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Ron DeSantis expands his circle as he prepares to run for president
NBC News ^ | By Natasha Korecki, Henry J. Gomez and Matt Dixon | May 17, 2023

Posted on 05/17/2023 2:07:03 PM PDT by conservative98

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1 posted on 05/17/2023 2:07:03 PM PDT by conservative98
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As he moves to launch a White House run, the famously closed-off DeSantis is "beginning to take advice from people who know what they’re doing," said one source.



Bring it on, boys.

2 posted on 05/17/2023 2:07:30 PM PDT by conservative98
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2024 will be very interesting.


3 posted on 05/17/2023 2:10:38 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: conservative98

Is that why Trump is still railing about him on TRUTH Social even today? Odd how little he says about, say, Nikki Haley, almost like he fears one beating him next year a lot more than the other.


4 posted on 05/17/2023 2:11:28 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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Nikki Haley though repellant, hasn’t been targeting Trump like DeSantis.


5 posted on 05/17/2023 2:12:45 PM PDT by JayGalt (Convenience is the bait in which the true poison is concealed.)
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DeSantis ain’t beating Trump. The only one who can beat Trump (in the primary at least) is Trump himself.


6 posted on 05/17/2023 2:13:41 PM PDT by Boogieman
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Well goll-ee, you are the only person talking about Nikki Haley today.


7 posted on 05/17/2023 2:15:09 PM PDT by dforest
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Good, I’m on team may the best man win Competition is good.


8 posted on 05/17/2023 2:27:18 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST1 DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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Just another career politician getting ready for another traditional, consultant driven campaign. Compare that to Trump’s first primary campaign. He had a bare bones staff who worked out of the basement of Trump tower for much of the time. And guess who was in charge of messaging and all around campaign strategy? Trump.


9 posted on 05/17/2023 2:31:02 PM PDT by mbrfl (That's my Governor! Yes, that's right. That over-hyped Establishment tool is my Governor.)
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Yeah, but his WH Staff picks were awful. He never should have gotten rid of Bannon.


10 posted on 05/17/2023 2:32:23 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST1 DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: JayGalt
When has DeSantis ever targeted Trump?

Meanwhile...

Trump bashes DeSantis for signing heartbeat abortion ban: It's 'too harsh'

11 posted on 05/17/2023 2:34:33 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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It’s no surprise that Trump does not attack Haley or the other single digit candidates. He needs them in the race to pick off 4 -6 % of the vote in the early primaries. That enables him to prevail with plurality victories, as he did in 2016. On the other hand, he fears DeSantis, thus his continued scorched earth approach to denigrate him at every turn. DeSantis was well received in Iowa last week, which no doubt has driven Trump bonkers.


12 posted on 05/17/2023 2:41:27 PM PDT by pkajj
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To: Timber Rattler

LOL. Selective memory or selective definitions. Not going to play your game. Those who can’t keep up need to educate themselves.


13 posted on 05/17/2023 2:45:07 PM PDT by JayGalt (Convenience is the bait in which the true poison is concealed.)
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To: Trump20162020

Trump is running aginst the Bush-Cheney never Trumper Machine. A whole lot of financial support in that group and a lot of experience.


14 posted on 05/17/2023 2:47:00 PM PDT by silent majority rising
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...flagging poll numbers and donors’ threatening to jump ship, his campaign-in-waiting is acknowledging that the closed-off practice isn’t working so well. Behind the scenes, aides are reassuring supporters that DeSantis’ circle of advisers is expanding to add more operatives with presidential campaign experience

"Flagging" (decreasing) poll numbers and an "expanding circle of advisers"?

Sounds inorganic to me.

Watch out folks, here comes the highly paid circle of advisors and establishment hacks.

Crush that organic Trump ground swell!

Go establishment advisors!

Go Ron go!

15 posted on 05/17/2023 2:56:19 PM PDT by FreeReign
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NBC and FNC want Ron to run for president, BAD! They have no fear of DeSantis, and they’re scared to death that Trump will win again and start tearing down the house of cards the left has built in our govt.

Just another example of why we should stick with Trump. It may be our only real hope.


16 posted on 05/17/2023 3:01:21 PM PDT by Bullish (Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
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To: JayGalt

What’s Nikki Haley got to do with anything, she doesn’t have any chance at all.


17 posted on 05/17/2023 3:03:24 PM PDT by Bullish (Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
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To: cowboyusa

Trump listened to too many people he thought he should be able to trust. He won’t be making that mistake again.


18 posted on 05/17/2023 3:05:02 PM PDT by Bullish (Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
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To: JayGalt
So burying your head in the sand is the answer?

Trump’s weird answer on DeSantis and abortion

19 posted on 05/17/2023 3:06:15 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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Are you kidding? You fault Trump for telling the truth to voters about DeSantis? Trump doesn’t need to lie, and he doesn’t. But you have a problem with that? He doesn’t need to say jack about nikki Haley or any of the other also rans... But the voters do need to know the truth about Rino Ronny boy.


20 posted on 05/17/2023 3:09:08 PM PDT by Bullish (Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
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