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DeSantis says election fraud theories promoted by Trump ‘did not prove to be true’
NBC News ^ | 8/4/2023 | Allan Smith, Alec Hernández and Henry J. Gomez

Posted on 08/04/2023 1:11:22 PM PDT by aperez77

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday offered his strongest dismissal of the election fraud theories at the heart of former President Donald Trump's push to overturn the 2020 election.

Asked by a reporter during a campaign stop in Iowa whether the 2020 election was "stolen," DeSantis said the fraud theories "did not prove to be true." He did not, however, mention the name of his top rival for the GOP nomination, who was just indicted for allegedly working to overturn the last presidential election.

"I've said many times the election is what it is," DeSantis said. "All those theories that were put out did not prove to be true. But what I've also said is the way you conduct a good election that people have confidence in, you don't change the rules in the middle of the game."

DeSantis went on to talk up changes made to Florida election law under his administration. And he criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's grants for election administration, as well as social media outlets for deemphasizing information from President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden's laptop ahead of the 2020 vote — two favorite targets of conservatives when excoriating the last presidential election.

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To: DiogenesLamp

The burden of proof is on the asserter, not the disputer.


141 posted on 08/04/2023 6:00:23 PM PDT by aperez77
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To: aperez77
Desantis will likely argue that Trump hasn’t been able to convince one judge to overturn an election due to fraud.

Funny though that DeSantis gets rid of a crooked Election official in Broward County and he wins the state by a wide margin. Hey Ron you know what was going on in Broward County was going on in Democrat counties across the country.

142 posted on 08/04/2023 6:00:53 PM PDT by stig
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To: Olog-hai

To true followers of Trump, VP Pence, 9 out of 10 Trump appointees to the cabinet, Trump appointtees FBI Director Wray and General Milley, and 3 out of his 4 Chiefs of Staff, along with most Republican Governors and most Republicans in the House and Senate sound like Democrats.


143 posted on 08/04/2023 6:07:13 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: DiogenesLamp

This.


144 posted on 08/04/2023 6:07:34 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: tomkat

Another Trump supporter confirms what I said. This is obvious. You will never, never admit that Trump lost. This is part of reality.


145 posted on 08/04/2023 6:09:29 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: central_va

DeSantis says election fraud theories promoted by Trump ‘did not prove to be true’
8/4/2023, 6:09:20 PM · 103 of 140
DiogenesLamp to Redmen4ever
Trump supporters will never accept this [THE SUBJECT OF THE THREAD]. It doesn’t matter how many boards of elections, courts of law and state legislatures have rejected the argument.


146 posted on 08/04/2023 6:11:30 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

To true followers of Trump, VP Pence, 9 out of 10 Trump appointees to the cabinet, Trump appointtees FBI Director Wray and General Milley, and 3 out of his 4 Chiefs of Staff, along with most Republican Governors and most Republicans in the House and Senate sound like Democrats.


Because that’s who RINOS are.


147 posted on 08/04/2023 6:14:12 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Redmen4ever

>>”My son is less than average size. And he like Little Ronnie served in the military. Not like your hero, Mr. 4F, or either of his two adult sons.”

Good to see you’re not getting personal.


148 posted on 08/04/2023 6:15:11 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl

To Trump followers, only Trump is allowed to make personal insult.

He is a bone fide genius at insulting nicknames. The world’s best ever.

My, my, this all kind of falls apart when everybody begins to realize the man’s a loser.


149 posted on 08/04/2023 6:23:53 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

>>”Trump supporters will never accept this [THE SUBJECT OF THE THREAD]. It doesn’t matter how many boards of elections, courts of law and state legislatures have rejected the argument.”

Yes, that is correct And that’s because we’ve looked at the evidence. Have you?


150 posted on 08/04/2023 7:15:00 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Redmen4ever
To normal human beings, then.

I see you cannot lay off the logical fallacies, namely association fallacy and repeated ad hominem.
151 posted on 08/04/2023 7:15:00 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Fuzz
Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.

— Goal #15 of the 45 communist goals for the USA
As I said, Maricopa County is run by communist thugs.

Good grief indeed. What happened to the GOP ought to be common knowledge.
152 posted on 08/04/2023 7:23:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

They have been fixed for at least seventy years…GOP only wins they run against a failed president…Jimmy Carter…they cannot make enough fake ballots…
Trump will not win…the GOP will make sure it does not happen…


153 posted on 08/04/2023 7:31:41 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Not under the current regime can he win, no. Some watershed moment would have to occur, and there are some inklings of it happening at present.


154 posted on 08/04/2023 7:39:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Redmen4ever

They never f-—ing heard the arguments.


155 posted on 08/04/2023 7:50:49 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Redmen4ever

When the war starts many scores will be settled.


156 posted on 08/04/2023 7:51:51 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va
When the war starts many scores will be settled.

When's your war supposed to start? The day after the 2024 election?

157 posted on 08/04/2023 7:53:48 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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To: Golden Eagle

Golden Shower, Your head is so far up DA Smith’s a$$ when he farts your ears wiggle.


158 posted on 08/04/2023 7:55:47 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Redmen4ever

Seriously have you EVER taken a college level math class?


159 posted on 08/04/2023 8:10:11 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: tomkat
Coincidentally, that's about the same 'victory' margin that Adolph enjoyed from the last 'election' in '35 or so.

Adolph, Stalin, whats a socialist dictator between friends?

160 posted on 08/04/2023 9:28:37 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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