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speak easy

(12,598 posts)
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 12:31 AM Jul 2023

DeSantis Death Spiral

Ron DeSantis’s Campaign Crashes Into Reality

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis started Tuesday morning with a car crash. By lunchtime, his presidential campaign looked like a train wreck.

DeSantis had to announce two dozen layoffs because of financial struggles. It later emerged that one dismissed staffer secretly created and shared a video with Nazi imagery. And at the same time, a new poll in the all-important state of Iowa showed his support declining to a low of 15 percent compared to frontrunner Donald Trump’s 42 percent.

Meanwhile, doubts have been mounting within DeSantis’s own ranks about his campaign. Prior to the layoffs, one DeSantis campaign employee told The Messenger that “these are dark times."

"We’re in decline,” the employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share thoughts candidly. “It feels like we’re in the end game.” The staffer could not be reached Tuesday after the campaign laid of 24 people. Earlier this month, it let go of 14 others.

https://themessenger.com/politics/ron-desantiss-campaign-crashes-into-reality
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DeSantis Death Spiral (Original Post) speak easy Jul 2023 OP
I'm not writing off his campaign RandySF Jul 2023 #1
But I salute every commentator who is making it speak easy Jul 2023 #5
Good that we might be rid of him, but you know who that leaves... TreasonousBastard Jul 2023 #2
Is it true that the car accident included only his caravan? Deuxcents Jul 2023 #3
Good EthanBlue Jul 2023 #4
I don't know how you stand it. brer cat Jul 2023 #6
Speaking of Stark Raving Mad Conjuay Jul 2023 #21
I wish radical noodle Jul 2023 #9
Ugh Lemon Lyman Jul 2023 #14
I would not be surprised radical noodle Jul 2023 #16
Time to RECALL his Governorship! nt TeamProg Jul 2023 #7
Can't recall the governor in Florida radical noodle Jul 2023 #10
I also live in a state that doesn't have recalls. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #11
Then please provide a reference list of which states do and TeamProg Jul 2023 #15
Google is my friend radical noodle Jul 2023 #17
Takes about 5 seconds with a search engine. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #18
That has a Nice ring to it.. like Cha Jul 2023 #8
He had his chance Old Crank Jul 2023 #12
"It feels like we're in the end game." dchill Jul 2023 #13
but... "woke woke woke", "where woke goes to die!!", DeSantis is going to kill "woke" in all USA BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #19
'FL is where folk go to die' speak easy Jul 2023 #20
The little hateful guy that thought he could. pwb Jul 2023 #22
'It's personal.' speak easy Jul 2023 #24
DeathSantis' fight with Disney was so very stupid LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #23

speak easy

(12,598 posts)
5. But I salute every commentator who is making it
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 01:11 AM
Jul 2023

more difficult for him to come back from the dead.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
2. Good that we might be rid of him, but you know who that leaves...
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 12:38 AM
Jul 2023

in first place.

I can't imagine another four years of that asshole.

Deuxcents

(26,915 posts)
3. Is it true that the car accident included only his caravan?
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 12:40 AM
Jul 2023

I thought I heard on the nightly news he had 4 cars in his group and they ran into each other..

Conjuay

(3,067 posts)
21. Speaking of Stark Raving Mad
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 09:59 AM
Jul 2023

Someone on Reddit suggested googling "Florida man" and then entering you birth date and month ( no year).

Mine came back with a guy arrested for sitting naked in front of his apartment complex.


Florida is screwed up, down, and sideways.
I'm starting to think we really are incapable of ruling ourselves.

Lemon Lyman

(1,594 posts)
14. Ugh
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 03:08 AM
Jul 2023

And then won't he and his rubber stamp legislature just change the law so he can keep running over & over?

radical noodle

(10,595 posts)
16. I would not be surprised
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 09:42 AM
Jul 2023

if he tried that. Just like trump who wants to be president for life.

ShazzieB

(22,590 posts)
11. I also live in a state that doesn't have recalls.
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 02:09 AM
Jul 2023

I find it annoying when people assume that ALL states have them, just because theirs does.

If I recall correctly, states that have recall elections re actually in the minority. People would do well to remember that, imo.

Cha

(319,076 posts)
8. That has a Nice ring to it.. like
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 01:53 AM
Jul 2023

Traitorump Frothing at the mouth over his Multiple Indictments.

And yet we read about a ".. 100 Million $$$ Door Knocker campaign" a few weeks ago.. that all gone?

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,239 posts)
19. but... "woke woke woke", "where woke goes to die!!", DeSantis is going to kill "woke" in all USA
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 09:51 AM
Jul 2023

pwb

(12,669 posts)
22. The little hateful guy that thought he could.
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 10:11 AM
Jul 2023

You're a small little man Ron. Go get a big pick up truck and a gun. Leave normal people to their own lives America does not think like you or the Granparents who voted you Governor. We don't like you little hate Buddy. It's personal.

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