Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump slams DeSantis over Covid vaccine booster shot. Why that could pay off politically.
THINK ^ | 1/13/21 | David Mark

Posted on 01/13/2022 3:06:33 PM PST by conservative98

Those remarks weren’t just vintage Trump braggadocio. They’re likely also smart politics, as they provide an opening to win back some suburban voters that fled from him toward Biden in 2020. Sixty-seven percent of suburban residents were vaccinated as of August, according to a late summer NBC News poll. That was below the 79 percent of urban residents who got the vaccine, but well above the 52 percent of rural residents, where support for Trump runs deep. Even Biden gave credit to the Trump administration for the development of the Covid vaccine and for getting a booster shot.

It’s unclear that a pure anti-vaccine message is a winner in the 2024 Republican primary fight. Yes, vaccine opposition is highest among Republicans (along with young adults). But that still leaves millions of primary voters who got the vaccines. So Trump’s positioning could also further push DeSantis into fighting for a fringe of the GOP electorate rather than the broader coalition necessary to win the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

Indeed, Virginia GOP Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin shows the potential for success with a middle-ground approach. The first-time candidate said on the campaign trail in the fall that he supports the Covid vaccine but opposes mask and vaccine mandates. He went on to beat former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe 50.6 percent to 48.6 percent, earning crucial support from swing voters that included younger Virginians, moderates, independents and white women, among others.

Trump’s digs against political rivals who won’t get boosters and his positive talk about vaccinations can easily be seen as cynical and craven calculations aimed not at helping humanity but in boosting his political interests. Still, whatever the motives, they’re right on the public health merits. Politically, they may also be effective

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


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2024; 4dchess; aversconflicted; chat; chatforum; davidmark; davidmarkisaliar; davidmarkisapos; davidmarklies; desantis; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; fakenews; florida; glennyoungkin; leader; lyingliars; mediawingofthednc; nbcfakenews; nevertrumpers; nonstoplies; notnews; opwarpspeed; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; rondesantis; smearmachine; tds; terrymcauliffe; trump; trumpwasright; vaccine; virginia; whypostthisgarbage; winsomesears
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-122 next last

1 posted on 01/13/2022 3:06:34 PM PST by conservative98
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Oh no. Please don’t do this Trump. Please.


2 posted on 01/13/2022 3:07:33 PM PST by Hildy (In an unforgiving world, only the shameless survive.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

DESANTIS 2024.


3 posted on 01/13/2022 3:08:47 PM PST by ealgeone
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Trump is making a yuge mistake.


4 posted on 01/13/2022 3:09:29 PM PST by captain_dave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

5D chess probably


5 posted on 01/13/2022 3:09:53 PM PST by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Where is the politician willing to openly reject the vax?

There are a few who will speak up against the mandates, but the vax itself?


6 posted on 01/13/2022 3:10:33 PM PST by marron
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Here we go again. Leftist corrupt media drives a wedge between Trump and DeSantis supporters, and conservatives fall for this stupid s—t like dogs to vomit.


7 posted on 01/13/2022 3:14:13 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Trumps a achilles heel. His mouth. Love what he did while in office but I wish he’d just shut up sometimes.


8 posted on 01/13/2022 3:14:41 PM PST by jetvol1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Between now and the Election in 2024 we would be on booster number 12 following the pro-booster crowd.

No. Pro-booster is not going to be a winner in 2024.


9 posted on 01/13/2022 3:15:09 PM PST by Flick Lives
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

It will NOT pay off got Trump. Most of us agree with, and like, DeSantis on this stuff. Did Trump get his stupid advisors back?


10 posted on 01/13/2022 3:15:20 PM PST by madison10 (No, not just a head cold. Trust me.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Trump 2024. 4 moves ahead.
11 posted on 01/13/2022 3:16:17 PM PST by conservative98
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98
It’s unclear that a pure anti-vaccine message is a winner in the 2024 Republican primary fight.

The kooks absolutely love that message. So there's that.

12 posted on 01/13/2022 3:16:56 PM PST by Pelham (Q is short for quack )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Shelf-life expired. Go away Trump.


13 posted on 01/13/2022 3:17:16 PM PST by Bull Man
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

This screed is pure hogwash with a smattering of fake news...IMHO...


14 posted on 01/13/2022 3:18:23 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98
Trump’s digs against political rivals who won’t get boosters and his positive talk about vaccinations can easily be seen as cynical and craven calculations aimed not at helping humanity but in boosting his political interests.

Looks more like a mistake, because it’s becoming more clear every day that the vaccines didn’t help stop the pandemic, especially the boosters now which are completely ineffective against current strains. Will be interesting to see how hard he campaigns for DeSantis’ re-election in 2022 now, if at all.

15 posted on 01/13/2022 3:19:33 PM PST by Golden Eagle (What's in YOUR injection?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Trump needs to distinguish between his enemies and his friends, and if he views any potential rival for the nomination as an enemy, he’s going to alienate a lot of the folk whose support he needs.


16 posted on 01/13/2022 3:21:19 PM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin ( .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Yup.


17 posted on 01/13/2022 3:21:27 PM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Trump has decided he will live or die on Vaccine Hill. Very disappointing.


18 posted on 01/13/2022 3:22:51 PM PST by LeoTDB69
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

It’s not a Booster it’s a third or forth or fifth shot


19 posted on 01/13/2022 3:23:25 PM PST by butlerweave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ealgeone

desantis 2022...

find someone else for 2024...


20 posted on 01/13/2022 3:24:01 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-122 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson