Posted on 02/09/2023 4:43:37 PM PST by conservative98
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the cusp of making a final decision on a 2024 presidential run.
Several Republicans familiar with the deliberations say that DeSantis is almost certain to seek the GOP’s presidential nomination. His advisers have begun reaching out to and interviewing potential hires for a campaign and are gaming out the best time to announce his intentions.
A formal campaign launch is still months away, they say, and won’t likely come until after the state legislature wraps up its regular session in May. Two sources familiar with the plans said that the Florida governor could announce his presidential bid as early as late May or early June.
“I think his mind is pretty much made up at this point,” one Republican operative said. “My read on it is: Let’s get through session, get some stuff done and see where things stand. But unless something changes drastically between now and then, I’d say he’s a go.”
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Behind the scenes, DeSantis’s advisers have also begun actively laying the groundwork for a national campaign, reaching out to potential hires as they look to staff up his political operation. Among those involved in the preparations are Phil Cox and Generra Peck, two veteran DeSantis campaign aides.
Another Republican with ties to DeSantis said that “this is his moment.” While the Florida governor has been floated as a potential presidential hopeful for years, he gained even more momentum after scoring a staggering 19-point win in his November reelection bid — a margin that hasn’t been seen in a Florida gubernatorial race in four decades.
“He needs to seize the opportunity now because who knows what things will look like down the road,” the person said. “He has the momentum
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The Electoral Votes will again be daunting for a Republican. Trump won it by breaking the Great Blue Wall in 2016. 2020 it was stolen. How is Desantis going to win with the same circumstance in front of him. Texas and Florida are not givens. For me it’s Trump or I’ll sit it out and go do some Bass fishing.
This isn't the America we all have known and grown up with. These are extraordinary times. You mean like GWB was coronated in 2000 by the GOP brass?
Would you be happy if we anointed him king?
Yeah.
Only when they use it. It’s fake news if YOU do it 🤪
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He's got the consultant class, Paul Ryan, Koch, and sell-out PACs like Club for Growth whispering in his ear.
The only way DeSantis will win is if Trump doesn't run and fully endorses him, or if Trump passes away.
I mean it's truly sad. Trump literally gave DeSantis the Governorship; he was even trailing in the FL primary at one point.
Who cares? President Trump or nothing.
If DeSantis is the nominee, you would vote for Trump?
If Trump and Trump supporters live in the past,they lose. If they campaign on the future, they win.
This is true of most politicians. Most voters want a candidate focused on the future, not the past. In this, Trump and his supporters are no different than any other career politician and career interest group.... And face it, Trump and Trumpism is career politicians if he runs again.
Anonymous sources from The Hill.
Take this useless load for what it is.
I will not vote for DeSantis if the GOPe sabotages Trump. I will not vote for a Republican candidate beholden to the GOPe machine. I hate the GOPe leadership more than I hate leftist scumbag Democrats. It is that simple.
Florida's GOP-led legislature is still working on that.
As much of a DeSantis supporter as I am, I honestly don't expect him to officially announce for another six months, at least.
it’s truly sad that you believe us unedumacated floridians needed donald trump to lead us by the hand to vote for ron desantis over charlie crist...
Nooby noobs seem to love DeSantis. You should have been fighting this fight since 2015 at least.
The Democrats want to run against Trump because he's now our designated loser.
Correct. That's why the media is throwing so much dirt at RDS. They know they can Steal another election against Trump. But even with their routine regular election fraud - they cannot beat DeSantis.
yup. they want to run against trump because he is weaker now than he was in 2020... his mouth hasn’t done him many favors lately.
He should not be spending one second of time running for President, unless or until the law is changed…. So far it appears he is cheating the citizens of Florida.. spending all this time running for President pretending he is not.
Hostile Takeover of Project Veritas Seeking to Remove James O’Keefe – DeSantis Aligned Operatives Spearheading Effort for Removal
February 9, 2023 | Sundance | 183 Comments
Word first broke on the Twitter last night about a board coup inside the Project Veritas organization led by Matt Tyrmand, a rabid advocate for Ron DeSantis and part of the 2024 influence operation.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/
It shouldn’t be too hard to get the Florida legislature to enact something that allows DeSantis to run for US President as sitting Governor, or simply restore the legislation that allowed Gov. Charlie Crist to be considered as John McCain’s running mate.
In fact, such a move by the Florida legislature would be a ‘tell’ that DeSantis is going to run.
I never insinuated Floridians were stupid.
It is a simple fact that Trump’s endorsement and campaigning for Ron pulled him out of a close primary race and eeked out a victory over a black meth-smoking bisexual candidate.
desantis issued a statement 3 weeks ago instructing people not to donate any money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024...
you people are prematurely ejaculating...
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