The re-election of Florida’s governor was a bright spot for Republicans on Election Day, especially since the predicted “red wave” failed to sweep Democrats everywhere out of politics, but there is a big problem with Ron DeSantis’s big win: Donald J. Trump.
DeSantis, who won re-election to a second term, all but stomped Democrat challenger Charlie Crist: DeSantis not only won 59% to 40% over Crist but that percentage represents a whopping 1.5-million-vote difference.
At his victory speech Tuesday night, DeSantis supporters seemed to surprise the governor with chants of “Two more years! Two more years!” referring to his expected run for the White House in 2024.
If the governor is going to run for president, however, he might have to get in line. Speaking at a pre-Election Day political rally in Ohio, Trump told the crowd he has a “very big announcement” coming on Nov. 15. Anybody halfway paying attention knows what that is.
So a fight is coming – a yuge one, probably the biggest – for the Republican nomination. So cue the predictions, warnings, observations, and advice.
In a post-election tweet, Daily Wire author Matt Walsh observed Gov. DeSantis “blew the competition away” while much of the rest of the Republican Party underperformed. “What exactly,” he asked, “is the argument against DeSantis 2024?” That question was answered by Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s former national security advisor. DeSantis modeled himself after Trump, Gorka replied, and the Florida governor can’t fill up a stadium like Trump can.
John Nolte, a Breitbart writer, wrote in a Twitter post that DeSantis “has to run” after his huge Election Day victory.
“He delivered a red tsunami in a state he only won by 30K votes in 2018,” wrote Nolte, who was once a vocal Trump supporter. “He can’t wait for Trump. He has to go now.”
Phillip Wegmann, a political reporter for RealClearPolitics, said in a tweet he spoke to GOP leaders after Election Day. They now view 2024 as a “free for all” after Trump-backed candidates underperformed and DeSantis won by double digits.
Kimberly Ross, a Washington Examiner columnist, predicted Trump is “digging his own political grave” if he continues to take shots at DeSantis, who has a proven track record as governor.
That appeared to be reference to Trump calling DeSantis “Ron Desanctimonious” at a Pennsylvania rally the day before Election Day. Trump made fun of DeSantis because a 2024 presidential poll showed Trump at 71%. DeSantis was far behind at 10%.
Robert Knight, a Washington Times columnist, tells AFN he hasn’t made a choice between Trump and DeSantis, but the Florida’s governor mouth is not getting him in trouble.
“The only reason President Trump isn’t just a shoo-in for another term,” Knight says, “is incidents like that that give people pause. Hasn’t he learned to curb his tongue?”
To many political observers, Trump’s pre-election poke at DeSantis suggests he has not considering his record of crudely mocking anyone he views as a threat.
In another twitter post, author and theologian Owen Strachan likely summarized the feelings of many Republican voters.
“I respect much of what President Trump accomplished in office, especially under such relenting hostility,” Strachan wrote, “but I think many conservatives are excited by DeSantis in 2024.”
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Copyright American Family News. Reprinted with permission.
I love Trump and what he did for our Country that Biden has now torn down.
However, Let’s let Trump be the elder Statesman now!
He had his time in the Sun, and can be better for the part and Country by positively guiding from behind the curtain.
I agree. BUT i fear Trump’s ego, will NOT LET HIM step aside for Destantis, OR ANYONE ELSE for that matter…
In 2024 trump will be 78 and over 80 when he would finish his only term left to him. DeSantis will be 46 with a potential of 8 years as President and many more to be a major Conservative Influencer ahead of him. Even Businessman Trump could look at this and realize from a business standpoint who is the better investment in Conservative dollars spent to Take the Country back and make America Great Again. Ron bears the best of all Trump’s winning image, qualities and programs, and none of the personality ego flaws that distract from them. All he has to do is continue to praise Trump’s accomplishments as a passing generation of Conservative victories and just sit back and let Trump’s ego take himself out of the race. Frankly Trump’s snide self-diminishing remarks aimed at both DeSantis and Glenn Youngkin has people wondering if he now suffers from a new Conservative strain of his own Trump Derangement Syndrome presenting himself and his Pelosi worthy jealousy as just more politically damaged goods.
“A House divided against itself cannot stand” Linclon,,,, nor can a divided Conservative political party.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 -“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven,” Trumps mouth and age keep shortening his season, removing the very purpose for which he was elected in the first place. Back off and let the primaries decide and leave the good guys alone.
Logically yes.. BUT can trump get RID of his emotions, and let logic rule here??
DeSantis – hands down. Trump’s ship has sailed.
The GOP better distance themselves from Trump if they ever have any hope of gaining a majority in either the house or senate, much less the presidency. Trump will never get elected to any office because the hate for him runs wide and deep across this country. His ego and big foul mouth is Trumps biggest enemy.
EVEN If they do distance himself, TILL THEY FIGURE OUT a way to stop the dems stealing things (note just how the AZ and NV counts are going, ALL I HAVE SEEN Is dem after dem getting MORE votes).. I don’t think we can EVER have another real honest election..