Posted on 02/08/2023 12:28:57 PM PST by Drew68
—> the Reagan Rule.
Eh. I don’t care.
And there are quite a few deep state hacks - like Bush I - who should’ve been criticized and never selected.
Wrong. The same crowd on FR was going crazy when Trump started going after Cruz. This place was in open war against Trump in 2016. Rush didn’t mention Trump’s win in his opening monologs (although Rush never really went after Trump he knew what conservatives wanted and it wasn’t Trump). The a political type loves this. Then and now. Trump will get huge non conservative votes like he did in 2016 because people hate politicians and DeSantis is one. Remember Cruz trying to convince New Yorkers and Pennsylvanians...I think that was after his Wisconsin win. Comedy gold
“But now he almost has to. He’d look like a giant p*ssy if he didn’t run now. He’d look like he was bending the knee to Trump. It would be humiliating.
He’d be finished politically.”
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On the contrary, if he does run against Trump he will be finished politically as far as his running for president is concerned. There are a significant number of Trump supporters who will abandon him if he runs. Enough to cost him the election. And if he runs and loses, that will likely end his political future (outside of Florida anyway). Does he really want to take that risk, or take the safer choice of waiting for ‘28?
Ok, what then if DeSantis doesn’t run, then Trump cannot run, for whatever reason, who is left?
That right there is load of dung. BS.
The issue is not that DeSantis is above criticism, the issue is that Trump attacks on him are petty, mean-spirited, and personal, none of them are issues based. They are, exactly what DeSantis called it, “smears”.
If Trump wants to say DeSantis would not make a good conservative president because of his certain actions as governor, he can go right ahead and no one on FR would think less of him.
But the petty personal stuff needs to stop.
This
:: And now Ben is at UF, where he belongs ::
Let me correct that for you...
“And now Ben is at UF, where Jeb can keep on eye on both him \and\ Ron.”
Jeb is a Bush and has been assigned to be their handler.
Change my mind.
Exactly.
He has a lifelong history of demeaning women, in words and actions.
He certainly does not care about the dignity of women.
He is and has always been a spoiled, narcissistic loudmouth.
New York Times dredged back up in November 2022 before the election.
Typo.
I know exactly what’s at stake. We already know what Trump is capable of on the conservative side. What he can accomplish even in the face of 2 bogus impeachments, a pandemic, and a bogus special council.
DeSantis....not so much. Being anti-woke in a red state isn’t exactly breaking conservative ceilings. Let’s give this some time and see what unfolds. It’s like there are so many closet linguini-spined Trump supporters that were just waiting for an excuse to dump Trump...and that excuse is DeSantis. Good luck with that.
I have looked into every corner on who Trump is...before his first election.. I wanted to know the man who they were trashing even before he came out and then won.
Yes, he liked women... and yes, he is sometimes full of himself. That is the way of some... it’s a gene and a habit.... get over it!
I didn’t see anything wrong to not for him.. I liked a lot more than there was anti... He helped every person who ever needed it and asked or he found out... he used his plane to take more than one child to a hospital.. he never turned down nor was too busy to help anyone.
He has 5 kids who respect him and they them. That is not an easy task.
He welcomes God into his living quarters... He has been prayed with and over with head bowed. He loves this country and he loves the people.
HE didn’t have to leave his comfortable life and run into a buzzsaw.. but he did. He is about the only one in Washington that I trust.
He has proven that he can do the job just fine and I like the way he does it. We need a street sweeper to wipe out the biden effect.. I want Trump back for another great time and You can take it to the bank!!
A 22 year old single guy having a beer with some eighteen year old girls.
Mammy, get the smelling salts!!
As a Day One original Trump supporter , I do not appreciate or approve of Trump’s recent attack on DeSantis, who is himself one of the few great hopes of this nation. Make common cause , alliance , would be far better. There’s got to be a way . United we conquer
The Reagan Rule passed into history in 1987.
Now, the only ones who mention it are Deep State loyalists, the Kinder Gentler crowd and Dubya fanbois.
The Democrats use that as a hammer to help get Billy Jeff elected.
The Democrats don’t GAS about nicey-nice politics.
We shouldn’t either, now that we are ruled by the Uniparty.
Fire them?!? I would be happy if he would stop endorsing and supporting them!
Trump is his own worst enemy. Imagine where we would be if he had appointed a decent attorney general. Secretary of Defense. FBI director.
Trump's few good appointments are most notable for their rarity.
Not really. A few, sure, but not enough to turn the election, especially considering DeSantis will bring in more voters from the independent middle (who loathe Trump) than he loses from butthurt Trump voters.
Kemp brought home the MAGA vote even after bucking Trump and seeing Trump endorse Stacey Abrams.
DeSantis will do the same.
If he doesn't run now, he loses his momentum. DeSantis will never have higher value than he has right now and history has not been kind to people who pass up their chance.
“ Trump is breaking the Reagan Rule.”
Did Reagan go after fellow republicans in the primary?
Pay attention. Trump is telling you this guy is no good for you. Trump works for us. DeSantis doesn’t.
DeSantis got busted yesterday on two things-
Partying with his female students some years ago there are photos
And schmoozing some people he should not be schmoozing and still want to be in the running.
Trump will run.. he is no quitter... he stays the course... he not only stayed through the 4 years of attacks.. he is in the game still... for another term...
I like DeSantis for the next one.. just do not mess with trying to get Trump to quit... that would give the left and the media so much joy!.. don’t fight in our own team... it isn’t needed and it loses votes.
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