Posted on 01/06/2024 11:41:43 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
I have heard from two people very familiar with the DeSantis campaign — a major donor and a high-level political operative — that if the Florida governor loses the Iowa caucuses to former President Donald Trump as expected on the night of Jan. 15, he will either drop out of the race that night or make his announcement the next morning.
More than that, both believe DeSantis will then — very begrudgingly — endorse Trump for president.
Should both predictions come to pass, DeSantis would be jumping on a bandwagon that is dramatically increasing in speed and taking on more and more Republican politicians looking to back the clear frontrunner. Last week, Trump received critically important endorsements from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (La.). Those are on top of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (La.) endorsement just a month ago.
Joining the Minnesotan Emmer was the rest of the GOP congressional delegation from that state: Reps. Michelle Fischbach, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad.
Trump also just secured the endorsement of Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, quite a substantial one in conservative and faith-based circles, as Cotton became an unplanned “folk hero” to many on the right when the New York Times first ran his opinion piece on June 3, 2020, titled “Send in the Troops” — regarding the protests and riots taking place in many American cities after the horrific death of George Floyd — before disowning the essay after massive backlash from within the paper.
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If DeSantis wins, it goes without saying that Trump should drop out and endorse the greatest governor in America. Does that sound right?
I believe if DeSantis finishes third in Iowa (behind Trump and Haley), DeSantis will drop out of the nomination race before New Hampshire.
Sounds about right.
I'm on the same boat. Of course since Trump is running against Haley now.
Yeah; Vivek would be baneful to the media.
It’s not 100% unrelated.
It’s not true at the extreme.
This guy has now shown us that the titanic fail is in his repertoire.
His personality has something to do with it but not much.
Same personality attracted huge crowds in the past.
The purpose of the campaign and his answers are why he can’t even fill ballrooms in FLA anymore.
He’ll never get any traction again outside of Florida. Never trust a backstabber.
Sam, you are absolutely right.
This performance is representative of his first gubernatorial campaign. He was outclassed by his democrat opponent at every turn. He barely won, even with Trump’s endorsement.
Neither Nixon, Reagan, or GHWB embarrassed themself like this dunderhead has done.
DeSantis won because Florida is now a red state and he was able to receive Trump's endorsement.
If it was back in 2000, he would have lost big time.
He naively thought his long (and still growing) list of actual conservative stewardship and accomplishments would be enough.
But it wasn't.
He'll soundly lose the nomination to a geriatric bloviating circus clown. That's what the party wants.
At least he n Jefferson’s time, the written word was more important than public oratory. I think Jefferson would be considered a pretty good writer in any age.
It doesn’t matter, he’s already out of the race.
Vivek is who we hoped Ron would be.
Florida has had Republican Governors since 1998. DeSantis won by 32,463 votes, the smallest margin of any Republican Governor. It was no sure thing.
He lost bigly to circus clown by attacking Trump/MAGA-a perpetual fail strategy that has often resulted in backfiring. Why would he think he could succeed using a strategy that has failed everyone else?
We’ll never know what would’ve happened if ran on his accomplishments.
He was paid abt $1,000,000,000 in donations to attack Trump, sacrificing heir to maga/political future in a sham sabotage Trump primary that was over 3yrs ago.
True. But I'm really impressed with DeSantis' record. I don't really care that he may not have any charisma at all. Due to DeSantis' background, I see him as more of an intellectual than Trump. I love Trump but c'mon. He keeps falling for their traps (referring to the Democrats).
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