Ron DeSantis positions himself as the next Ronald Reagan

Florida Politics ^ | 7.12.23 | A.G. Gancarski

[conservative98]

'Voters are going to get behind us in ways that are probably bigger than we've seen in the last 20 or 25 years as Republicans.' Florida’s Governor is looking to a former California Governor as an antecedent for his current presidential run.

During an interview on Wisconsin’s Mark Belling Show, Ron DeSantis suggested his candidacy could be the modern version of the 1980 election that saw Ronald Reagan defeat Democrat Jimmy Carter.

“What I would just tell folks out there listening is Biden is kind of like Jimmy Carter. When Reagan came on the scene, the country lost confidence in Carter. They were willing to go in a different direction. I think we’re in the same place with Biden,” DeSantis contended.

“And I think if we offer a candidate like me who has a record of achievement and a positive vision, I think these voters are going to get behind us in ways that are probably bigger than we’ve seen in the last 20 or 25 years as Republicans...

[ansel12]

What truth, the 1980s are over and we have the donation records and voting registration records already.

[MinorityRepublican]

DeSantis may not have much charisma, perhaps, but he is not hateable, like Trump.

That's the most important part about DeSantis. He doesn't have Trump's baggage.