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Ron DeSantis wanted Chris Christie to ‘stay in’ GOP race through New Hampshire
Florida Politics ^ | 1.15.24 | A.G. Gancarski

Posted on 01/15/2024 10:01:53 AM PST by conservative98

The Governor worries Donald Trump and Nikki Haley now won't bother to debate him in the Granite State, where he trails badly.

Gov. Ron DeSantis denies that he was “petrified” by the news Chris Christie was suspending his presidential run, but he is admitting in Iowa that he would have preferred a different outcome.

DeSantis wanted the former New Jersey Governor in the race to ensure a televised debate in New Hampshire actually happens, an outcome apparently in doubt now.

“I wanted him to stay in because I think if he was in the WMUR debate on Thursday and I had committed, I think that maybe Nikki Haley and Donald Trump would have had to consider it,” DeSantis said to KCCI in Iowa.

“The fact that he’s not a candidate anymore, I may be the only one there and you may not end up having that debate. So I thought it was worth it for him to stick through that debate, see what happens in Iowa and then go from there. But he didn’t do that.

(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: chrischristie; debates; desantis; itsover; nobodycaresron; tagteam
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1 posted on 01/15/2024 10:01:53 AM PST by conservative98
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2 posted on 01/15/2024 10:02:03 AM PST by conservative98
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The Trump-hating attack dog leaves and DeSantis worries that he’s gonna have to become the attack dog alone.

But, not to worry, DeSantis, the Trump-hating Christie will be doing it from outside the presidential run. DeSantis will be doing the same soon.


3 posted on 01/15/2024 10:07:10 AM PST by adorno (CCH)
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To: conservative98

The gist of it is that Christie is not a conservative. DeSantis is. Therefore, Christie’s voters will now vote for Haley, not DeSantis. It would have been better if Christie had stayed in and split some of the more liberal vote between him and Haley.


4 posted on 01/15/2024 10:15:13 AM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: conservative98

We know.

These two losers were attempting a tag team ... instead, they give us

Loserpalooza!!


5 posted on 01/15/2024 10:16:16 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: adorno; All
Christie..a whale of a candidate

"I'm suspending my campaign"

They always say suspending but it really means 'ending'. As if they might eventually jump back in! Only Perot did that

6 posted on 01/15/2024 10:17:04 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: conservative98

Wow… I did not realize Kristy is so short.


7 posted on 01/15/2024 10:17:10 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: adorno

Clickbait. Waste of time. What difference at this point does it make?

Sports comparison: Some former GM(Speilman) said he’d pick the USC QB over Peyton Manning. This QB NEVER played a down in the NFL and he’s gonna be better than the HOF player?

1) Hypothetical. Doesn’t cost him anything to say it.
2) He’s talking through his ass.

The journalist can run with it. He needs the ink. The public? Easily led.


8 posted on 01/15/2024 10:19:56 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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“The Governor worries Donald Trump and Nikki Haley now won’t bother to debate him in the Granite State”

not to worry, ron, trump was NEVER going to debate you! ... or any other GOP candidate for that matter! ...


9 posted on 01/15/2024 10:36:20 AM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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They’re probably around the same height, without platform
boots Ron can hardly walk in.


10 posted on 01/15/2024 10:40:11 AM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: raccoonradio

I believe by saying suspending instead of ending, they have more legal flexibility to use their campaign dollars as they see fit.


11 posted on 01/15/2024 10:42:24 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( M)
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To: Jane Long

Christie and DeSantis were supposed to be the new Bussom Buddies. They had been texting and calling each other chatting how they are going to take down Haley. Until Christie dropped out to help Haley. That’s what happens when you buddy up to the establishment and backstab MAGA, the establishment backstabs you back.


12 posted on 01/15/2024 10:43:21 AM PST by conservative98
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To: Jane Long

I think this is just Ron looking for someone to pad him from being in last place. That’s all Christie could have ever done for Ron.


13 posted on 01/15/2024 11:23:22 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: conservative98

So @RonDeSantis and Chris Christie are apparently BFFS now.

Makes sense. When I was at the GOP debate in Alabama a couple weeks ago, Christie and DeSantis were all over each other.

I filmed this video below. 👇🏻 https://t.co/qyVAw57d2g pic.twitter.com/jCWnaI4YHD— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 11, 2024


14 posted on 01/15/2024 11:29:18 AM PST by conservative98
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It’s always better when you have someone below you on the list of losers.


15 posted on 01/15/2024 11:31:57 AM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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“It would have been better if Christie had stayed in and split some of the more liberal vote “

That was one of the reason’s Christie left. The main one being the rat donors who were paying Biff cut him off at least that’s what l think


16 posted on 01/15/2024 11:33:06 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: BlackbirdSST

Christie would be the vote equivalent of elevator boots.


17 posted on 01/15/2024 11:49:42 AM PST 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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Let me rephrase:

Christie would be the HEEL in Ron's elevator boots.

18 posted on 01/15/2024 12:07:00 PM PST 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: conservative98

He takes votes away from Haley that is why


19 posted on 01/15/2024 12:16:27 PM PST by wild74
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To be honest, if we had to get a human shield ready in case of trouble wouldn’t we like to hide behind Christie?


20 posted on 01/15/2024 1:17:47 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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