DeSantis 2024.....now 2028?

cptlo said:
No question Trump was in a tough spot. As the leader of the free world, he was looked upon to lead us out of the pandemic. Unfortunately, he wasn't up to the task so he turned pretty much everything over to people that he thought he could trust. Some other leaders, mostly governors like DeSantis and Kemp caught on pretty quickly and decided to go a different path. They ultimately were proven correct.
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I wouldn't say he wasn't up to the task; I suspect he had no idea what to do since we were on uncharted territory and China was not being forthcoming. So he and the rest of us did what probably seemed the logical thing to do at the time and deferd to the experts. Problem is, the experts didn't know what to do either, and it now appears they were absolutely part of a corrupt agenda. Fauci was supposed to be the grand authority on this stuff, so we all wanted to look to him for guidance, and I think he let us all down in many ways.

DeSantis and Kemp absolutely did the right things, but this was a bit later in the timeline after many began to question what the federal government was telling us. Even so, they caught hell for it from the media and Democrats. Can you imagine what they would have done to Trump had he defied Fauci and Birx? Just look at what they did for his comments about bleach and HCQ.

COVID was real, but it gave certain people the means to perpetuate one of the largest scams we've ever seen.
 
Could you see a DeSantis / Kemp ticket? Seriously, if Trump is the nominee, Fetterman could even beat him in 2024. I strongly believe the only shot the GOP has is if someone other than Trump is the nominee.
 
DeSantis / Kemp would be awesome. Problem is, given the world we live in right now, having two white men on the ticket is less than ideal. Identity politics sucks, but it impacts many voters.
 
Guard Dad said:
I wouldn't say he wasn't up to the task; I suspect he had no idea what to do since we were on uncharted territory and China was not being forthcoming. So he and the rest of us did what probably seemed the logical thing to do at the time and deferd to the experts. Problem is, the experts didn't know what to do either, and it now appears they were absolutely part of a corrupt agenda. Fauci was supposed to be the grand authority on this stuff, so we all wanted to look to him for guidance, and I think he let us all down in many ways.

DeSantis and Kemp absolutely did the right things, but this was a bit later in the timeline after many began to question what the federal government was telling us. Even so, they caught hell for it from the media and Democrats. Can you imagine what they would have done to Trump had he defied Fauci and Birx? Just look at what they did for his comments about bleach and HCQ.

COVID was real, but it gave certain people the means to perpetuate one of the largest scams we've ever seen.
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Don't forget they caught hell for it from Trump as well.
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Trump approved of Georgia's plan to reopen before bashing it

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly told Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that they approved of his aggressive plan to allow businesses to reopen, just a day before Trump pulled an about-face and <a href="https://apnews...
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Boss 302 said:
Don't forget they caught hell for it from Trump as well.
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Trump approved of Georgia's plan to reopen before bashing it

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly told Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that they approved of his aggressive plan to allow businesses to reopen, just a day before Trump pulled an about-face and <a href="https://apnews...
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Yeah, he said he did not agree with Georgia reopening so soon.

I think they even had Trump buying into the BS.
 
Guard Dad said:
I'm gonna give him a break on that one, he was dealing with stuff we'd really never seen before and like the rest of us, he was looking to the "experts" for guidance.
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I'm not giving him a break on it. He doesn't deserve a break on it.
 
Guard Dad said:
OK, but just to remind y'all; hating Trump is what put Joe Biden in office.
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True, but Trump isn't gaining anyone that didn't vote for him in 2020. People that hated him then still hate him now. He's now losing support from conservatives that think there are better options. And the support he had in 2020 wasn't enough to beat Biden.
 
So am I the only one who caught the comment of “…and I removed him”? Does that not cause at least a temporary pause to ask the question “…is that really a good thing”? Of course we quickly support him in this issue but what about when it pertains to an issue we don’t support or agree with, would it be such a great thing then?

He seems like a great state governor but he isn’t seasoned at the national level or prepared to deal with a burning world. JMO.
 
J-man said:
So am I the only one who caught the comment of “…and I removed him”? Does that not cause at least a temporary pause to ask the question “…is that really a good thing”? Of course we quickly support him in this issue but what about when it pertains to an issue we don’t support or agree with, would it be such a great thing then?

He seems like a great state governor but he isn’t seasoned at the national level or prepared to deal with a burning world. JMO.
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I caught it. The Governor has the authority to suspend a state officer under Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Florida. The guy he suspended was picking and choosing what laws should be enforced by the prosecution, allowing violent offenders back out on the street.

17 governors have been elected president. 9 of them were serving as governors when elected. Trump was not seasoned at the national level or prepared to deal with a burning world.
 
Boss 302 said:
I caught it. The Governor has the authority to suspend a state officer under Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Florida. The guy he suspended was picking and choosing what laws should be enforced by the prosecution, allowing violent offenders back out on the street.

17 governors have been elected president. 9 of them were serving as governors when elected. Trump was not seasoned at the national level or prepared to deal with a burning world.
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He absolutely was seasoned with many affairs with heads of states and government leaders. He was well known, respected, and feared around worldwide. He was a proven negotiator the minute he stepped foot in the WH.
 
Governors have historically made the best presidents because they have executive experience, A governor's job is much like that of a president, just on a smaller scale. But a successful business person would have similar experience.

Senators have the worst track record as presidents. Senators are legislators, not leaders or executives.

I think business leaders could have an advantage in areas of economics. It seems too many politicians these days don't even live in the same world we do, and really don't understand how things work. We have a lot of career politicians these days who never actually did much of anything in the private sector, and I don't think this is good.

As for stuff like foreign policy, dealing with world leaders, etc; I don't think a political outsider is at a disadvantage at all. They do what any good administrator does; assemble a team of the best and brightest to advise, listens to their recommendations, and renders a decision.

In concept, I would be much more comfortable with a successful CEO running the country than a politician.
 
I have to give Piers Morgan some credit, it was a great interview. I'm not usually a fan of his but he did a great job.

And DeSantis hit it out of the park. Yes, I know nobody here is surprised that would be my opinion, but he really did do very well.
 
I don’t care for PM either but it seems he has toned his none sense down a little lately. You know we’re in trouble when we can start somewhat tolerating PM, Russell Brand, and Bill Maher. Whoopi, she’s where I draw the line.
 
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