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DeSantis: GOP Won’t Nominate Trump if He Is Convicted
Breitbart ^ | 2 Nov 2023 | JEFF POOR

Posted on 11/02/2023 10:45:51 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said he would not support the GOP nominating former President Donald Trump if he is convicted.

“You did say, Governor, at that August debate when the question was put to the entire panel if Donald Trump is convicted, will you still — and he is the nominee, would you still support him?” co-host Willie Geist said. “And you raised your hand. You’re a lawyer. You served in the Navy. You were well-trained at the greatest schools. Do you really believe that a man who’s convicted of, say, attempting to overturn the 2020 election or taking nuclear secrets back to his beach club, do you actually still, as we sit here today, believe that person should be president?”

“So I signed a pledge, Willie and that pledge is what it is,” DeSantis replied. “Now, do I think somebody under those circumstances could get elected president? The answer is no. That will not happen. I think that Republican voters will understand that as we get closer to voting. But it is — it would be fatal in a general election, and I don’t think the party should — should nominate in that situation. However, you know, I signed the pledge. I’m a Republican. I don’t think it’s going to come to that, and I think we’ll be — we’ll get the job done like we need to, but the reality is I signed it, and that’s what I did.”

“So, you stand by that this morning?” Geist said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: calculating; desanctimonious; desantis; desantislegacy; furd; itwillgivehimalift; meatballron; morningschmoe; opportunist; pleaseclap; pos; rondisaster; trump; whataheel
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To: SoConPubbie

Now he’s just turned into Chrispy Creme.😝


141 posted on 11/02/2023 3:20:47 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: devere
"Are you Trump supporters sore winners? Are you trying to convince DeSantis supporters to sit at home on November 5, 2024? If so, you are doing a great job."

Fold your ballot eight ways and cram it.

142 posted on 11/02/2023 3:20:48 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Drew68
"Trump won’t be going to jail but if he’s convicted of a felony, he will not be elected president."

Hey, droop, I can hear you salivating, but the felony charges don't permit demurral of incarceration. It's not going to happen.

But meanwhile, choke on your drool, onan.

143 posted on 11/02/2023 3:23:09 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: The Duke

TRUMP OR NO ONE!

ONLY TRUMP!

TRUMP or I won’t vote (maybe a write in for Trump anyway)

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144 posted on 11/02/2023 3:23:53 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: Reno89519
"Depending on what he is convicted of, I’m sure that DeSantis is correct. But I’m not sure why he needs to speak up about this now, but so be it."

Did Karamela write this spoiled word salad for you? You were obsessed with chiming in, and yet that is the best you can do?

Go punch yourself in the face as a safety check, you might be asleep lofl...

145 posted on 11/02/2023 3:25:41 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: LouieFisk
"That’s the $64,000 Question - why is he not just paying attention, but oft-times is obsessed with DeSantis?"

Once again with music...

When both primary races are already over -- a foregone conclusion to the incumbents -- as it was for the GOP in 2004, 2020, and this year; the #MSM morons (not moRonlims, but morons of a different ilk) that would normally be breathlessly writing about "the horse race in NH, IA, SC, etc." are completely denuded of material, and instead turn to punching down on 'Hopeless Candidate X' for clickbait.

Do you not understand how journolists work? You go to a circle jerk every morning on zoom, and your producer/editor says,

"There's nothing here today, polls unchanged, Biden's asleep, Trump is still free ... Listen, you there, whatever your name is, gin up some clickbait on Greasy. Punch down hard, we need views."

146 posted on 11/02/2023 3:33:56 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: devere; enumerated
This thread is chock full of Trump supporters saying they will stay home if they are disappointed. This crazy conflict is a sure recipe for a Rat win. Are Trump supporters sore winners?

We're not playing the GOP-E Globalist Game anymore.

Go try your convoluted poisoned logic elsewhere.

We want no part of it.
147 posted on 11/02/2023 3:44:29 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: devere

Why would we be disappointed and stay home? Trump is so far ahead he doesn’t even have to attend the fake debates.

You neverTrumpers are the ones who will be disappointed when your fantasies about him going to jail don’t pan out. I think you’ve been watching too much fake news. LOL


148 posted on 11/02/2023 3:59:43 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: frank ballenger

You nailed it.

I respected DeSantis before he ran. He’s destroyed that completely.

He threw away a bright political future, but at least his true nature has been revealed.

If he had given his full support to Trump’s re-election, most of us on this forum would have rooted for him to be Trump’s VP. And he would have had a good chance of becoming president after Trump’s second term.


149 posted on 11/02/2023 5:06:57 PM PDT by unlearner (Keep the faith. )
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To: Wallace T.

“I credit conservative anger at the COVID shutdowns and attempts to mandate the vaccines, as well as the Democrats overreacting to January 6th.”

Don’t forget conservative anger over the stolen election. For many conservatives, this was the last straw, and the only way to make things right is putting Trump back in the White House.


150 posted on 11/02/2023 5:52:34 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: SoConPubbie

Scoop: People close to [Governor Ron DeSantis] @RonDeSantis growing increasingly despondent about his chances

...they say he is stubbornly refusing the drop out and has enough money to stay in race

*HOPING that something existential happens to [President Donald J. Trump] @realDonaldTrump*

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4193854/posts

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As we’ve said from the beginning, Ron Desantis is banking on Biden’s DOJ taking Trump out of the race

He’s a disgusting human being — pic.twitter.com/VV3kETRgz4— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) November 1, 2023


151 posted on 11/02/2023 7:18:28 PM PDT by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: SoConPubbie

Nope.

Trump would get more write-ins than the GOP nominee.

This could be the death knell for GOP.

Here’s something to ponder though. Could write-ins mitigate against voter fraud?


152 posted on 11/02/2023 7:42:20 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification. )
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To: devere

I don’t like DeSantis anymore.

He is utterly saying Democrats are in charge of who Republicans nominate.

NO THEY DO NOT


153 posted on 11/02/2023 10:25:29 PM PDT by cba123 (Tôi là người Mỹ. Hiện tôi đang ở Việt Nam)
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To: SoConPubbie

I’ll write him in then.

Trump/MAGA 2024


154 posted on 11/02/2023 10:33:33 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: Theodore R.

Hopefully he will be on the ballot then


155 posted on 11/03/2023 5:40:01 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: cba123

The Rats have chosen Trump as the Republican nominee in 2024 by indicting him 4 times. It’s a clever strategy that will likely win them the Presidency in 2024.


156 posted on 11/03/2023 7:19:26 AM PDT by devere
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To: cba123
He is utterly saying Democrats are in charge of who Republicans nominate.

With help from RINOs. Another way of looking at it is dems are in charge of the dems posing as republicans.

157 posted on 11/03/2023 7:31:13 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: devere

It’s a “clever strategy” used by banana republic regimes.


158 posted on 11/03/2023 7:34:34 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

There’s no doubt our republic is in very serious trouble.

But there’s no need to insult all the countries that grow bananas by calling us a banana republic.


159 posted on 11/03/2023 7:41:18 AM PDT by devere
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To: devere

Not trying to convince those who support him to do anything. If Trump gets convicted from these made-up lawfare charges and vendettas and the GOP doesn’t nominate him even when he clearly gets the votes, I’m just going to sit it out, period.


160 posted on 11/03/2023 7:41:21 AM PDT by Gaffer
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