Posted on 11/05/2022 9:36:58 PM PDT by thegagline
Former president Donald Trump boasted on Saturday that he’s polling way above “Ron DeSanctimonious” for the GOP 2024 presidential nomination, in an early taste of the rivalry that’s widely expected to develop after next week’s midterms.
Trump at 71, Ron DeSanctimonious at 10 percent, Mike Pence at 7 percent . . . Oh, Mike’s doing better than I thought,” Trump told a crowd of supporters at a rally in Latrobe, Pa., for Republican Senate and gubernatorial candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano.
The fact that Trump assigned the governor of Florida a derogatory nickname is a telltale sign that he considers him a legitimate competitor for 2024, and that he is indeed gearing up to run. Governor Ron DeSantis has long been regarded a GOP rising star and strong contender for president, one who could potentially have the conservative-populist credibility to take on Trump in a primary.
While presiding over the Sunshine State, DeSantis has demonstrated a willingness to apply government power to achieve conservative policy goals — incorporating some of Trump’s confrontational approach. For example, he enacted a mask-mandate ban for K-12 public schools and a prohibition on teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to elementary-aged children. Both laws received widespread support among residents. The hope of some Republicans who favor DeSantis over Trump is that he can pursue a similar agenda without the political baggage of the former president.
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Laura loomer said that about Daniel Webster. Sheesh.
FOCUS, doesn’t mean what you think it does. I listened to the entire rally, soup to nuts. The focus was most certainly, unmistakably on the very real need to defeat Fetterman & Shapiro, hammered in with examples of past actions & consequences of their winning.
The aside of 5 seconds you reference was a throw away line, humorous, indicating Trump has seen the commercial and thought it unwise. If DeSantis or his handlers are astute they will heed the reaction to that particular ad by many, not only Trump.
The comparison of where the standing of the various potential 2024 candidates stand was about 2 minutes. It’s branding and Trump’s attention to a strong branding is a feature not a bug to those that want to see America strong again. Branding is leverage to accomplish a goal.
Trump knows this is his last chance. He only gets this. He’ll be too old in 2028. He’s going to pull out all the stops.
It was a shot over the bow. A much needed warning to Desantis.
👍 👍 👍
Here’s an updated version…
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican, ‘lest the Republican is named Romney.”
Fixed it.
We say that every election. America will still be humming in 2100 while we are dead.
Ideally, I'd like to vote for someone who can win in '24.
Trump can't. He's got loser stench all over him and even his base is starting to smell it.
Here's the reality. Trump will *NEVER* set foot in the White House again unless it's as a private citizen and some other Republican president is nice enough to let him show up to see his official White House portrait unveiled.
2024?
WHO CARES????? WE ARE IN A FIGHT FOR THE HOUSE AND SENATE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
screw it, im over it. Just indict him already before he takes everyone else down with him.
Voted Trump twice but lets be honest, a Trump nomination in ‘24 is a guaranteed L, the stink of losing is all over him.
The golden idol worshippers here are retarded, the Loserman is damn near 80 years old!
Bwahahahaha, Dump the Trump. WINNING IS MORE IMPORTANT than hero worship.
I am thinking about an interview he gave about a month later.
Re: 252 - LOL!
Substitute Trump Derangement Syndrome for DeSantis Derangement Syndrome and we have…. you!
It’s pretty obvious that DeSantis is absolutely living in your head rent-free as you are hitting multiple threads with your DeSantis posts, including attacking those that disagree with you viewpoint.
I’m working the polls on Tuesday for Oz, Mastriano, and Lisa Scheller. Lisa has to defeat Susan Wild, who votes 100% with Pelosi.
Another unforced error by The Donald.
Re: 270 - Trump is a Loserman?
Not close. And you want him to be indicted?
Not good.
Ridiculous, DeSantis is actually TO THE RIGHT of Trump on most everything.
Especially LGBT support. Maybe DeSantis is tired of Trump holding “PRIDE” rallies in Florida, where DeSantis has tried to remove their goals from public policy. Is that one of the reasons you’re so upset?
See?
When Trump did this back in 2015 it was funny - mostly because the other Republican candidates deserved it. In 2022, it just comes off as pathetic. Trump is not going to win back any independents with this strategy.
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