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SEN. LUMMIS: DeSantis is leader of the Republican Party
The Hill ^ | 11/14/22 7:30 PM ET | BY ALEXANDER BOLTON -

Posted on 11/15/2022 5:32:42 AM PST by RandFan

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) on Monday declared that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, not former President Trump, is the leader of the Republican Party, signaling GOP support is shifting away from Trump in the wake of the 2022 midterm election.

Asked by a reporter for Politico whether she would endorse Trump, Lummis replied, “I don’t think that’s the right question.”

“I think the question is who is the current leader of the Republican Party. Oh, I know who it is: Ron DeSantis,” she said.

“I’m saying currently, Ron DeSantis is the leader of the Republican Party, whether he wants to be or not,” she explained.

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


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: desantis; gop; lummis
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To: Armscor38

Damaged? Maybe for a week , in the media, but i see more and more GOP folks saying it wasnt Trump on the ballot last week. When is the last time you saw a politician take responsibility for their own failures. Its seems like the Trump backed candidates did well. So are the ones who lost and their allies are more likely to blame themselves for running lousy campaigns or the low hanging fruit… Trump. This is not a new phenomenon- GOP attacking Trump… is it? Cant wait for his announcement.


61 posted on 11/15/2022 6:19:08 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: Renfrew

“My hope is today that Trump announces he is running for President as an independent. Free him from these traitorous. GOPe snakes.”

For a brief, agonizing time in 1992, I worked part time in the RNC Headquarters basement making calls to “reliable” lists of Republican donors on behalf of the RNC and the Bush 41 campaign. Nearly everyone I talked to said, “Thanks, but I’m saving my money while I watch what happens with Ross Perot”. It was seriously ugly. And whaddya know, we got Bubba Klinton as our President. Shocking.


62 posted on 11/15/2022 6:20:07 AM PST by quikstrike98
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To: Captain Peter Blood

I’m not sold on DeSantis either. Red flags are going up as he’s being officially pushed like the “next thing”....BLM, Ukraine, etc.

I was really loving what he was doing as Governor, but when I consider that he could turn around and try to take out Trump, AFTER using Trump to get where he is, well, that’s just a very snaky move. That’s weasel territory, regardless of what a terrific Governor he is.


63 posted on 11/15/2022 6:21:12 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: GenX4Real

The problem you see is the 2 tier justice system. The GOP could harvest but of course theyll be “whistleblown” and this time the DOJ , unlike this year or 2020, will find cause to actually investigate and punish those dastardly cheaters.


64 posted on 11/15/2022 6:22:03 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: RandFan

Spend 10 million on advertising.....or 5 million hiring harvesters paid by commission. Duh, simpleton idiots


65 posted on 11/15/2022 6:22:08 AM PST by GenX4Real
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To: JesusIsLord
IMHO - the only path for MAGA to dictate its agenda is to take over the Republican party.

And that's true for any political groups, including libertarians, etc.. if you don't have enough support to gain control of a party, you're certainly not going to have enough to win a general election.

66 posted on 11/15/2022 6:22:36 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Alberta's Child

True. DeSantis needed Trump to get where he is, not the other way around.


67 posted on 11/15/2022 6:22:51 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: JudyinCanada

To my knowledge he has only stated publicly that he wont run if Trump runs. Is Ron untrustworthy?


68 posted on 11/15/2022 6:23:40 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: kenmcg
"I never heard of her, a senator from Wyoming. Then she goes on how she is working with Gillibrand a big lib from NY on how to restrict crypto currency. She sounded like an empty suit."

Exactly. Small Ball Senator from a Small Ball State. She and Barrasso together couldn't run a $5 hat raffle at a Wyoming RNC chicken-leg dinner. Don't try to talk sense to Freeptards.

69 posted on 11/15/2022 6:23:47 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Tanned, rested, and ready.)
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To: RandFan

Mitch McConnell must be pleased.


70 posted on 11/15/2022 6:23:48 AM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: MrRelevant

By the time that happens games already on. 500 people yes, 50,000 people....not gonna happen


71 posted on 11/15/2022 6:24:00 AM PST by GenX4Real
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To: RandFan

Let them out themselves. It’s truly time to show your colors.

Then we’ll have another Trump rally and show you.

Is PDJT perfect? Of course not. Does he say thing I’d rather not hear? Of course. He’s famous for ‘mean Tweets’. Big deal. Get a thicker skin.

HE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THIS IS STILL WHY THEY HATE HIM. ...and is STILL why I’ll support him. He needs a second term to be absolutely ruthless to the swamp - he needs the chance to finish what he started, the first 4 years was only understanding the true landscape. I could argue that ‘losing’ in 2020 was healthy, it has truly polarized those in the GOP and exposes where they really stand.

McConnel is a snake. He’s more concerned about his own status and future than all R’s that vote. Let’s see who all the snakes are.


72 posted on 11/15/2022 6:24:13 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Well, the CNN thing was probably mere conjecture.


73 posted on 11/15/2022 6:24:19 AM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Alberta's Child
The establishment (GOPe , UniParty, Kleptocrats -R-Us), whatever one calls them need sabotaging.

Those bastards will always work diligently to crush any grass roots movement, (Tea Party, MAGA), as they aren’t part of the aforementioned bastards.

They strive and excel at those endeavors of derailing real Americans and yet they never take the fight to their cohorts across the aisle. A pox on those traitorous bastards.

74 posted on 11/15/2022 6:24:50 AM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: TexasGunLover
I'm for completely killing off the Republican Party for one election cycle. It really makes no difference at this point since they are nothing but demoncrap-lite. Let them go the way of the Whigs.

MAGA Party or FO!

75 posted on 11/15/2022 6:25:18 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: MrRelevant

That’s how they do it. It’s so overwhelming....can’t stop it. Bust 3 or 5...but they have thousands


76 posted on 11/15/2022 6:25:21 AM PST by GenX4Real
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To: Sirius Lee

A man with integrity


77 posted on 11/15/2022 6:26:06 AM PST by GenX4Real
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To: RandFan

Another Wyoming bubblehead sucking on jimsonweed.


78 posted on 11/15/2022 6:28:17 AM PST by Mashood
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To: bte

55%+? You’re dreaming. Maybe a month ago. November 8th turned that on its head.


79 posted on 11/15/2022 6:28:22 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: qaz123

Uh... you DID see where Kemp routed fat Stacey, right? The problem isn’t mail in ballots in Georgia. The problem is that Herschel Walker is as dumb as a bag of hammers.


80 posted on 11/15/2022 6:29:38 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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