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Ron DeSantis officially files for presidential run, setting up clash with Donald Trump
New York Post ^ | May 24, 2023 | Steven Nelson, Selim Alga

Posted on 05/24/2023 12:09:38 PM PDT by Reno89519

Ending months of speculation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared his presidential candidacy Wednesday, setting up a seismic clash with former President Donald Trump for GOP supremacy.

The graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School

A more formal announcement is expected to follow at 6pm, when DeSantis is appearing in a Twitter Space with Elon Musk.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 51ptsbehindtrump; delusional; desantis; desantis2024; election2024; fl; florida; jeb20; murdoch; nevertrumpers; reno89519; rondesantis; wishfulthinking
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To: JayGalt

“Again, I was a businessman and it was my obligation to get along with everybody, including the Clintons, including Democrats and liberals and Republicans and conservatives.”


So weak. Did you donate to any Democrats when Obama was POTUS?


101 posted on 05/24/2023 1:15:06 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: chopperk

I will never be for another Karl Rove manufactured candidate, especially one like Ron who’s backed by the Bush/Cheney clan. I think anyone here who supports Ron is still ignorant or in denial of the Rove/Bush connection at the moment.


102 posted on 05/24/2023 1:15:35 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: JonPreston

And you will want an 80 year old Trump to run in 2028, even if he is term limited.


103 posted on 05/24/2023 1:15:36 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: southernerwithanattitude

Musk is at least quick to acknowledge a mistake but hadn’t talked much about DeSantis lately so I was also kind of surprised at that. But then again he turned against Trump due to his age...so we will see how long this all holds together.


104 posted on 05/24/2023 1:17:41 PM PDT by erlayman
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To: Reno89519

DeRangement.


105 posted on 05/24/2023 1:17:54 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: MIA_eccl1212
because he lied about running against trump. He is a liar.

DeSantis never said he wasn’t running against Trump, so whoever told you that is the liar. If he had said he wasn’t running, Trump would be constantly crying “but you promised you wouldn’t run” over and over.

106 posted on 05/24/2023 1:18:02 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Florida is where WOKE goes to DIE!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Yup, that's the logic alright and it's a very valid reason. The go along rino party has done nothing but help put us in the horrid mess we're currently in. They did as much to sabotage Trump in ‘20 as the democrats did.
107 posted on 05/24/2023 1:18:49 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: JoSixChip

If Trump is out … I’m writing him in.


108 posted on 05/24/2023 1:20:58 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it." -- Major Fambrough)
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To: Alberta's Child

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109 posted on 05/24/2023 1:21:57 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (When the bad guys have leverage they use it)
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To: adorno
The polls taken after the 2022 midterm debacle reflected Republican anger at Trump for screwing things up with his crappy endorsements and injecting himself into the spotlight .

Memories fade however and he experienced a rebound. I too think the race will look totally different in 30 days

110 posted on 05/24/2023 1:22:27 PM PDT by hcmama
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To: Alberta's Child

Then you want Biden to be re- elected, which marks you as a Traitor to the Republic.


111 posted on 05/24/2023 1:23:28 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: Reno89519

Looks like I wasted my vote for Governor in November 2022.


112 posted on 05/24/2023 1:25:05 PM PDT by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
There is even more hatred for Trump here in Freepland.
113 posted on 05/24/2023 1:26:46 PM PDT by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell.)
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To: cowboyusa

It’s perfectly fine for you to set aside a time to confess your shortcomings, but it is traditionally done with a close friend or pastor.


114 posted on 05/24/2023 1:27:25 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: Chgogal

You should have voted for Crist l8ke you wanted to.


115 posted on 05/24/2023 1:28:12 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: Golden Eagle

he did say that.
and that means those who try and scrub the fact that he did are also NOT TRUTHFUL.

scrubbing the web to eliminate that quote... wont erase it from my memory.

I will not vote for him... or support him financially in any way, shape or form. I will write in DJT even if he is not on the ballot.

all the original bush bots will however.

its time they are excised from the body politic of the republican party. Kristol and Rovian former mccainites all belong in gitmo. the sooner the better.

we cannot put the new MAGA wine in the Estab GOPe old wineskins. Until that is resolved with certainty this nation cannot be saved.


116 posted on 05/24/2023 1:29:09 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (When the bad guys have leverage they use it)
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To: Bullish

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117 posted on 05/24/2023 1:29:27 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (When the bad guys have leverage they use it)
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To: JoSixChip

And that is why Newsom may be the next president. There is nothing Jeb or Deep State or RINO about DeSantis. Do you honestly think Haley would take on Disney and Big Gay? You’re kidding yourself if you do.


118 posted on 05/24/2023 1:29:51 PM PDT by rivercat
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To: JonPreston

Ridiculous. Your devotion to Trump has clouded your memory.

https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/28/politics/bush-leads-gop-field-poll/index.html

Jeb Bush is the clear Republican presidential frontrunner, surging to the front of the potential GOP pack following his announcement that he’s “actively exploring” a bid, a new CNN/ORC poll found.

Bush’s 10-point lead is a milestone for the potential GOP field — it marks the first time any prospective candidate has reached a lead beyond a poll’s margin of error in the past two years.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/jeb-bush-surges-lead-gop-pack-new-2016-poll-msna623246

The NBC/WSJ poll measured 16 GOP candidates in our horserace question. And here are the 10 Republicans who make our poll’s Top 10 — the criteria being used for the first GOP debate in August — and the six who get left off:

Jeb Bush 22%
Scott Walker 17%
Marco Rubio 14%
Ben Carson 11%
Mike Huckabee 9%
Rand Paul 7%
Rick Perry 5%
Ted Cruz 4%
Chris Christie 4%
Carly Fiorina 2%
Donald Trump 1%. <————
Lindsey Graham 1%
John Kasich 1%
Bobby Jindal 0%
Rick Santorum 0%
George Pataki 0%


119 posted on 05/24/2023 1:29:55 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Florida is where WOKE goes to DIE!)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

No, I confess them directly to YESHUA. But I’m willing to listen to real arguments. And Trump NEVER should have liked a post calling him the King of Israel.


120 posted on 05/24/2023 1:30:56 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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