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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Frum has coined a new name for Ron DeSantis and I dig it.
Diet Trump.
tinrobot
(12,114 posts)(Except Meatball Ron probably needs to go on a diet.)
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)flying rabbit
(4,997 posts)I feel like I'm 12 years old again.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)gibraltar72
(7,631 posts)wnylib
(26,455 posts)lark
(26,113 posts)NJCher
(43,522 posts)Yep.
DemocratSinceBirth
(101,999 posts)He went on to call Haley, Youngkin and his other challengers "tribute bands" and why go for a tribute band when you can have the real thing.
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eppur_se_muova
(42,507 posts)Response to eppur_se_muova (Reply #4)
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flying_wahini
(8,281 posts)highplainsdem
(63,087 posts)Emile
(43,253 posts)MontanaMama
(24,751 posts)MLAA
(19,800 posts)And Trump-Lite in Europe haha
sky_masterson
(590 posts)Mock Trump
GenThePerservering
(3,707 posts)And is tasty- unlike de Satan who is neither.
sky_masterson
(590 posts)but alone has little flavor
patphil
(9,225 posts)megapuzzler
(566 posts)patphil
(9,225 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,993 posts)onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(19,221 posts)lisa58
(5,822 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)mia
(8,481 posts)Generic Brad
(14,374 posts)But Diet Trump? His policies make him look more like Hitler with Stevia.
Bootsy and Pudding Pop
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)A lot of observers have been pointing out the weakness in running as a tRump alternative: why would people vote for Diet tRump when they can have the real thing?
And tRump is almost certainly unelectable (that "deja vu all over again" feeling notwithstanding).
Mme. Defarge
(9,049 posts)Glad Id already swallowed that gulp of coffee.
reACTIONary
(7,289 posts)mountain grammy
(29,209 posts)republianmushroom
(22,692 posts)Aviation Pro
(15,762 posts)Rolly-polly tub of mean.
peppertree
(23,456 posts)mwooldri
(10,826 posts)Conjuay
(3,108 posts)Call him"Ron Demented".
Martin68
(28,064 posts)The could make DeSantis "a double Trump, no ice."
LudwigPastorius
(15,001 posts)Last edited Sun Apr 2, 2023, 10:48 PM - Edit history (1)

JanMichael
(25,725 posts)SunSeeker
(58,374 posts)calimary
(90,775 posts)That's better than "Trump Lite"!
gfwzig
(152 posts)Downsouthjukin
(86 posts)I been calling him that since he opened his pus hole.
brewens
(15,359 posts)Merrill
(149 posts)the man is growing around the waist and so is that chip on his shoulder = God will take him down
musclecar6
(1,884 posts)Everything Ive seen and heard, DeSantis is more of a crazy lunatic than Trump is. Seeing the shit hes advocating and pushing through in Florida, is straight out of Hitler type governance..
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