Ron DeSantis announces he is ending his campaign for president

https://www.wmur.com/article/ron-desantis-drops-out-2024/46478234

Well, I didn't expect this before New Hampshire.

Wonder if he was promised anything.

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...esantis-drops-out-2024-gop-presidential-race/

I'm somewhat surprised that he endorsed Trump. I wonder how hard Nikki Haley tried to get his endorsement.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...tis-out-president-campaign-2024-b2482358.html

Maybe he was looking to avoid an embarrassing defeat.

But... at least he had his ticket punched.

 

I like DeSantis a lot. 2028 will be his year.

 

If this is true, he made a wise choice.

One way or another, Trump will be out of the way in 2028. That might be his time. The support for Trump is simply too strong among Republicans this year.

If Haley loses big in New Hampshire and again in South Carolina, she needs to withdraw also. Whatever Trump’s deficiencies, they are nothing compared to Biden.

 

Well, there's $150 Million well spent....

One of the worst presidential candidates in recent memory..... that voice.... that "smile"... THOSE boots... that voice (again)...

Oh well, Florida has him now... Somebody please tell me he's termed out?? ** At least until Florida changes their law for this clown...

** (He is, from 3 consec terms anyway)

 

He completely lacks charisma.

 

Which makes him the MAGA 2028 frontrunner already....

 

Say what you will about trump, he’s at least got some charisma

 

It was an impressive campaign........it you are impressed by short, vicious, unliked populist-fascist hybrid s

 

"Greetings from Florida,

"The warmth of being home is a reminder of why I have chosen a life of public service: from joining the United States Navy and serving in Iraq to representing the people in Congress and now serving as governor.

"And it reminds me why I decided to run for president: to fight for those who have been forgotten in this country.

"This is America's time for choosing.

"We can choose to allow a border invasion, or we can choose to stop it.

"We can choose reckless borrowing and spending, or we can choose to limit government and lower inflation.

"We can choose political indoctrination, or we can choose classical education.

"These choices are symptoms of the underlying struggle to ensure that constitutional government can endure and that Western civilization can survive.

"We launched this campaign to bring accountability to government, regain sovereignty at our border, and restore sanity to our society.

"We cannot succeed as a country if we allow our nation to be invaded, our currency to be debased, our cities to crumble, and our kids to be indoctrinated.

"The D.C. elites who have facilitated this mess do not work for you. They do not care about you. They work for themselves. They seek to accumulate power at your expense to pursue an agenda that is harmful to the American people.

"Citizens do not serve politicians; it is the duty of politicians to serve you.

"Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words.

"Reversing the decline of this nation requires leadership that delivers big results for the people we are elected to serve.

"I have a record of leading with conviction, championing an agenda marked by bold colors, delivering on my promises, and defeating the people who are responsible for our nation's decline.

"That is the type of leadership we need for all of America.

"Now, over the past many months, Casey and I have traveled across the country to deliver a message of hope: that decline is a choice and that we, in fact, can succeed again as a nation.

"Nobody worked harder. And we left it all out on the field.

"Now following our second-place finish in Iowa, we have prayed and deliberated on the way forward. If there was anything I could do to produce a favorable outcome — more campaign stops, more interviews — I would do it. But I can't ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don't have a clear path to victory.

"Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign.

"I am proud to have delivered on 100% of my promises, and I will not stop now.

"It's clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance. They watched his presidency get stymied by relentless resistance, and they see Democrats using lawfare to this day to attack him.

"While I have had disagreements with Donald Trump, such as on the coronavirus pandemic and his elevation of Anthony Fauci, Trump is superior to the current incumbent, Joe Biden. That is clear.

"I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee, and I will honor that pledge.

"He has my endorsement because we can't go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear — a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism — that Nikki Haley represents.

"The days of putting Americans last, of kowtowing to large corporations, of caving to woke ideology are over.

"I thank all of our passionate supporters who have stood by us through it all. That we had people volunteer to come to Iowa in the middle of a blizzard to knock on doors and make phone calls touched us dearly.

"No candidate had more thrown at him, but no candidate had so many committed volunteers and staff.

"Finally, I want to thank my wife, Casey, and our kids, Madison, Mason, and Mamie. Casey has gone far above and beyond in her support for our campaign and for our cause. She is not only a great wife and mother; she is a great American who cares deeply about the future of the country that our kids will inherit.

"Our kids have seen and done a lot on the trail, from playing on the famed 'Field of Dreams' baseball site in Iowa to making their first snowman in New Hampshire.

"They are one of the reasons we fight so hard for what we believe in.

"Winston Churchill once remarked that 'success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.'

"While this campaign has ended, the mission continues. Down here in Florida, we will continue to show the country how to lead.

"Thank you and God bless."

 

No surprise.

 

It was over once my governor cleaned the floor with him in a debate

 

great news for Haley

 

who knows, Trump might try to lose again in 2028

 

Even if he wins, he’ll probably try to run again.

 

Yea, your guy, Biden, is really attractive. He gives speeches like Lyndon Johnson with dementia.

 

A person is limited to two terms as president in a lifetime not just consecutively.

 

Why would DeSantis endorse a candidate Democrats and LSM are promoting?

 

The Constitution does not seem to be a factor in Trump’s life

 

No mention of his fecal maps?

 

He already said his first one shouldn’t count, and he’ll just claim they’re disenfranchising his voters again

 

Not really.

His political career is over.

Considering the catastrophic campaign he's just run, I doubt he'll be able to win re-election as governor of Florida.

 

He ran against an insanely popular candidate. How do you think Biden would fare in a primary against Obama?

 

Je répète, sa carrière politique est terminée.

Since he entered the race, his approval rating has plummeted in Florida.

52% of voters strongly disapprove of him.