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My Fellow Liberals Are Exaggerating the Dangers of Ron DeSantis
New York Times ^ | Feb. 27, 2023 | Damon Linker

Posted on 02/27/2023 3:32:05 PM PST by conservative98

To judge by several early polls, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has a decent shot of beating former President Donald Trump in the race to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Some liberals have pronounced this terrible news — because, they say, a DeSantis presidency would be just as awful as, and perhaps even worse than, a second Trump term.

This is wrong. A DeSantis presidency would be bad in many ways, and my fellow liberals should fight with all they have to prevent it. But Mr. DeSantis almost certainly would not be worse than Mr. Trump.

Exaggerating the threat posed by the Florida governor could inadvertently increase Mr. Trump’s prospects in the Republican primaries.

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


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2024gopprimary; damonlinker; desantis; endorsements; liberals; liberals4desantis; nytimes; trump
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1 posted on 02/27/2023 3:32:05 PM PST by conservative98
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The leftwing media love DeSantis these days because he’s their useful idiot to stop/hurt Trump.


2 posted on 02/27/2023 3:32:26 PM PST by conservative98
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This is wrong. A DeSantis presidency would be bad in many ways, and my fellow liberals should fight with all they have to prevent it. But Mr. DeSantis almost certainly would not be worse than Mr. Trump.

They're so confused!
3 posted on 02/27/2023 3:33:04 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: conservative98

The left and RINOs are doing everything they can to take ourt DeSantis. Especially since he’s the only one taking action on election fraud.


4 posted on 02/27/2023 3:34:23 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: conservative98

The left and RINOs are doing everything they can to take ourt DeSantis. Especially since he’s the only one taking action on election fraud.


5 posted on 02/27/2023 3:34:50 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: conservative98

you non floridians and your desantis derangement syndrome makes you people look like idiots...


6 posted on 02/27/2023 3:35:50 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: conservative98

The leftwing media LOVED Trump too and backed him in winning the nomination.


7 posted on 02/27/2023 3:35:56 PM PST by blackberry1
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To: nickcarraway

Not for the 2024 GOP Primary. They are propping him up.


8 posted on 02/27/2023 3:36:00 PM PST by conservative98
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Operation Chaos


9 posted on 02/27/2023 3:36:44 PM PST by JonPreston
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Precisely how we wound up with Mittens. It’s not happening this time.


10 posted on 02/27/2023 3:38:03 PM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: SoConPubbie

you’ve already proven your confusion with your hate towards desantis and his family for believing in God...


11 posted on 02/27/2023 3:38:04 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: SoConPubbie

Neither would be as bad as Xiden. Tell.them that. Xiden is worse.than Putin,or Xi. The open perversion in the Xiden administration embraced proves that.


12 posted on 02/27/2023 3:38:27 PM PST by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: conservative98

I’d like DeSantis to follow Trump in office, but he will be beholden to his major donors...who are the Bush crowd.


13 posted on 02/27/2023 3:38:53 PM PST by ryderann
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I just read this today…
https://www.americaoutloud.com/diabolical-george-soros-is-using-ron-desantis-to-assure-our-worst-nightmare-prevails/


14 posted on 02/27/2023 3:44:26 PM PST by lilypad
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To: blackberry1; conservative98

The media gave Trump more coverage than all thw other candidates of both parties combines combined, so they did elect him. They also coveted up his past.


15 posted on 02/27/2023 3:44:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: conservative98
The leftwing media love DeSantis these days because he’s their useful idiot to stop/hurt Trump.

Many Freeper's also love DeSantis and will be supporting him through the primaries. Trump is now a "distinguished elder." He's just too old to play a young man's game.

16 posted on 02/27/2023 3:49:14 PM PST by rexthecat
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desantis ran for reelection for florida governor last year (2022)...

his opponent was “big money backed deep state globalist” charlie crist...

desantis needed big donor money to combat and win against “big money backed deep state globalist” charlie crist...

desantis was sworn in for his second term as florida governor last month (january 2023)...

desantis’s actions as florida governor prove he is beholden to us floridians and our children...

not the bs you’re spewing...


17 posted on 02/27/2023 3:49:31 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: conservative98

Never underestimate your enemy...Period.


18 posted on 02/27/2023 3:52:07 PM PST by lewislynn ( Trump accomplished more for America in one 4yr term than any President in your lifetime)
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To: conservative98

The liberals are right. DeSantis would be worse than Trump, but not in the ways they think.


19 posted on 02/27/2023 3:55:22 PM PST by lewislynn ( Trump accomplished more for America in one 4yr term than any President in your lifetime)
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trump is whining while desantis is winning...


20 posted on 02/27/2023 3:57:32 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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