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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

“What a heel.”

A high heel!


61 posted on 11/02/2023 11:46:55 AM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: SoConPubbie

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.


62 posted on 11/02/2023 11:47:30 AM PDT by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Islamic Hamas.)
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To: devere

This is no longer about politics - our Republic is being destroyed in front of our eyes and the GOP does NOTHING.

If the GOP refuses to back Trump than the GOP can go they way of the Whig party.


63 posted on 11/02/2023 11:48:10 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: ohioman

Great post!


64 posted on 11/02/2023 11:48:18 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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To: SoConPubbie

Looking at your account you seem obsessed with DeSantis.


65 posted on 11/02/2023 11:48:32 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: SoConPubbie

And let’s hear from several people who refused to support Byron Donalds because of his past convictions, which were expunged over 20 years ago. Will they support a freshly convicted Trump? Maybe yes because he is white?


66 posted on 11/02/2023 11:51:40 AM PDT by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Islamic Hamas.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

DeSantis is a puppet of the establishment. He has been bought and paid for.

Your position is all that DeSantis has done in FL is endorsed by the establishment GOPe? no effing way.


67 posted on 11/02/2023 11:52:51 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: Reno89519

“But I’m not sure why he needs to speak up about this now, but so be it.”

He is speaking up about it now because that has been the plan all along.

He’s so excited he can’t keep it a secret any longer, although the cat has been out of the bag for at least a year


68 posted on 11/02/2023 11:55:33 AM PDT by map
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To: SoConPubbie

“too many Trump supporters that will not vote”

No one has enough true, dyed in the wool true believers to win a general election. Trump, like all of them, would need all hands on deck to win.
Alienating or attacking an entire bloc of voters is a campaign death wish for any of the candidates - and the only winner is four more years of Biden.


69 posted on 11/02/2023 11:56:29 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: SoConPubbie

Sorry, I believe the RINO infested uniparty GOPe will do exactly that. They have 3 games running against him, corruption, interference and blue states attempting to get him off the ballot. Maybe more, but those are the big ones.
Log odds that he will beat all three.

WHile it will do about as good as pissing on a forest fire, I wrote our attorney general and governor ask about getting Biden taken off my red states ballot for 24. will it take signatures? Special legislation? a law?


70 posted on 11/02/2023 11:58:37 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: LouieFisk

That’s the advantage of being collectivists over being individualists.


71 posted on 11/02/2023 11:59:16 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ohioman

So you will just wash your hands of the country and move where?


72 posted on 11/02/2023 11:59:56 AM PDT by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Islamic Hamas.)
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To: Reno89519

DeSantis may wish but that won’t make it true.

I wish I had a new Lambroghinni


73 posted on 11/02/2023 12:01:41 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: LouieFisk
No one has enough true, dyed in the wool true believers to win a general election. Trump, like all of them, would need all hands on deck to win. Alienating or attacking an entire bloc of voters is a campaign death wish for any of the candidates - and the only winner is four more years of Biden.

Get the Dumb-Ass DeSanctis to realize he has no POTUS Future and stop his campaign and whole-heartedly endorse President Trump and the problem is solved, until then, whether you are right or wrong, and I don't think you are at all given current polling, we will be where we are are.
74 posted on 11/02/2023 12:02:51 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: wild74

Most MAGA won’t vote for the Buzzard Ronnie.


75 posted on 11/02/2023 12:04:05 PM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: SoConPubbie

Trump write-ins would beat any gop candidate in that case.
GOP would have trouble staying afloat.


76 posted on 11/02/2023 12:04:24 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification. )
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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

What is the exact quote that Poor is paraphrasing?

77 posted on 11/02/2023 12:07:09 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: SoConPubbie

DeSantis hoping Trump is convicted of the bogus charges is as pathetic as his presidential campaign.

The kid has lost his marbles.


78 posted on 11/02/2023 12:07:14 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: devere

“Are you trying to convince DeSantis supporters to sit at home on November 5, 2024?”

If you would stay home and let the Democrat win - just because we hurt your feelings - that’s on you.


79 posted on 11/02/2023 12:07:18 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: dfwgator

“That’s the advantage of being collectivists over being individualists.”

The irony is you can only be an effective individualist if you work collectively with non-individualists and other individualists toward a mutual goal. Like the saying goes, WWG1WGAll.


80 posted on 11/02/2023 12:07:30 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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