Posted on 05/21/2023 10:04:21 AM PDT by Rummyfan
The late Rush Limbaugh would often say of the media: They tell you whom they fear. In light of this Limbaugh truism, the media must fear the rise of Gov. Ron DeSantis after Friday’s hit piece on his wife, Casey DeSantis, in Politico.
Rumors have been flying that Ron DeSantis will declare his candidacy for president on Thursday. So while hardcore Trump supporters will guffaw and point to recent polls showing their man far ahead of the Florida governor, they forget that a poll is merely a snapshot in time. Plus, the primaries haven’t begun, it’s over a year until the party conventions, and DeSantis hasn’t yet declared, either.
But the media also know that Ron DeSantis is a popular governor, having won his re-election with over 59% of the votes. They also know of his impressive record of accomplishment in Florida. Plus, they are aware that he could attract not only rank-and-file Republicans, but also independents for whom Donald Trump is a turn-off.
So Politico attempted a flank attack on Ron DeSantis by writing a hit piece on his wife.
Casey DeSantis is a 42-year-old mother of three, a former Florida TV personality, and a breast cancer survivor. She is also lovely in appearance and handles herself well in public. Shortly before the gubernatorial election in November, 2022, Casey released an ad touting her husband which was well-received by many on social media.
Normally the media would be gushing all over such a woman. She’s a cancer survivor! She’s a mom! What’s not to love?
Ah, but the “D” in Casey’s name stands for DeSantis and not Democrat. So Politico interviewed Democrat strategists and alleged former staffers who were more than happy to dish dirt.
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Class envy is the trademark of socialist communists.
Did you think this comment was so profound that you had to dazzle us with it twice?
I’ll bet you wouldn’t say that about Jackie Kennedy, or her husband daring to become president.
Or that you’d ignore the governors who left their posts to become VP or try for President.
amazing!
This classless prick is traveling on the people’s dime
I've never seen anywhere that this claim is backed up other than from Richard Baris and Robert Barnes making the claim repeatedly.
The juxtaposition of your words there, makes it rather ironic. I guess it’s not necessary for you to have class.
Tsk! Tsk! Language!!
In effect, Florida's new residents tend to be those targeted by Lefties for heavy taxation in their home states. Broadly, with exceptions of course, they are culturally and politically conservative and disproportionately register and vote Republican in Florida.
Confirm this for yourself by consulting the abundant data files on the Florida Division of Elections website. Or dig into the now substantial political science literature on the subject.
California seems an outlier because the GOP has been in collapse there for decades because of the state's entrenched Leftist culture and massive Hispanic immigration. In addition, the California GOP has mostly failed to advocate conservative ideas and policies that could provide a basis for growth.
Well, let us know when you find contradictory evidence.
Can’t poll fraud bro.
He measures who humans prefer.
Not false ballots.
Some people want DeSantis because he hasn’t been subjected to the scorched-earth vilification that Trump has endured.
They forget that ANY Republican nominee will be destroyed in the press, and they’ve already done their worst at Trump.
Is that the standard? Someone makes a claim and until we find contradictory evidence, it’s assumed to be true?
fivethirtyeight doesn’t even list Big Data Polling among the 506 polling firms that they rate in their ratings, which they claim are “based on the historical accuracy and methodology of each polling organization’s polls.”
I’m not suggesting fivethirtyeight is the best place to look, but I’d think if people are going to keep making this claim that Baris is so brilliant, they could at least point to a single piece of externally sourced evidence that this is true.
—> Is that the standard? Someone makes a claim and until we find contradictory evidence, it’s assumed to be true?
You seem to believe there is some doubt about his accuracy.
Fair enough. I’ll wait to see if you find anything.
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