Posted on 06/01/2023 1:21:00 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
Some presidential candidates struggle to nail their message. Ron DeSantis is struggling to nail his NAME. In the early days of his campaign, DeSantis has gone back and forth between pronouncing his name Dee-Santis and Deh-Santis.
Why it matters: DeSantis' dissonance on how to say his name — for years an issue of confusion for his campaign teams — is a curiosity as many GOP leaders and donors wonder whether the Florida governor is ready for the scrutiny of a presidential campaign.
What's happening: During his first week as a candidate, DeSantis pronounced his name "Dee-Santis" during:
The video announcing his presidential campaign. A radio interview in South Carolina, in which he told listeners to go to "RonDee-Santis.com." But then: DeSantis pronounced it "Deh-Santis" during interviews with Fox News, Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson, and Mark Levin this past week.
The governor's campaign, his wife, Casey, and the independent super PAC that supports him consistently pronounce it "Deh-Santis."
Asked the proper way to pronounce his name, DeSantis' campaign did not answer. The super PAC, Never Back Down, declined to say.
Former President Trump has chided DeSantis over the different pronunciations.
"Ron DeSantis is a phony who can’t decide how to pronounce his name," Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told Axios. "If you can’t get your name right, how can you lead a country?"
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
duh-santis?
doh-santis?
are those options?
Well now - Axios has a real story on their hands this time!
Probably “dee-santis,” because it’s Italian.
Let’s call the whole thing off.
The Italian pronunciation would be “Day-Santis.” To get the “Dee,” it would have to be spelled “DiSantis.”
What a confused guy. Next thing you know, he’ll be unsure what his pronouns are.
You are missing SpongeBob Squarepants on tv to post this?
The pronunciation of the vice president’s first name still hasn’t been resolved. Even she uses different pronunciations.
Clever writing. Wants us to think that variations in pronouncing one’s name renders one unfit to be president.
At least I know what mine are: "Trump won" and "Let's go, Brandon."
yup .... we are knee deep into the critical issues of our time now...
It doesn’t. Really.
Raygin. Reegin.
Who the hell cares about name pronunciation.
Aixos is a Terrorist Orginization
Again a Trump Staffer goes har in hand to the antichrist media.
Learn what a pronoun is.
Effing adolescents. Media hacks
I believe it’s “Desaster”
How does he pronounce “pecan”?
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