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Super PAC pushes Florida Gov. DeSantis as Trump's replacement
Just the News ^ | Updated: April 29, 2023 - 5:24pm | Charlotte Hazard

Posted on 04/29/2023 3:42:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Apro-Ron DeSantis super PAC showed him as former President Donald Trump's replacement in a recent ad.

The Never Back Down PAC showed video of a voter putting a "DeSantis for President 2024" on his truck over an old "Trump for President 2016" sticker.

"We will be courageous," DeSantis says during the video. "Here I stand. I'm not backing down."

According to ABC News, the Never Back Down PAC will start airing ads in the GOP's early-primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina starting next week. The PAC has raised more than $30 million since March.

Florida lawmakers passed a law on Friday allowing allowing DeSantis to launch a presidential campaign without resigning from being governor.

As of now, the Florida governor has not announced a 2024 presidential run.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: desantis; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; expandeconisnotleft; jeffroe; neverbackdown; rondesantis; stoptrump; trump; trump2024
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Nothing says "grass roots" like $30-million of stealth Never Trumper PAC money.

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2023/04/22/adam-laxalt-a-longtime-trump-ally-joins-pac-supporting-desantis/70141867007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/never-back-down-ron-desantis-super-pac-hires-donald-trump-glenn-youngkin-ted-cruz-campaigns/

1 posted on 04/29/2023 3:42:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

DeSantis better fight back. Trump has commercial after commercial lying about DeSantis nonstop. Funny thing is trump is going towards the left. DeSantis towards the right.


2 posted on 04/29/2023 3:45:34 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

DeSantis going to need a lot more than $30-million that’s just ante money.


3 posted on 04/29/2023 3:47:42 PM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“DeSantis says during the video. “Here I stand. I’m not backing down.”

Took him 3 DAYS to back down from his popular position on Ukraine to the Warmonger position. Which, of course, leads to the question of what else will he also back down on?


4 posted on 04/29/2023 3:52:18 PM PDT by BobL
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To: napscoordinator
DeSantis better fight back. Trump has commercial after commercial lying about DeSantis nonstop. Funny thing is trump is going towards the left. DeSantis towards the right.

And there you go once Again, The Uniparty must pay well for your level of Fake News

5 posted on 04/29/2023 3:58:25 PM PDT by DanZ
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

For ALL!
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Posted on 4/29/2023, 2:26:33 PM by Chris Robinson

Prayers up.

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6 posted on 04/29/2023 4:02:23 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
This is why I'll never vote for DeSantis under any circumstances:


7 posted on 04/29/2023 4:04:25 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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But, but, Jeb2.0, a.k.a. desantis assured us..

“I’m not a candidate, so we’ll see if and when that changes,”

DeSantis shrugs off Trump poll lead in Japan: ‘I’m not a candidate’

but, then again...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said reports on his potential presidential campaign launch date are “inaccurate,” and no plans have been made for an announcement event.

“If there’s any announcements, those will come at the appropriate time. But if anyone’s telling you that somehow they know this or they know that, that’s just inaccurate because there’s not been any decisions made,” he said.

DeSantis says reports on campaign launch dates are ‘inaccurate’

There's always explainations for things....Like, maybe it's his nature to be deceitful about things, or is he just enjoying playing games and jerking people around about running?

Then again, maybe he is also indecisive, he needs to poll test crowds for his response, so he hasn't decided on what poll results to choose.

8 posted on 04/29/2023 4:15:21 PM PDT by backpacker_c ( )
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To: napscoordinator
Trump has commercial after commercial lying about DeSantis nonstop.

Provide examples of the "lies." I dare you.

9 posted on 04/29/2023 4:37:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

DeSantis is planning on doing what the dems want..replace Trump ..take Trump out...

This iscwhy i will not ever vote for DeSantis .
Trump went to bat for DeSantis getting him elected..
DeSantis..dance with the one who brought ya.


10 posted on 04/29/2023 4:44:10 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Who is leading in the key battlground states?

Most recent battleground state polls from fivethirtyeight.com

Arizona:

Biden 45% -- Trump 44%
DeSantis 48% -- Biden 42%

Georgia:

Biden 44% -- Trump 43%
DeSantis 47% -- Biden 46%

North Carolina:

Biden 45% -- Trump 43%
DeSantis 44% -- Biden 41%

Nevada:

Biden 46% -- Trump 45%
DeSantis 44% -- Biden 41%

Michigan:

Biden 45% -- Trump 42%
DeSantis 45% -- Biden 43%

Pennsylvania:

Biden 46% -- Trump 42%
DeSantis 45% -- Biden 42%

Wisconsin:

Biden 47% -- Trump 44%
DeSantis 46% -- Biden 46%

Virginia:

Biden 47% -- Trump 46%
DeSantis48% -- Biden 43%

11 posted on 04/29/2023 4:50:40 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024. A real conservative.)
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And yet Trump leads by 30 points over DeSantis and the longer he’s out on the trail the less people like him.


12 posted on 04/29/2023 5:20:51 PM PDT by McGavin999 (A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore………)
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To: napscoordinator

“Funny thing is trump is going towards the left. “

Sold his soul to McConnell and Disney.


13 posted on 04/29/2023 6:27:09 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: frnewsjunkie

“DeSantis is planning on doing what the dems want..replace Trump ..take Trump out...”

Dems want Trump to run. They know how to take him out.


14 posted on 04/29/2023 6:29:50 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Drew68

And DeSantis has not even declared!


15 posted on 04/29/2023 6:31:19 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: BobL

At least Trump has never backed down from the jab, masking and shutdowns.


16 posted on 04/29/2023 6:33:02 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: frnewsjunkie

Schumer sends his thanks.


17 posted on 04/29/2023 6:34:50 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: BobL


Trump took Russia’s side when the conflict began
A popular revolution in 2014 ousted the pro-Russia regime in Kyiv, which was led by President Viktor Yanukovych, and replaced it with a Western-leaning government. Russian troops soon invaded the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, initiating the armed conflict that escalated this year.

Within weeks, Trump praised Putin for how he handled the takeover of Crimea and predicted that “the rest of Ukraine will fall … fairly quickly.” Echoing Kremlin propaganda, Trump said in a TV interview that the Crimean people “would rather be with Russia,” a position he also pushed in private. One of his 2016 campaign aides falsely claimed that “Russia did not seize Crimea.”

“Trump said that Crimea is Russian, because people speak Russian,” said Elena Petukhova of Molfar, a Kyiv-based business intelligence firm, who called it an “absolutely pro-Kremlin” view. “According to this logic, the entire territory of the United States should belong to Great Britain.”

When Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine shot down a commercial airliner in 2014, killing 298 people, Trump sowed doubt about Russia’s involvement. He embraced Putin’s denials, even after US and European officials publicly concluded that Russia was complicit.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/26/politics/trump-putin-ukraine/index.html


18 posted on 04/29/2023 6:47:45 PM PDT by TexasGator
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““Trump said that Crimea is Russian, because people speak Russian,” said Elena Petukhova of Molfar, a Kyiv-based business intelligence firm, who called it an “absolutely pro-Kremlin” view.”

It’s not that hard, the people of Crimea, who nearly all are Russian speakers, if not ethnic Russians, don’t want to be treated like shit by Kiev, and if that means they’re pro-Kremlin, well, the Kremlin is the heart of Russia, so that makes sense too.


19 posted on 04/29/2023 7:02:36 PM PDT by BobL
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To: BobL

Bobblehead says he isn’t a candidate. Will he back down on that?


20 posted on 04/29/2023 7:09:18 PM PDT by dforest (All of America has derailed.)
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