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As 2024 Looms, Ron DeSantis Has Every
Corner of the Conservative Media Fawning

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 9/14/2022 1:10:40 PM

Over the past two years, Governor Ron DeSantis has embarked on a public relations speed run aimed at boosting his national profile ahead of 2024, embracing red meat social policies and making inroads with conservative power brokers of every stripe. As part of this effort, the notoriously pugnacious governor has managed to walk a tightrope among right-wing media that few Republicans can. From traditional organs like the New York Post and the National Review to Alex Jones and other insurgent far-right darlings, just about every corner of the conservative media ecosystem has played a part in his meteoric rise. On Fox News, DeSantis has become a favorite guest, appearing regularly

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Dreadnought 9/14/2022 1:12:17 PM (No. 1277336)
Coincidentally (maybe), a teaser for this weekend's New York Times Magazine: For years,, Democrats have feared a more disciplined heir to Donald Trump. In Ron DeSantis, that candidate may have arrived. There are no coincidences in politics.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Daisymay 9/14/2022 1:18:09 PM (No. 1277340)
Those of us who live in Florida don't want to lose our Great Governor to a Presidential run. On the other hand, we KNOW he would be a wonderful President! Thank goodness that decision is a few years away! He is a Superstar, that is for sure!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Laotzu 9/14/2022 1:19:40 PM (No. 1277341)
The Democrats trying to pick the Republican nominee . . . .
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Reply 4 - Posted by: formerNYer 9/14/2022 1:21:18 PM (No. 1277343)
How long until the left and the corrupt media get DDS??? They will dig and dig and then dig some more to find the littles flaw in Gov. DeSantis. Meanwhile you can criminals like Poopy-Pants, Pelousy and other D'Rats do anything they want and the networks ignore it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: earlybird 9/14/2022 1:40:15 PM (No. 1277360)
Sundance has also implied that DeSantis is too popular with the Dems. We cannot trust the media on this, and that includes Vanity Fair.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: MDConservative 9/14/2022 2:19:38 PM (No. 1277378)
Let's just take Trump out of the equation, for discussion's sake. Now, who do you have? If, as #3 suggests, the Commie Dems are picking the GOP candidate, DeSantis, let's eliminate him, too. Now what? Okay, how about Mike Pompeo? Or, Tim Scott? Mike Pence? Ted Cruz? Liz Cheney? Nikki Haley? Add your own favorite to the list. The answer is that every GOP potential candidate has "issues", except FPDT, of course. They're either "traitors", GOPe hacks, foreign agents, or daddy's girl playing spoiler. Name one who's not...
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Pluperfect 9/14/2022 2:31:41 PM (No. 1277388)
Fortunately most conservative GOP voters aren't welded to Sundance's theories.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Safari Man 9/14/2022 2:47:54 PM (No. 1277398)
I like DeSantis and think he would make a great potus, but we cannot let the establishment win in their quest to squelch Trump. If we give up on Trump in favor of DeSantis, we have lost, the deep state has won. Trump must be re-elected and he needs to quietly drain the swamp. Not simply for revenge, but so as to prevent their being able to do this again against DeSantis, or whomever.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Kate318 9/14/2022 3:42:13 PM (No. 1277431)
Aaaannd, the usual suspects weigh in on Trump vs DeSantis, with the usual comments. Do you think we don’t know you are part of a concerted effort to sow division and doubt on this site among Trump supporters? Sheesh…
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Rama41 9/14/2022 4:32:55 PM (No. 1277456)
Performance in office counts, a concept d Democrats don't understand, but which makes me a DeSantis supporter. Sad to see Republicans buying into more internecine warfare.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: chance_232 9/14/2022 6:16:42 PM (No. 1277521)
DeSantis is in the League of Extraordinary Governors. Best Governor that I've ever witnessed. I would be happy with either Trump or DeSantis, but actually prefer DeSantis. If the treasoncrats nominate a non-insane candidate in 2024, DeSantis may be the best republican candidate. If Biden is the nominee, I will cheer the epic beat down that Trump will visit on our bumbling Führer.
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