dipping in to DeSantis speaking in Michigan 👇 https://t.co/oBvfCwgzvG— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2023
here is Ron DeSantis saying "woke" 6 times in 15 seconds pic.twitter.com/g8VP0pvSBI— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2023
Posted on 04/06/2023 10:26:41 AM PDT by conservative98
MIDLAND – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to hundreds of Michigan Republicans here on Thursday, positioning himself as an unapologetic conservative who has developed a “culture of winning” in his state.
“What we showed in Florida, is that if you show bold leadership, if you pursue a bold agenda, you can beat (Democrats),” DeSantis said at a Midland Republican Party breakfast. “We've beaten them in the state of Florida.”
DeSantis has not yet announced a presidential campaign but is setting the stage for a possible run in the GOP primary against former President Donald Trump, who has led DeSantis by double digits in polls conducted before and after his arraignment and business record falsification charges in New York.
The Florida governor did not mention Trump in his nearly hour-long speech, but accused New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat who sought the grand jury indictment of Trump, of “weaponizing the prosecutorial power to advance a political agenda.”
Speaking to a packed convention hall of roughly 700 Republicans, DeSantis railed against a “woke ideology” that he claimed Democrats are advancing across the country under the guise of acknowledging systemic injustices.
DeSantis touted laws he has signed to limit discussions of race or sexuality in Florida schools, his fight against Disney prompted by the company’s opposition to a state law opponents have called the “Don’t Say Gay” and his decision to fly Venezuelan asylum seekers to Massachusetts in an apparent critique of Democratic immigration policy.
“Yes, we fight the woke in the Legislature, but we also fight the woke in the schools, we fight the woke in the bureaucracy, and we fight the woke in corporate America,” said DeSantis, who received a standing ovation during his introduction.
"Our bottom line is we do not surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die.”
It was DeSantis’ first visit to the state since 18 Michigan lawmakers in January signed onto a letter urging the Florida governor to run for president.
Attendees at the Midland event included Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, House Minority Leader Matt Hall, other lawmakers and judges.
DeSantis would be a “great nominee,” said Nesbitt, R-Lawton, who has not yet endorsed in the presidential campaign but told Bridge Michigan he may have more to say on the race “soon.”
DeSantis was expected to make at least two more stops in Midland later Thursday, at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy think tank and Pizza Sam’s, a restaurant run by former state Senate Appropriations Chair Jim Stamas. DeSantis also has an evening event planned at Hillsdale College.
Roughly three dozen protesters gathered across the street from the Great Hall Banquet and Convention Center in Midland, where DeSantis spoke, holding up signs that included “Proud to be woke” and “We will say gay.”
dipping in to DeSantis speaking in Michigan 👇 https://t.co/oBvfCwgzvG— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2023
here is Ron DeSantis saying "woke" 6 times in 15 seconds pic.twitter.com/g8VP0pvSBI— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2023
Kellyanne Conway to DeSantis: ‘Woke and COVID’ Will Not Win the Presidency
Neither will whining about stolen elections and selling t-shirts.
I’m leaning Trump over DeSantis, but I really like DeSantis not slinging as much mud on Trump.
“if you pursue a bold agenda, you can beat (Democrats),”
Not if you don’t secure the elections. I wish DeSantis would hammer that. He did a lot to stop the cheating in Fla and it was the one place where the red wave occurred as predicted.
Watching the videos of Canada Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, I think DeSantis is copying his approach.
I really like Poilievre, and god willing he’ll soon replace Truedorp.
We shall fight the woke on the beaches...
Would be interesting to see if the “culture war” stuff gets any traction at this point. It’s nice to hear but it hardly ever stops America slide into absolute degeneracy.
He can’t because he’s running a shadow campaign.
DeSantis would do some good if he’d run for governor of Michigan. The current queen is a WEF witch and a China suck up. High exposure on Michigan’s election corruption could help break up the democratic’s vice like grip over America.
I think DeSantis’ non-campaign was over the second Trump was indicted. He just hasn’t realized it yet.
Here is the thing about Canada. If you add the liberal and the NDP (even further left) you get to about 2/3 of the voters
Here is the thing about Canada. If you add the liberal and the NDP (even further left) you get to about 2/3 of the voters
Rick Scott fixed the cheating. If Rick Scott hadn’t hired top notch attorneys in 2018 you would have Gov. Gillem. A good judge in Broward County also was instrumental in stopping Snipes from stealing the election. RDS just followed the lead of these top election lawyers.
He should just shut up and aupport Trump
Hey, that’s a great strategy for stopping stolen elections…ignore them. Not.
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