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This is not a post I wanted to write. Ron DeSantis came in a poor second in Iowa and barely beat out Nikki Haley . Haley somehow announced it was now a "two person" race (between her and Trump) even though she came in third, probably projecting forward to the New Hampshire balloting. Nevertheless DeSantis said --
“Because of your support, in spite of all of that they threw at us, everyone against us — we’ve got our ticket punched out of Iowa,” he said.
Yes, but your ticket is punched for Florida, not New Hampshire. Was there an implied Howard Dean "Yee Haw!" in that statement?!
Michael Knowles posted on X the question of whether he was the last person to like both Trump and DeSantis?
I responded by saying I like both but in different roles. And, sadly, the "temptation of Ron DeSantis" means that that role, if any, will be less significant in the future than it might have been. Delusions die hard.
Sad.
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I saw Michael’s tweet - I, too, like both Trump and DeSantis.
I’m convinced that the only hope for the US lies in the states. If we are to survive, it will take strong governors who take back states’ rights.
For that reason, my desire is for DeSantis to remain an outstanding governor.
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by the end of 2024, we'll be talking about 2028 and DeSantis will be the front-runner.
Yes.
While never discounting ego, she's got establishment backers that DeSantis hasn't got, so it's a distinct possibility that she knows it's now between her and Trump. She'll have the entire establishment of both parties behind her candidacy.
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I am not predicting that DeSantis will drop out soon, but it seems to be an unbreakable rule in nomination contests that you must proclaim how great you are doing until the minute you "suspend" your campaign.
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