitt Romney Trojan Horse for the benefit of Trump.


23 posted on 11/14/2022 7:31:49 AM PST by MountainWalker
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To: Dr. Sivana
"I think it’s important, though, this is not, you know, Ron DeSantis winning big was huge and congratulations to him. It’s not necessarily a message that we saw last night, though, that the rest of the country wants necessarily Ron DeSantis-type, I guess, leadership, I’ll call it. I think he has a real opportunity to take the Republican nomination to win the presidency. But it’s not going to be kind of this in-your-face thing that we’ve seen from Donald Trump. This is what we saw last night," Kinzinger said.


24 posted on 11/14/2022 7:37:10 AM PST by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Alberta's Child

Trump raised $100 million and gave out only $15 million of that to his endorsed candidates. Blake Masters faced an avalanche of money and could have used the help. Laxalt barely lost and even a little bit of money his way would have made the difference. Nothing more needs to be said.


25 posted on 11/14/2022 7:38:27 AM PST by MountainWalker
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To: MountainWalker
By my count, Mitch McConnell's PAC -- the Senate Leadership Fund -- spent something like $8 million to support a Republican senator (Lisa Murkowski) who had lost her GOP primary and was running for a seat that was going to end up in Republican hands anyway.

And let's remember that this was to help a "Republican" senator who sided with the Democrats on just about every consequential vote in the last two years.

That pretty much tells the story of the 2022 midterm election debacle for the Republican Party.

26 posted on 11/14/2022 7:49:10 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: Alberta's Child

What utter nonsense.

Who pays for Trump’s flights? Is it his campaign warchest that he withheld from our defeated Senate candidates? Or is it his own pocket?(which I seriously doubt). Trump is unfortunately a one note candidate: me, me, me.


27 posted on 11/14/2022 7:50:34 AM PST by devere
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To: MountainWalker
Kinzinger seems to really fear DeSantis.

That said, when Kinzinger posts a negative, that's a net positive as Kinzinger is viewed so negatively.

DeSantis2024
MAKEORWELL
FICTIONAGAIN

28 posted on 11/14/2022 7:55:12 AM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: devere
Trump has his own Boeing 757. One of the biggest reasons for his appeal in 2016 was that he didn't have to go beg donors to charter an aircraft for his campaign.


29 posted on 11/14/2022 7:56:32 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Whenever Republicans get excited about someone this early, we give the media more time to tear him down. Even Trump is going after him already.

I wouldn’t mind DeSantis as POTUS. But, Republicans are setting him up to be attacked early. We don’t even know whether he wants to run in ‘24 or ‘28 or ever.


30 posted on 11/14/2022 8:00:38 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Alberta's Child

And who pays for the Trump airplane? You raised the question about DeSantis, so answer it for Trump. The money that Trump spent flying around helping to lose elections could have been donated to Republican candidates to help them to win. Trump is all about Trump, me, me, me, and no one else.


31 posted on 11/14/2022 8:02:22 AM PST by devere
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kinzy is a closeted liberal douchebag.


32 posted on 11/14/2022 8:03:14 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out. Remember that Snowflakes!)
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To: devere

Trump owned luxurious aircraft like that for decades before he ran for office. The recently refurbished 757 was originally purchased in 1991.


33 posted on 11/14/2022 8:13:42 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Good, this makes me feel even better about DeSantis. Neo-Cons fear him.


34 posted on 11/14/2022 8:41:58 AM PST by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What,this dude considers himself conservative?
LOL!


35 posted on 11/14/2022 8:43:53 AM PST by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kinzinger can shut his pie hole. He’s irrelevant. Stick a fork in him…


36 posted on 11/14/2022 9:10:43 AM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When is the party going to eject these RINOs?


37 posted on 11/14/2022 10:45:59 AM PST by NonValueAdded ("There should have been an age and risk stratification approach." still true)
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