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Republican Voters Across Pennsylvania Are Much Less Wedded to Trump Than You Think
America Greatness ^
| April 24,2023
| Salena Zito
Posted on 04/25/2023 8:39:43 PM PDT by chickenlips
DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania—Richard Tems was about as loyal a Trump supporter as you can get.
The Bucks County businessman and GOP committeeman has fiercely defended former President Donald Trump in editorials, interviews with reporters, and conversations with anyone within earshot. He voted for Trump twice and believed he was the right president at the right time.
However, eight years after the New York businessman and entertainer came down the escalator in Trump Tower in June 2015, Tems said he would move on in next year’s Pennsylvania primary. He plans to vote instead for Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., for the Republican nomination for president.
“Why? Well, because DeSantis has done a brilliant job in Florida. He took a tiny little victory the first time, and he turned that state dark red by implementing good conservative policies. He brought in the right kind of people, and he turned that state from being purple, or occasionally blue, to very red,” Tems said.
Tems said what Trump did brilliantly was recognize the public was unhappy with the governing class. But “DeSantis knows that to win, you have to build coalitions, and that is what he did,” Tems said. “He spent four years governing conservatively and building a coalition that not only gave him a win last November, it had coattails for all Republican candidates.”
By the time the dust cleared in Florida last year, there were no statewide elected Democrats left standing for the first time in modern politics. DeSantis won reelection over former Gov. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., by a whopping 19 percentage points, even carrying Democratic Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2024desantis; adecentman; backstabber; cuzerloser; desantis; desantisshill; desantisshills; desantistout; desantistouts; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; election; election2024; fl; florida; globalistpropaganda; noncheater; pa; pos; salenazito; trump; trumpcult
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To: chickenlips
Ron DeSantis is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bush/Tokyo Rove criminal complex and will betray us at the worst possible time.
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posted on
04/25/2023 10:19:52 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
But there are many people who don’t see DeSantis in that light.....and many who don’t know or would look to see further than his record in Florida and what he says now.
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posted on
04/25/2023 10:22:23 PM PDT
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
To: caww
He has been groomed from the beginning, much like Obama.
He didn’t get into those Ivy League schools in a vacuum.
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posted on
04/25/2023 10:24:59 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
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To: chickenlips
Bwahahahaha
Now that there is just plain funny
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posted on
04/25/2023 10:29:23 PM PDT
by
Nifster
( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
To: E. Pluribus Unum
He’s got quite a history that’s attracting people....much of what he’s earned. People aren’t going to check the means of how he got into Ivy league schools - only that he did. Plus his military experience.
Trump was quick to go after him because he certainly sees him as an opponet even though he has not yet declared he’s running.
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posted on
04/25/2023 10:31:04 PM PDT
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
To: boycott
Highly unlikely a,Republican ever wins again. I am as blackpilled as they come on this stuff but it is just reality as I see it.
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posted on
04/25/2023 11:49:46 PM PDT
by
MachIV
To: kiryandil
Yep.
Trump-bashing. Boring...
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posted on
04/26/2023 12:30:52 AM PDT
by
cba123
(Tôi là người Mỹ. Hiện tôi đang ở Việt Nam)
To: chickenlips
DeSantis won’t be the Republican nominee in 2024.
If he announces, it’ll be a “what are you thinking moment?” for Mr DeSantis.
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posted on
04/26/2023 12:38:56 AM PDT
by
unclebankster
( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
To: chickenlips
This Pennsylvanian is for Trump. And my Dad, another Pennsylvanian, is for Trump.
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posted on
04/26/2023 2:28:16 AM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(81 million votes my ass.)
To: chickenlips
Yeah.....I’m not buying any of this. Other than a couple of DeSantis push polls, everybody else has Trump just absolutely crushing DeSantis.
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posted on
04/26/2023 2:53:39 AM PDT
by
FLT-bird
To: chickenlips
The Trump campaign knows their support is soft and that's why they are desperate to stop DeSantis from entering the race.Trump campaigned against DeSantis during the 2022 election in Florida, helping Charlie Crist and the Democrats in Florida from an even worse bloodbath.
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posted on
04/26/2023 2:56:07 AM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
To: GulliverSwift
This is just dumb. When you are making constant excuses for DeSantis' prosperity and constant excuses for Trump's horrible endorsements/hirings, then you have nothing.
