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Ron DeSantis's big week comes as 2024 speculation reaches fever pitch
Washington Examiner ^ | March 06, 2023 12:41 PM | Ryan King, Breaking News Reporter

Posted on 03/06/2023 1:52:47 PM PST by conservative98

Fresh off his huddling with donors last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is teeing up a jammed-pack week as he seemingly lays down the groundwork for a 2024 bid.

DeSantis will deliver his hotly anticipated State of the State address to the Florida legislature, which is set to convene Tuesday, and start his mad dash to wrangle through a bevy of big-ticket items. Then, DeSantis will close off the week with a trip to the early primary state of Iowa to promote his new book.

"Gov. DeSantis has said he is going to have the most productive and successful legislative session yet," Javier Manjarres, a political consultant and publisher of the Floridian, told the Washington Examiner.

"Constitution Carry will pass," he added. "The Governor is focused on Education reform and appears to be poised to extend Parental Rights in Education to K-8, and protect children from being mutilated during sex reassignment procedures."

The governor's State of the State speech will be the first of his second term after he locked down a nearly 20-percentage-point victory in the 2022 midterm elections. The speech is expected to broach national issues as well as the various state items he is pursuing — similar to his inauguration address.

Perhaps the most significant item of business DeSantis is pursuing is an adjustment to the state's "resign to run" law that would compel him to step down from office if he opts to embark on a presidential campaign.

The legislative session will likely serve as a prelude to DeSantis's possible 2024 campaign. DeSantis previously indicated that after the legislature wraps up, which it is set to do around May, he can decide on 2024.

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


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To: conservative98

The RINO Epistle has spoken.


21 posted on 03/06/2023 2:59:20 PM PST by Shady (The #JihadJunta: "We are now a nation of Men, Not of Laws. You are not as equal as we are...")
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To: heavy metal

https://realrawnews.com/2022/10/desantis-tries-to-turn-military-against-trump/

https://realrawnews.com/2022/10/military-brass-excoriates-desantis-for-shaking-hands-with-biden/

https://realrawnews.com/2023/03/desantis-had-advance-knowledge-of-mar-a-lago-raid-texted-with-ag-garland/

https://realrawnews.com/2022/09/trump-desantis-is-deep-state/


22 posted on 03/06/2023 2:59:58 PM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: entropy12

Keep him there. He is doing a good job.

However, the eGOP is out to get DT. and is mailing out info for DS.

HELL NO to the eGOP traitors!


23 posted on 03/06/2023 3:11:01 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S.)
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To: Diogenesis

that has tabloid headlines written all over it...

desantis’ actions prove he is the opposite of this “deep state globalist” bs you’re pushing...

educate yourself...

your willful ignorance is on full display...


24 posted on 03/06/2023 3:11:09 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: ConservativeMind

The eGOP is mailing out info for DS for Prez run.

HELL NO to the eGOP traitors!


25 posted on 03/06/2023 3:12:51 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S.)
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To: JennysCool

BINGO!


26 posted on 03/06/2023 3:15:40 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S.)
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To: heavy metal

More reality for you never-Trumper....

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4136041/posts


27 posted on 03/06/2023 3:16:25 PM PST by entropy12 (Food is most popular anxiety drug, exercise is the least popular.)
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To: entropy12; JennysCool

I totally agree with you. BTTT!


28 posted on 03/06/2023 3:23:29 PM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell..)
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To: entropy12

i’m not a never trumper...

educate yourself...

your willful ignorance is on full display...


29 posted on 03/06/2023 3:25:36 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

desantis issued a statement 6 weeks ago instructing people not to donate any money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024...

educate yourself...

your willful ignorance is on full display...


30 posted on 03/06/2023 3:28:35 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: conservative98

I think Florida needs De Santis to stay and keep doing his job there.


31 posted on 03/06/2023 3:46:49 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: conservative98

“speculation reaches fever pitch”

slow news day


32 posted on 03/06/2023 3:51:01 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: conservative98

His book is entitled: The Courage to be Free.

Hey Ron, what kind of courage? The courage to face enemy fire on a foreign shore? The courage of walking up to a car with tinted glass and asking for driver’s license or walk into a convenience store and arrest a drug-crazed lunatic? The courage to run into a burning building to rescue someone?

No, Ron, you tool around in an expensive SUV with around the clock body guards amd lecture everyone about courage?


33 posted on 03/06/2023 3:58:50 PM PST by odawg
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To: heavy metal

Let me educate you. That was months ago when he was running for Governor and he didn’t want resources being taken away from his reelection campaign. It had nothing to do with his 2024 decision.


34 posted on 03/06/2023 4:00:55 PM PST by conservative98
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To: heavy metal

“...desantis’ actions prove he is the opposite of this “deep state globalist” bs you’re pushing...”

How do you rationalize the fact that DeSantis voted for TPP, which would have submerged the United States into a trade cartel that would have completely, completely ended, American sovereignty. Now, was an action.

When he ran for governor, he got Trump to pull his ass over the finish line, now he acts like he has never heard of Trump.


35 posted on 03/06/2023 4:04:31 PM PST by odawg
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To: odawg

desantis won reelection by 19 percentage points...

us unedumacated floridians didn’t need trump to lead us by the hands to instruct us who to vote for...


36 posted on 03/06/2023 4:15:34 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: conservative98

desantis was sworn in for his second term as florida governor 2 months ago...

desantis issued a statement 6 weeks ago instructing people not to donate money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024...

educate yourself...

your willful ignorance is on full display...


37 posted on 03/06/2023 4:19:28 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: conservative98

DeSantis is obviously running for president.

But it’s not obvious that he’s running in 2024. Plenty of very shady people are encouraging him to challenge Trump, but so far he doesn’t seem to have taken the bait.

Skipping CPAC might be an indication that he’s somewhat cool to a run this cycle, plus he’s only 44 years old, he’s got plenty of time.

But speaking of CPAC, the grass roots types are clearly still with Trump. The political “professionals” (consultants, pollsters, fundraisers, and other grifters) were the only significant group in the DeSantis camp. It won’t be boring, that’s for certain.


38 posted on 03/06/2023 4:29:58 PM PST by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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To: heavy metal

Educate yourself, Florida doesn’t allow voter fraud. Educate yourself, Floridians love him, good. There’s no way he can win nationally with the amount of fraud in the past two election cycles. So please, educate yourself.


39 posted on 03/06/2023 4:32:05 PM PST by everlast
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To: kaktuskid

Yes. I believe Trump is winning easily. He’s the equivalent of an incumbent.


40 posted on 03/06/2023 4:53:34 PM PST by Kazan
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