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DeSantis team distances itself from 'Ron to the Rescue' PAC as 2024 speculation intensifies
Fox News ^ | November 19, 2022 | Kyle Morris

Posted on 11/19/2022 10:33:07 AM PST by McGruff

EXCLUSIVE: Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' team is distancing itself from a super PAC boosting him as a candidate in the 2024 presidential race and the future of the Republican Party.

In a letter sent Friday to DeSantis' donors, Benjamin Gibson, legal counsel for DeSantis, said he had "recently learned through media reports that a super PAC apparently named ‘Ron to the Rescue’ ('PAC') is being formed reportedly ‘in order to boost a potential 2024 presidential run from Governor Ron DeSantis.’ This is similar to other ‘pro-DeSantis’ PACs that have formed and continue to use Ron DeSantis’ name and likeness to raise funds without his permission or authorization."

"Whether well intentioned or not, the organizers of these PACs have not been in contact with DeSantis leadership and such efforts may create confusion amongst supporters of the Governor and his policies," Gibson wrote.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: desantis; election2024; fl; florida
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Did he announce that he's not running for president in 2024? I must have missed that.
1 posted on 11/19/2022 10:33:07 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

DeSantis is no dummy. He just won re-election as Governor. Even if he does intend to run, this is not the time to announce, or even make hints that he will. Best plan for him, whichever way he chooses, is to walk away from this. At this time, at least.


2 posted on 11/19/2022 10:36:45 AM PST by quikstrike98 ( )
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To: McGruff

“Ron the the Rescue”. I love that.


3 posted on 11/19/2022 10:36:56 AM PST by BipolarBob (I was born into this world with nothing . . and I still have most of it .)
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To: McGruff

“the PAC states on its website that America needs “someone with the bravery of President Lincoln, the charm of President Reagan, and the determination of President Trump.””


4 posted on 11/19/2022 10:38:09 AM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: McGruff

Will he pick Barr as his AG?


5 posted on 11/19/2022 10:42:13 AM PST by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: quikstrike98

Nevertheless, now that Trump has announced, every day DeSantis fails at least to hint at a potential run for the 2024 Pubbie POTUS nomination is a day that his prospects for successfully entering, much less eventually winning, that race continue to dwindle, while Trump’s prospects drift skyward.


6 posted on 11/19/2022 10:42:31 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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“DeSantis team distances itself from ‘Ron to the Rescue’ PAC as 2024 speculation intensifies”

Not distancing. Just setting the record straight.


7 posted on 11/19/2022 10:47:11 AM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: one guy in new jersey

Call one of your friends that moved to Florida for an update.


8 posted on 11/19/2022 10:49:25 AM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: one guy in new jersey

Is it possible that DeSantis does not want to run for president?

Is it possible he does not want to make any definitive public statements about the future, because he could be a choice to be someone’s vice presidential running mate in 2024?

Is it possible he’s happy to stay out of 2024 but thinking about future years , if he ever does want to run for president?


9 posted on 11/19/2022 10:53:13 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: McGruff

What happened to that commercial which depicted Desantis as a saint sent from God?

It seems to have disappeared...


10 posted on 11/19/2022 10:54:32 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Leep

DeSantis is not an idiot.


11 posted on 11/19/2022 10:56:15 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: one guy in new jersey

Yeah I’m sure a little over 700 days until the election makes things mighty decisive. Give me a break! it’s insane to run a freaking two-year election campaign. I actually think Canada and England have it best. 60 days prior to election is only allowable campaign time.


12 posted on 11/19/2022 10:59:46 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: Dilbert San Diego

DeSantis’s wife just went thru cancer treatments. Hopefully he will not put her thru the turmoil that conservative candidates endure.


13 posted on 11/19/2022 11:02:14 AM PST by lilypad
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To: dragnet2

It did its job. He won election with 59% of the Florida voters. I still can’t believe how he creamed every other race in the country. The guy is incredible. However, I want him to wait a year before announcing he’s running for president because it’s an idiotic to get in now. If he decides not to run, that’s fine too 2028 is our year to win the back to presidency anyway.


14 posted on 11/19/2022 11:02:31 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: McGruff

Gavin Newsom ran commercials in Florida to make DeSantis look good and Joe Biden made a speech there to do the same thing.

That’s what you need to know.


15 posted on 11/19/2022 11:05:43 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: napscoordinator

Get real...That commercial made most people cringe and that’s likely the reason it disappeared.


16 posted on 11/19/2022 11:05:43 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Why would he continue showing the commercial when the election is over? Do you have no clue about marketing. Obviously the Floridian voters loved it.


17 posted on 11/19/2022 11:07:14 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: one guy in new jersey

Come back after the first poll after DeSantis announces his candidacy (if he does) and we’ll discuss the accuracy of your prediction.


18 posted on 11/19/2022 11:09:19 AM PST by bigbob (z)
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To: napscoordinator

It’s one thing to govern a state.
Another to govern the country.
We really don’t know what he’ll do.
Especially when he has no choice but to compromise with the GOPes and the deep staters in order to get what he wants.
And if the FBI decides to give him the treatment.
And the 24/7 media twist everything he does.
We can can only speculate how he might handle God only knows what.


19 posted on 11/19/2022 11:10:17 AM PST by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: one guy in new jersey

“Nevertheless, now that Trump has announced, every day DeSantis fails at least to hint at a potential run for the 2024 Pubbie POTUS nomination is a day that his prospects for successfully entering, much less eventually winning, that race continue to dwindle, while Trump’s prospects drift skyward.”

Could be, but the polling shows that Trump is the big dog in this fight. When you’re the little dog, you shut up, watch, and wait for your time, if it comes. DeSantis is a young man. He has time.


20 posted on 11/19/2022 11:12:05 AM PST by quikstrike98 ( )
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