FACT: DeSantis has been implementing true conservatism in Florida since he won in 2018 and without apology or moderation.
Yes, demographics helped DeSantis, but he also didn't kill off his elderly in nursing homes during covid, he stopped the mask and vax mandates, he stopped the lockdowns, he implemented school choice, constitutional carry, cut taxes, implemented a conservation program (not preservation) of the Everglades, sent migrants to Martha's Vineyard, took on Disney and Anheuser-Busch despite their donations to him.
And Trump attacks these conservative policies, saying they made Florida a horrible place.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:04:40 AM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
To: GOP Congress
Trump lost 2020.
Accept it.
It does not matter that he lost by cheating. He is not the POTUS and will not be the POTUS.
There is no correction, therefore, he lost.
Time to put the big boy pants on and harvest votes just like the left.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:06:11 AM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
To: Valpal1
I am supporting Trump because he’s the only one I’m sure has not and will not be co-opted by the deep state. I can’t say that for DeSantis, he is a professional politician and I have had my fill of those.Let's compare:
Both Trump and DeSantis took millions from Disney.
DeSantis turned on Disney to protect children. Trump is defending Disney from DeSantis because he wants more donations.
So which man has not been co-opted?
Trump took money from Anheuser-Busch also. Now he is against the boycott.
Keep telling yourself that Trump can't be bought.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:08:52 AM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
To: chickenlips
As I said yesterday when discussing the Tucker Carlson firing,
“Talking about what happens behind the false front of the DC village is always a threat. It is in the research and acceptance of the darkest pretending constructs that you realize how the illusions of choice are presented.” {more}
You have heard me say three phrases repeatedly:
(1) There are trillions of dollars at stake;
(2) live your best life; and
(3) always trust your instincts.
The first element is the baseline. The economics of the thing is always the structural reason for the outcome of anything and everything connected to the thing. In simpler times we said, ‘follow the money,’ the core essence of that phrase still exists; however, in recent times the people who are controlling the outcomes have been more subversive at hiding the mechanics of their finance.
The second element is the outcome of acceptance. No one is coming to save you, us, or anything. We are in this battle together, a diversity of humanity that just wants to be left alone an live in freedom; but we are also in this battle alone. No one in a position of institutional power is in alignment with our desire for freedom. Rather than despair at the reality, embrace life and live it as fully and completely as possible – while simultaneously not giving power to the dark imaginings that facilitate the goals of those in power. Throw sand in their machinery when possible.
The last point speaks to the inherent strength that exists within the human species. Turn off the noise, turn away from voices that push the illusions into view, and trust your natural instincts that were provided by a loving God. Into this concept remember there is no such thing as misinformation, disinformation or malinformation; there is only information. That information may take the form of truth or lies. Use your God given skills to decipher the difference, and when in doubt pause and pray for assistance and clarity.
Take all that you instinctually and intellectually know, overlay the goals and objectives of those you understand seek to control your perspectives, and watch this video below. Form your own opinion:
Does anyone remember, Paul Lynde from Hollywood Squares?
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:11:51 AM PDT
by
Bratch
To: Valpal1
I am supporting Trump also. However, what I’d like to see is an amicable contest between the two WITHOUT any interference from the RINO GOP or from those Democrat forces (and their lapdog media).
BOTH should let it be known who their #1 listers for a VP running mate are. My choice for Trump would be Kari Lake. It would be interesting to see who DeSantis would pick - Nikki Haley?
Regardless of Trump or DeSantis, whichever wins the nomination needs full conservative support to stop vote bundling, massive drop-offs and outright cheating in the urban city Democrat precincts.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:14:08 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: All
Trump is a bare-knuckle brawler but he has made horrible decisions. His hirings have been awful, taking credit for the vaccine is an awful position, not firing Fauci was a Jimmy Carter type failure and his big effing mouth is too much of a liability. I would vote for him or any Republican if he wins the nomination but he has no chance in the general. He dug his own grave with his caustic style and it’s up to the Republican base as to whether or not they want to be buried with him in it.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:21:52 AM PDT
by
newnhdad
(Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
To: Lod881019
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:30:57 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
To: chickenlips
What makes Zito think Pennsylvania is a Republican state?
Trump can and will win without Pennsylvania.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:32:05 AM PDT
by
jmaroneps37
(Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
To: mewzilla
I think America Greatness is another FNC.
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posted on
04/26/2023 3:39:10 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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