Posted on 06/13/2023 7:44:40 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Some unknown political consultant told Ron DeSantis it would be a great optic to show up at a Rodeo in Oklahoma and announce his presence. The event atop the bleachers came replete with grand trumpets to announce his entry.
The cringe-factor was already off the charts when Top Gov grabbed the microphone and announced, “Hello Oklahoma, great to be wit ya. Greetings from the free state of Florida, we appreciate what you do here“… and things went rapidly downhill from there as the audience turned to see King Meatball, deliver his prose. [video below]
This latest exhibition takes place as the Daily Mail notes donors are increasingly apoplectic as the “awkward” and “gaffe prone” campaign strategy rolls out – seemingly under the control of Casey Desantis.
[Via Daily Mail] – Ron DeSantis’s campaign wants him to meet and take more questions from ordinary voters to overcome fears about his temperament, DailyMail.com has learned.
The 44-year-old has so far shied away from Q&A sessions on the road, despite being a standard feature of U.S. politics. The Florida Governor, who is currently in a distant second place behind Donald Trump in opinion polls, has also evaded media scrutiny at his public events.
He recently exploded at one reporter in New Hampshire who door-stepped him and asked why he failed to take unscripted questions from the audience, raising doubts about his temperament.
And during a campaign event in Iowa last month, footage of DeSantis laughing manically about the cost of running a vintage Porsche triggered online jokes.
Now, three DeSantis staffers have said they have concerns about the Navy veteran’s presentational style after being overshadowed by his wife Casey at rallies.
They are now figuring out ways to overcome his rigid appearance as he makes trips to more diners and meets with smaller groups of voters in his bid to nail down the Republican nomination.
‘He just needs to chill out a bit and be less stiff,’ one source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said. ‘He always looks awkward and needs to get out and meet more people.’
Another senior member of Team DeSantis fumed: ‘If his wife is a former TV reporter and she can’t teach him, who can?’
A third source said that they even had to coach the Florida governor on ‘when to smile’ when trying to interact with ordinary Americans. (read more)
Keep in mind, ABC News reported last month that Ron DeSantis will skip the exploratory committee phase and go straight into full campaign mode. However, the best part of the information provided from within the DeSantis operation is this, “The team has been paying close attention to how to help manage the governor’s facial reactions in the upcoming debate.” Too funny.
Nothing screams authenticity quite like taking political lessons in controlling your facial expressions. However, given the outcomes, as represented in the Iowa appearances, the face control classes didn’t work out too well. Casey must be big mad.
The problem DeSantis has is a matter of authenticity. In the big picture, authenticity is an outcome of believing in your message. President Trump is exceptionally authentic because his America First message is his. President Trump believes his message. Juxtapose this with the brutally inauthentic Ron DeSantis, and you’ll find the outcome of a candidate who is selling the message created by others.
The Florida governor is a manufactured outcome of consultants, advisors and brand image managers who create the message that DeSantis has to sell. The result is something very weird, inauthentic and cringe. WATCH the Twitter Video:
🐊Rob #DeSantis interrupted a rodeo🤣 pic.twitter.com/v9ZBpifOZY
— miguelifornia (@miguelifornia) June 11, 2023
I have no sympathy for them. They are doing it to themselves; but I told you this would happen.
“ Close. Stinky emissions.”
That’s politics.
They all smell and all want power .
Anybody in his right mind with any good reputation at all would steer clear of seeking public office. It is to the point that wanting it at all is disqualifying. What a conundrum.
Alberta’s Child makes four very valid points, especially the last one and first one.
The RAW ambition of a professional politician without any discernible people skills is hard to watch.
It's very dorky, but it hides my Sig P239 OWB quite effectively. And when I'm feeling especially vulnerable, my Sig P226.
“We should vote for a politician based on policy and track record, not their “movie star” quality.”
Maybe for a Congressman but a President needs to be a leader of men.
They show DeSantis laughing with his mouth open, they show him sweating, they comment on his shirt, they call him stiff.......and Reagan was stupid, remember? So transparent. Oh - what about his policies?
Yeah, he is only ahead by 7 pts. You are being brainwashed.
Give him an equal dose of downers and speed, then see what happens. In desperation you can try speedballs but that's a little drastic.
If this is the best the hit squad has he must be pretty good.
And he’s not term limited
I have 4, I think Castro Brown was a poor color choice.
the USA we all grew up with since the ‘50’s and 6’60’s is long gone.
the politics we grew up with at that time...is likewise long gone
we presently live in a UniParty dictatorship of the North American Oligarchy
DeSantis is a useful candidate to provide a thin veneer of electoral politics as of old. So is almost any other heritage candidate on stage. About 17 of them as I recall from the GOP primaries of 2016..
Another Trump Administration is about the only way into a future representative government. Any other will be “politics as it is” ...if the rest of the world doesn’t all decide to nuke us
At least they don't have to steal for a living, doesn't mean they won't just that they don't have to.
I doubt there are more than a couple in congress that don't steal otherwise why would Mitch and Kevin still be in a leadership position?
Anybody in his right mind with any good reputation at all would steer clear of seeking public office. It is to the point that wanting it at all is disqualifying. What a conundrum.
100%. People who think we need a George Washington to save us don’t realize GW couldn’t get elected today, and wouldn’t even want to try.
I have one in that color. I don’t think it’s “Castro” brown. It’s just..brown.
DeSantis is 5 foot 9 inches tall -- short when you consider other politicians. But he gains maybe a couple inches of height from those cowboy boots. Smart thinking, Ronny.
What's that famous Texas proverb? With cowboy boots and hat, who needs cattle to look the part.
Something like that.
I see what you did there. LOL. :-)
thank you.
“All hat and no cattle”. = A Texan’s saying.
Gotta go, DJT landing in NJ. MAGA!
“All hat and no cattle”. = A Texan’s saying.
Gotta go, DJT landing in NJ. MAGA!
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