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DeSantis, all-in on Iowa, finishes 99-county tour where he started: Far behind Trump in a critical state
cnn ^ | Dec 2, 2023 | Steve Contorno, Veronica Stracquatarsi

Posted on 12/02/2023 3:40:17 PM PST by backpacker_c

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis completed his tour of Iowa’s 99 counties on Saturday, a milestone he pursued with dogmatic zeal as his White House aspirations grew closely tied to his performance in the Republican Party’s first presidential nominating contest.

DeSantis marked the occasion with a rally in Jasper County, just east of Des Moines at a venue called the Thunderdome – a fitting host for a candidate in a fight for political survival.

Never Back Down has spent more than any other entity on advertising in Iowa and is building out a ground operation it insists is “historic” in its size and early deployment. DeSantis also earned the endorsement of the state’s popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, and Bob Vander Plaats, one of Iowa’s most influential faith leaders.

But in the months since DeSantis first set out to visit every county, polls show Trump’s lead in Iowa has only grown.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; desantis; reynolds; uninterested; vanderplaats
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desantis was planning on a huge event, and had reynolds and vander plaats there...

interest in the event turned out to be.....

underwhelming.....

1 posted on 12/02/2023 3:40:17 PM PST by backpacker_c
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DeSantos marked the occasion with a rally in Jasper County

Can we see pics of DeSasters massive rally?

2 posted on 12/02/2023 3:42:33 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: backpacker_c

I don’t think Ron has a chance in hell, but he is NOT a bad guy and IMO, he shone the other night against an egotistical slime bastard and he deserves good numbers.


3 posted on 12/02/2023 3:42:36 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true . . . . . I have no proof, but they're true !)
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To: backpacker_c

Iowans standing behind the big pharma lockdown prez who let cities burn and offered the dems more amnesty than graham. How much money did trump pay Iowans t stay home n do nothing.


4 posted on 12/02/2023 3:43:22 PM PST by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: backpacker_c

How come we never see pics of DeSanches rallies?


5 posted on 12/02/2023 3:43:54 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: momincombatboots

Yet another evangullible?


6 posted on 12/02/2023 3:44:57 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: backpacker_c
desantis newton

They have kept a tight, zoomed in shot, for a reason. there isn't anyone there except for the 50-60 or so, who were in the frame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuNCh6AgaCg

7 posted on 12/02/2023 3:45:36 PM PST by backpacker_c
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It breaks my heart. I like Gov. DeSantis. He could have had a complete lock on 2028. Won't be the first time someone failed to gauge their time in the sun.


8 posted on 12/02/2023 3:49:15 PM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: backpacker_c

This is Trump arriving at the whiskey river restaurant for the first event he had today... I haven’t seen a good pan yet of the 2nd event in a gym at cedar rapids...

Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅
@DanScavino
45 arrives at the Whiskey River Restaurant in beautiful Ankeny, Iowa! 44 DAYS to Caucuses, LET’S GO IOWA! 🇺🇸🦅

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1731028289328759269


9 posted on 12/02/2023 3:55:36 PM PST by backpacker_c
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Nobody gives a shit about Iowa. Ask Cruz, Huckabee and every other dope who hangs out in living rooms of corn people expecting Malachi or Joe Jackson to deliver a pre season victory. And yet Meatball will still get cornholed in Iowa by 30 points.


10 posted on 12/02/2023 4:04:05 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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Did you ever notice there are no wide angle, distant pics of DeSanchez’ rallies? Always close ups. This is what the lying media does all the time when they want the viewer to believe some event or protest is a really massive crowd. Like some of these protests we see...If the camera would pan back it’s only 18 or so stooges on a street corner. But they don’t do that. They zoom in to make it appear, “Massive”.

Phony fake coverage for fake people.


11 posted on 12/02/2023 4:08:29 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Mark Levin’s son-in-law apparently works for him. That’s why Levin is attacking Haley. He should be calling for the candidates to dropout.


12 posted on 12/02/2023 4:09:14 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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Today, Ryan announced he was switching to Haley from Desantis.


13 posted on 12/02/2023 4:18:28 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (I didn't come here to guide lambs, but to awaken lions - 🦅MAGADONIAN⚔️)
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Watch out for a Vivek surprise in the caucus. That would stir the pot again


14 posted on 12/02/2023 4:28:24 PM PST by reviled downesdad (Some of the lost will never believe the Truth and will hate you for it.)
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Yep...

There's less and less reasons or hope for desantis...

And this is the best images I could get to show the crowd from that tweet above


15 posted on 12/02/2023 4:40:53 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

“DeSantis” and “Behind” belong together it was good to put both in this headline.


16 posted on 12/02/2023 4:54:08 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: backpacker_c

99 counties? Sounds like DeSantis buggered Iowa good.


17 posted on 12/02/2023 5:00:56 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: knarf

Lawfare plus idolization of a very flawed person and poor judge of character is responsible for Trump’s lead. If RDS cannot beat him IN THE PRIMARY, despite his amazing record, no human could have defeated him. ANYONE who opposes Trump gets the grade school bully treatment.
And dear FReepers, any and all of you would be grist for the infantile attacks too, if you don’t fall in line. He treats conservatives far worse than leftists. Still, as nominee, I will fully support him. There is no choice. The Stalinists must lose!


18 posted on 12/02/2023 5:09:08 PM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there , a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: moovova

Do you even believe your own BS? I doubt it. Buggered? Beyond stupid.


19 posted on 12/02/2023 5:11:02 PM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there , a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: alstewartfan

Ahhh...a DeSantis fan. LOL


20 posted on 12/02/2023 5:28:16 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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