Florida has gone from a swing state to a deep Red one. The Democrats literally won 5 counties in the last gubernatorial election. Gadsden (the only majority minority county in the state) Leon (Home of 2 major universities including one HBCU and the seat of State Government) Alachua (Home of the other major university) Orange (Orlando metro) and Broward (Ft. Lauderdale area).
DeSantis flipped Miami Dade Red. When he came into office, the GOP trailed the Dems in voter registration by 200K. There are 500K more registered Republicans than Democrats. He’s signed into law every major piece of legislation he campaigned on and supported and our state is thriving with the most Conservative State government in the Country. We have zero Democrats in any statewide offices. I’m not sure what he could have done that he hasn’t already.
The level of confirmation bias on DeSantis is astonishing.
I don’t believe that he is ready, has a lot of baggage, owes (and is malleable) to too many powerful people (and demonstrated) and crosses my defined line between right & left. Absent Trump dropping out or renewed attacks/relevations which destroy his support, DeSantis won’t get past the primary. Events in Jacksonville echo that the right’s hold on FL is tenuous (”Deep red”: What are you smokin?), especially when measured against the close elections. With dems backing disney, I seriously doubt that he’ll win his battle with them, and I believe that it’s a battle he/we NEED to win.
Leaving FL now for national office is exactly what the left wants because his work isn’t done, and DeSantis supporters for POTUS are directly helping the left by launching him prematurely into the 2024 race. My prediction: The primary race will dramatically weaken him as his hypocrisies are exposed nationally. Ironically, the leftist press has yet to unleash upon him (they’re holding back, which is because they want him to first weaken Trump. They will then destroy him).
Defend or undermine:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1620052007427121152.html
“President Trump just called Ron DeSantis a globalist. He’s 100% right. Here’s a long thread with everything i know so far to validate his point.
1. War
DeSantis said Trump wasn’t tough enough on Russia and advocated for more lethal aid to Ukraine.
He also voted to sanction Iran, Russia and North Korea while Trump opposed it. Earlier he wrote a joint letter to John Kerry, asking him to force Ukraine to join EU to fight against Russia. His former press secretary is a foreign agent who worked for a Zelensky official.
He seemed to support a regime change in Venezuela. Called the current regime illegitimate and wanted a “free Venezuela”.
He also supported the unending war in Afghanistan, called to use everything in our arsenal.
Not to mention his best friend Kent Stermon, who was the COO of Total Military Management. DeSantis lived in his condo when he was in congress. And of course in return, he appointed him on board after he became the governor, just like he did to other lobbyists.
2. Trade
DeSantis voted for TPP 3x in congress. And he’s also backed by Club for Growth. Club for growth supports free trade and free market, which is against Trump’s fair trade. Club for Growth donated $2 million to him in August last year alone.
3. Immigration
DeSantis voted Nay on H.R. 1625 and H.R. 3354, both of which contained border wall funding. One of his biggest donors, David MacNeil, stopped supporting Trump because he tried to end DACA. But he supports DeSantis.
He sent 50 illegals to Martha’s Vineyard, and only resulted in them obtaining visas. His globalist donor Ken Griffin seemed to have some friends there, and asked him to stop it. He did. But the following two flights were already paid. And $950,000 tax dollars were wasted.
When talking about the 1986 Reagan Amnesty, he said he might go along with it if Reagan came to him.
He also sponsored a bill to make Puerto Rico a state. He wanted to please those Puerto Ricans who moved to Florida, just like he moved illegals from Texas instead of Florida, because he was scared to lose votes from them in his state. Even now FL is having a immigration crisis.
4. Energy
DeSantis banned fracking and offshore drilling, spent a lot of money on environmental issues, and invested a lot of money on electric buses. Even California allows offshore drilling. He also embraced Crist’s failed California solar energy subsidy model.
He’s also a climate hoax believer.
5. Connections
He called Bush 41, the one who brought up New World Order, the most inspirational person he had met, 20 years after his presidency. That explains his stance on wars, and his good relationship with Bush’s son, Jeb.
He also wanted to become someone like Paul Ryan. And we all know how bad Paul Ryan is. In return, Paul Ryan is backing him this time.
He was also proud of the endorsement from John Bolton. For details, see this thread
and the article written by @LauraLoomer
If There’s One Thing John Bolton Loves More Than War, It’s Ron DeSantis..
John Bolton has been cheerleading Ron DeSantis for an entire decade ... so it’s no wonder why he’s joining the chorus of RINOS and ingrates who are backstabbing President Trump ahead of 2024.
His former press secretary Christina Pushaw is the definition of a globalist. She is part of Warsaw Security Forum, and they’re partnered with many usual suspects. The current press secretary, Bryan Griffin, met Pushaw there.
Not to mention his globalist donors like China Ken Griffin, DACA David MacNeil and FTX Paul Tudor Jones, and a lot more. Pretty much everyone that supports him is a globalist.
Summary: Ron DeSantis is as globalist as it gets. President Trump is absolutely right on this, and he knows a lot more than I do. Stay tuned for the upcoming primary.”