“What evidence do you have that DeSantis was not true to the conservative cause as governor? “
I never stated DeSantis was not true to the conservative cause. All I said was DeSantis is not a wealthy man and campaigns are expensive.
It has been my observation big political donors are rarely altruistic. People who invest hundreds of thousands of dollars, or millions of dollars, seek a return on their investment. This is one reason conservative Republican voters are often disappointed in how their GOP Congresscritters vote once elected to office.
I am not aware DeSantis is today overly influenced by any wealthy donors. If he runs for President he will need to raise a billion dollars or more to fund his campaign win the nomination and get to Election Day. That kind of money will likely have strings attached to it. Sometimes the strings don’t matter because the candidate’s platform is aligned with the donor’s goals. In other instances compromises may be required.
My personal opinion is DeSantis has been a very fine governor. If I had lived in Florida during the 2022 election I would have voted for him. I did live in Florida when Jeb Bush was governor and I thought he did a good job as governor. He earned my vote for re-election at the time.
While I thought Jeb was a good governor I did not vote for him in the 2016 GOP primary for president. I did not agree with all of Jeb’s positions and did not think he would be as good a president as other choices (Trump, Paul, and Cruz specifically) from a policy perspective. As far as 2024 is concerned, DeSantis should be a strong conservative candidate in the primaries should he run. Will I vote for him? It depends on the issues in 2024 and his stance on those issues versus other candidates. It also depends on how well he continues to govern Florida.
“All I said was DeSantis is not a wealthy man and campaigns are expensive.”
No. Ypu responded to the following post:
by saying donations rarely come without condition and that is why GOP polititions don’t walk the talk after being elected clearly implying that DeSantis was a flawed candidate.
My response was to highlight that during his four terms there is no evidence that he has sacrifice his conservative principles as payback to his donors.