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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Wait, is Pope Ron running? A year ago he said he wasn’t. I am confused....
Maybe it’s not MAGA as he has run the brand down, but MTGA ( Make Trump Great Again) don’t know.
Lake is the long term future hope of the GOP not Ron. That will be clear after the mid-term.
When Desantis farts your ears wiggle.
How about never trashing either man? To criticize Trump’s poor cabinet picks, or his stomping on his own successes with pointless barbs at irrelevant figures is not TRASHING him.
DeSantis has declared he's running for president in 2024? News to me. Got a link for that?
BTW, I have been 100% MAGA since Trump declared in 2015. I just sent $$ to Trump two weeks ago for his 2024 presidential run, and have donated to his campaign numerous times over the years. Tonight I disagreed with his ONE "DeSanctimonious" comment. For that I've been labeled a member of the FR "mob", a snowflake, a whiner and a Never Trumper.
Do you Trump-haters believe Trump would warn DeSantis for no reason? Wake the hell up, Trump is always 2 steps ahead.
I am a passionate supporter of both. They are my two favorite Republicans, far and away, along with Trump.
I saw Ed ( aint dead yet ) Rollins put on yet another draft Desantis ad on Faux.
Ron said no. What is your beef?
Not anymore. I am a Trump fan and a Lake fan. My spider seneses tell me Desantis is a crap weasel.
The last time he said no was 14 months ago.
Did the crowd groan? People need to give him negative feedback when he pulls crap like this. He’ll get the message.
Rollins is an eccentric gadfly, who supported Perot I think. Pay no attention to him. I don’t.
So.... those of us who didn't like Trump's "DeSanctimonious" comment are now Trump-haters? Besides being Never Trumpers, Snowflakes, etc.
See my post #47. Do I sound like a Trump-hater and/or a Never Trumper??
And he has NEVER said yes.
Which is the problem. He should make it clear. If he has to say it every day then say it. "I am not running for President in '24 PERIOD"
Why are people so automatically against Trump. You paint a picture that works for you and run with it that’s what people do
I look at a picture then consider as it unfolds. I’ve got a re rein of Columbo on now. It’s got murder which is unpleasant. It’s dated. But watching him take a theory rmthen allow the truth to unfold, adding and subtracting is the real way to solve a mystery
No one even considers it a mystery why did Trump say that? They say Trump is a jerk
Well, we need a jerk in office in order to fix this.
DeSantis could fix this but he hasn’t proven himself outside of Florida
Now back to your statement. Your theory you’re running with
I have no reason to assume this is one sided. This could be the result of an altercation between trump and DeSantis. I know a couple of things. Desantis hasn’t said one MAGA word Many in power have not. Why not? They ought to. That’s the Will of the people. They have not changed since 2020. They’ve grown Does DeSantis come on any conservative programming? No. Who does? The ode who work for trump. Why?
Die DeSantis turn down trump for Miami rally tomorrow?
If so(of course DeSantis isn’t going to a trump rally) then why.
Now. If DeSantis isn’t gointmg to plant Trump rallies and not one in his own state - that have been Proven to get votes and win elections
Then why is it Trump that doesn’t care- when it is He hmwho spends his money and time running rallies- and not DeSantis who does nothing for other campaigns while it’s trump going to Florida to campaign for Florida candidates and DeSantis is not campaigning for Florida candidates
But trump is the selfish one?
Disingenuous Don has a point - Sanctimony sucks.
Kinda like claiming to save millions of lives pushing a Warp Speed SwampVax poison.
Or an ad that is somewhat cringy from the guy who actually does save children from the SwampVax.
Avoid Don’s poison if you wish to survive long enough to vote against the guy protecting folks from it.
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