Trump vs. DeSantis

[Rainman]

Mik:
"Regardless of our talents, we can still be our own worst enemy."
That is profound, and sums it up so well.
And I hear you can cook, too!

[Renauda]

@Mik

If DeSantis ignores him, Trump will get shriller and shriller to the point no one will listen nor care. He'll create his own ignominy.

I would agree. DeSantis has absolutely nothing to gain at this stage by responding to Trump. The latter is already created his own state of ignominy. Best to give him the spotlight and let him continue to make a fool of himself publicly.

[George K]

@Renauda said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

let him continue to make a fool of himself publicly

Lincoln's quote comes to mind.

Even if he didn't really say it.

[Mik]

Oh? What quote?

[Mik]

Never mind.

[George K]

[George K]

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

Well, there’s Donald, himself…

Joking aside? They are wrong. There ARE some that wouldn’t vote for DeSantis. I bet there are more than a few that would just stay home.

[Mik]

I think you are right. But we have to face that eventually.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

I think you are right. But we have to face that eventually.

I don’t disagree, but Romney and McCain brought in 60,000,000 votes each. Donald brought in 74,000,000 in 2020 and it still wasn’t enough. Biden came in at 80,000,000. What’s the threshold for a Republican victory in a non-Trump Election? Can DeSantis top 80,000,000 if he needs to? 70,000,000? These are questions that do need to be asked.

[Mik]

I think eventually he can. But Trump needs to be backed off or drawn in to support. A bit late for the latter, but two years is a long time.

[Doctor Phibes]

What is it with Trump that attracts these people?

I don’t understand why somebody who calls themself conservative wouldn’t vote for DeSantis but would vote for Trump.

[kluurs]

Does anyone think Trump would back off and shut down criticism of a Republican candidate for the Presidency that didn't have the "Trump" name? I think he'd criticize any mistakes made by DeSantis and then after the defeat note that he'd have won if he'd been enabled to run.

[taiwan_girl]

@kluurs said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

Does anyone think Trump would back off and shut down criticism of a Republican candidate for the Presidency that didn't have the "Trump" name? I think he'd criticize any mistakes made by DeSantis and then after the defeat note that he'd have won if he'd been enabled to run.

This

[Mik]

Weird. I dreamed that I was working for Trump last night and he liked what I did so much that he had me set up a cocaine distribution network for him that isolated he and I from legal challenges.

It could happen.

[George K]

Right after the mid-terms.

[Catseye3]

@Mik said in Trump vs. DeSantis:

I dreamed that I was working for Trump last night and he liked what I did so much that he had me set up a cocaine distribution network for him that isolated he and I from legal challenges.
It could happen.

The cocaine, okay, but working for Trump? Never.

[Copper]

Whichever one can beat Ms. Clinton is OK with me.

[jon-nyc]

Went from Trump +17 to DeSantis +11.

A 28pt swing.

[Mik]

George Conway doesn't think DeSantis will run. he makes some good points.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/george-conway-says-he-doesn-t-think-ron-desantis-will-run-for-president-because-there-s-no-upside-to-wading-into-a-mud-fest-to-end-all-mud-fests/ar-AA144LjI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ba01be622c5449ffba32fed76ac8da06