Posted on 01/16/2024 12:14:26 PM PST by conservative98
'THIS IS A TIME-HONORED TRADITION.'
Gov. Ron DeSantis is as low as 4% in some New Hampshire polling, but he continues to contend the two front-runners should debate him before next week’s Primary.
“This is a time-honored tradition that you debate in New Hampshire the week before the New Hampshire Primary. So I plan on being there on Thursday,” DeSantis said about the WMUR debate scheduled, but so far with only a commitment from the Florida Governor.
“I understand why Nikki Haley doesn’t want to debate and yes, Donald Trump should debate as well. But either way, I’m going to be there. And so I hope both of them come, but I think that she doesn’t want to debate because the last debate that we did together, you know, didn’t go well for her,” DeSantis said in Columbia, South Carolina.
The Governor’s comments follow a social media post in which he made related claims.
“Nikki Haley is afraid to debate because she doesn’t want to answer the tough questions such as how she got rich off Boeing after giving them millions in taxpayer handouts as governor of South Carolina. The reality is that she is not running for the nomination, she’s running to be Trump’s VP. I won’t snub New Hampshire voters like both Nikki Haley and Donald Trump, and plan to honor my commitments. I look forward to debating two empty podiums in the Granite State this week.
(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...
Think the media will get excited the first time a Hispanic wins a presidential caucus?
DeSantis has won every debate is why they don’t want to show up.
DeSantis even challenged Newsome, and knocked him out cold before he even knew what had hit him.
Go away, Ron.
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These debates are stupid and not at all like a real debate. They are just shouting matches. What they should do is cut off the person’s mike after his or her allotted time, so that everyone can say what they have to say without being interrupted or shouted down. I can’t watch any of them. They give me a headache.
Meatball needs to drop out but he’s too stupid
Trump has won every debate without being there!
Instead of a bum....
I’m not any sort of DeSantis hater, but this is getting beyond ridiculous now. Not one of these “candidates” stands a chance against Trump. Not a snowball’s chance in hell. Drop out now on your own terms with at least some dignity.
This guy refuted Trump claim of election fraud - but is not claiming he is victim of it.
You always demand a debate when behind and avoid same when ahead. Debates can be vote movers because candidates can make errors.
DeSantis is the poor man's Ted Cruz from 2016.
Are you claiming he has writer’s cramp? I do recall him flying off to Israel, like he was on a mission for Jesus.. Yet he is mute on the sewer Harvard .. The guy is in over his head.
Not many people are watching the debates due to voter apathy. They figure we’re going to be stuck with Biden and Trump again, whether we like it or not. Almost no one even voted in Iowa yesterday, and that wasn’t just because of the cold.
Mr Ridiculous strikes again!
Stop eating the gummies...seriously just stop.
I’ll ask you again...will the Haley camp pay you to post this stupid crap once Desantis drops out like his camp is paying you now?
If only he waited until 28, he didn’t so it’s off to palokaville.
Trump needs to tell Haley and DeSantis to take a long walk; he doesn’t need them.
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