Posted on 03/25/2023 2:07:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is recalibrating his strategy and messaging amid signs that his presidential ambitions may be faltering before his campaign even gets off the ground.
DeSantis began the year with clear momentum in the nascent GOP presidential primary, topping former President Trump in head-to-head polling and drawing unparalleled interest from Republican voters and operatives eager to see a fresh face at the helm of the party.
But there are signs that his momentum may be stalling: he’s faced weeks of relentless attacks from Trump and his allies, fellow Republicans have criticized him for dubbing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “a territorial dispute” and some recent polls have shown his support in a hypothetical GOP primary slipping.
“I think for all the fanfare about DeSantis, there’s still a lot of stuff he needs to work on,” said one Republican strategist, who plans to back the Florida governor in the 2024 primary if he runs. “That’s normal when you’re exploring this kind of thing. But I think he needs to rethink things a little bit.”
To some degree, that already appears to be happening.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Is that right? You're a DeSanto supporter?
Lets see, as Trump was taking live incoming attacks 24/7 right out of the gate from the Republicans, the Democrats, deep state, the entire network media, the international media, drug kingpins, globalist, celebrities', Hollywood, foreign leaders, the Communist.... But ya say he was not good at fixing things gipper? Did any of this ever occur to you gipper?
“Name calling ,baseball threatening, immature , serial cheater ,
... , old man Narcissist is the Gop candidate .”
Dear RatBot, Trump was all those things in 2016, and he kicked RAT Hillary Clinton’s cabbage- and urine-smelling ASS.
Kinda makes ya wonder how he got anything done. No?
Why would it be better under the current Republicans leadership than under Democrats? You can’t tell me one thing they’ve done for us. Maybe if the GOPe loses hard enough we can finally reform it and get away from the right wing of the Uniparty Vulture.
pasghetti! Ha!
Coincidentally, I don't care about the GOP either.
Signed,
The People
Please state the basis for the alleged blackmail of DeSantis that you referenced.
“trump is a bigger meatball...”
LOL! What are you ... In third grade?
DeSantis needs to make clear and uncompromised statements about the countrywide policies that he wants, how he would implement those policies, and the effects that those policies would have.
something that never started isn’t over...
trump started “meatball”...
not me...
My thoughts
so does every other candidate ...
DeSantis is simply testing the waters right now in an effort to plan for what you just said, a rum in 2028.
yawn
I am voting for Trump in 24 even if I have to write him in!!
2028 will be his year. All a 2024 bid would do is disrupt the efforts to establish a MAGA institutional infrastructure to eventually edge out the swamp. Trump has to be the man in 2024. Mean time, De Santis should be thoroughly establishing his bona fides in Florida, and waiting for 2028 to go national.
Trump wouldn't have started it if DeSantis warn't a biggo, hairy, mis-built MEATBALL.
Don't hate him for being accurate.
Zzzzzzzz
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