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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Unfortunately, from his ill-timed and horrid campaign, most Conservatives have “dropped out” of considering him for the future.
Hard to predict what Meathead will do.
Nixon in '60, Reagan in '76, GHW Bush in '80.
He may as well, as by this time he has no chance of getting the nomination.
I thought he was a shoe-in for 2028. But at this point, he’s about the last person I would ever vote for.
I agree with that and I say this as a DeSantis supporter.
Trump should take Vivek as his VP. I like that guy. Even if they lose in the general election, Vivek will make media earn their pay when they're covering him. I'm really impressed in how he's handling the media so far.
Well...hold on through NH then endorse if thia happens. Watch how Trump embrasses him wholeheartedly and says how he was a tough fighter or whatever.
It’s weird how the guy can run the worst GOP campaign ever and still be considered a future POTUS.
Probably a phony story.
However, could be to influence the gambling payoffs on the over/under.📅⬆️⬇️🖥️💰💰
GHW was a one term President who rode the Coat Tails of Reagan.
Meathead, like Cancun Cruz and Yeb Bush will NEVER be President.
He will slink back to FLA as a much diminished Politican on a National Level.
Ever made a mistake?
Ever had to climb down with everybody watching?
RDS can recover if his anti DEI anti grooming beliefs are genuine. Are they? That’s hard to tell, and that will determine his future.
His personality appears to be flat and we can see that in a national campaign. But I don't think it's that big of a deal. He'll work on that in the next four years.
One of the flaws of our system is using “campaigner” as a predictor of skill as President.
100% unrelated.
Agreed.
Thomas Jefferson. Calvin Coolidge. Obviously, they were crap when it came to public speaking.
Scott Walker in 2016.
Probably was a good thing he ran then. I’ve always said he’s a terrible campaigner but a great executive.
This opened our eyes to his lack of campaign capability. So we can look for the next great thing after Trump wins in 2024.
If not for images of "Honest Abe", "Abe, the rail-splitter", et al, Lincoln never would have been president.
Vivek would be a great Press Secretary or Communications Director.
We do NOT want/need a Hindu a single heartbeat away from the presidency.
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