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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: Fido969

LOL!


21 posted on 11/02/2023 11:04:00 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: Drew68

Single-Digit Midget has delusions of grandeur.

Even if Trump can’t run, or can’t win if he does run, because of nefarious acts by the evildoers, why does this twit think he’s the logical sloppy seconds? If that happened, something could occur similar to the SOTH situation. God quickly could raise a former nobody that would change everything, in a good way.


22 posted on 11/02/2023 11:04:08 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Normal" is never coming back.)
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To: devere
"Are you trying to convince DeSantis supporters to sit at home on November 5, 2024? If so, you are doing a great job."

You can vote for whoever you want, or sit home if you want. Nobody cares. That's your prerogative. Trump supporters have the right to shed full light on the phony, self-serving prig that is DeSantis.

23 posted on 11/02/2023 11:05:35 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Fido969

He’s keeping a toe in the pool. He’s callous to corruption.


24 posted on 11/02/2023 11:06:14 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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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."

Thank you, Carnac the Magnificent.

25 posted on 11/02/2023 11:06:29 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
"not at all since everyone knows this is a political prosecution 100%"

I think that poster knows that as well, and doesn't care.....at least until its their turn. The eords of Martin Niemoller comes to mind.

26 posted on 11/02/2023 11:07:24 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: SoConPubbie

2 words

Marion Barry


27 posted on 11/02/2023 11:07:27 AM PDT by stylin19a (Back when men cursed & beat the ground with sticks, it was named witchcraft. Today it's named golf.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

I don’t have any poster of those guys, but I do like Ron DeSantis. I am getting the impression the Republican Party is heading off a cliff without a parachute. I do hope I am mistaken.


28 posted on 11/02/2023 11:07:45 AM PDT by devere
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To: Fido969

Nice!


29 posted on 11/02/2023 11:07:59 AM PDT by JPG ("...if you can keep it.")
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To: stanne
A lift? He’s at 8%. His entire strategy is trump goes to jail

Fido969's "lift" and "heel" in the post #2 you replied to was comedic wordplay on bootgate.

30 posted on 11/02/2023 11:10:23 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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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 aren't you the DeSantis guy who says that Ron isn't out of it yet because nobody has voted yet.

Yet here you are saying Trump will not be elected president...

31 posted on 11/02/2023 11:12:01 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: SoConPubbie
I am 100% in the Trump camp, but it doesn't make any sense for us conservatives to be bashing DeSantis, when he could very well end up being our fallback position.

Besides, DeSantis has pushed hard against woke-ism.

We conservatives are so bad about attacking our own that I'll be surprised if we win any election going forward.

32 posted on 11/02/2023 11:12:35 AM PDT by The Duke (Why do I think that the cynicism gene is going to be prevalent in future generations?)
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To: SoConPubbie

Being saying that all along the Honorable Governor of the Great State of Florida is just echoing what everyone knows and don’t have the courage to say


33 posted on 11/02/2023 11:13:15 AM PDT by wild74
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To: Fido969

If they get rid of Trump as the GOP nominee on BS convictions and not by the voters, then let it burn. I will vote for no one.


34 posted on 11/02/2023 11:13:23 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: SoConPubbie

And if they don’t, the GOP will lose 30% or more of their base and they will never return.


35 posted on 11/02/2023 11:13:26 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: gibsonguy

No that ship is still floating


36 posted on 11/02/2023 11:15:15 AM PDT by wild74
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To: Drew68

The catastrophe is scumbags such as yourself infecting FR! Go join the other side. We don’t care.


37 posted on 11/02/2023 11:15:29 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: Drew68

DeSantis understands what? He should be working with trump

Trump has plans in place with every scenario


38 posted on 11/02/2023 11:17:48 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Fido969
LOL.


39 posted on 11/02/2023 11:18:28 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Tell It Right

Whatever


40 posted on 11/02/2023 11:18:51 AM PDT by stanne
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