Once upon a time I had a fantasy. It was back when my governor, Ron DeSantis, was running for re-election and stated that he had no intention of running for president if President Trump did decide to run for re-election. In my fantasy DeSantis made good on his promise not to run, and while he continued doing a great job as governor came out as an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump. And it would be after having completed most of his second term President Trump would then reward him for his support by tapping him as his running mate. But Ron squashed my fantasy by allowing his ego to get the better of him, convincing him to take on President Trump.
And was over this past weekend, during an appearance
on this week’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” that DeSantis
stated that he would not serve as President Trump’s vice president if the President
Trump were to ask him to be his running mate. And it was on Wednesday of last
week, while in Detroit, that President Trump was asked about his competitors
for becoming the Republicans nominee. And it was then that President Trump
said, “They’re all job candidates. They’ll do anything, secretary of something.
They even say VP. I don’t know. Does anybody see any VP in the group? I don’t
think so.” And I’d have to agree.
And it was during the interview that anchor Maria
Bartiromo who asked, “If President Trump came to you and said let’s partner up,
you be my VP would you do it?” DeSantis said, “No, I’m running for president.” He
added, “We need somebody that can serve two terms. We need somebody that can
win states like Georgia and Arizona, which President Trump cannot do or did not
do, even though candidates like McCain and Romney had no problem winning those
states. We need somebody who, and I’m the only one running, including Donald
Trump, everything I’ve promised the voters that I would do as governor of
Florida, I’ve delivered on."
He added, “We delivered budget surpluses, paying
down debt, tax cut, school choice, parents’ rights, banning sanctuary cities,
expanding Second Amendment rights. All and all down the line I promise and I
deliver. And that’s really what we need, because the country is in decline.” I
feel confident in saying that DeSantis has shot himself in both feet. He should
have just stayed out of it, finished his term as governor, and been a sure
thing in 2028. Instead, he alienated President Trump’s base which he would have
had behind him in 2028, blew any chance of a Trump endorsement in 2028, and
showed himself to be just another also-ran instead of Trump’s heir-apparent in
2028.
While I freely admit that I am in no way an expert
in area politics, I do find myself questioning his political instincts. Clearly,
he would have done himself a favor by focusing on finishing his second term, perhaps
endorsing President Trump along the way, putting himself in the position of
being selected as President Trump’s running mate. And if successful in 2024
DeSantis would have been right where he needed to be going into the 2028. He
has now burned his bridges with MAGA by listening to those who are part of the ‘Establishment.’
President Trump’s heir-apparent blew it because of his impatience. He would
have had 2028 in the bag if he had just waited his turn.
And now I feel that he may never get the chance, and
that, I think, is a shame. He should have stayed out of 2024, built up his credentials
as a conservative and tried in 2028. He would have been the natural frontrunner.
He made the bad decision to run against President Trump. It would seem that he allowed
himself to be coaxed into a premature run, promised that President Trump would falter,
and that he would inherit the frontrunner position. Whoever is backing him is
purely anti-Trump and MAGAs know it. And just think we could have had 12 years
of Republican leadership, but DeSantis either got greedy or took some very bad
advice that he should have ignored.
I won’t vote for DeSantis, not now, not ever. I don’t
mind that he wants to run for President, but it should be hard to ignore that he
wouldn’t have even won his election for governor had it not been for President Trump’s
endorsement. He should have waited his turn for that reason alone. All he
accomplished was to piss off those who like him, but want to vote for President
Trump. People, including myself, feel betrayed. He promised the people of
Florida that he would finish his term as governor and then proceeded to change
the law so that he could run for president and remain governor. And I’m a bit
uneasy when it comes to many of those who have endorsed him.
DeSantis should have caught on early that President Trump
being jailed is a pipe dream. His only shot at become president was via being
President Trump’s VP. DeSantis jumped into the big game prematurely, and his
whiney, spiteful, amateurish political persona has likely put the kibosh on his
hope for a Presidential future. Look, I’ve held my nose and voted for RINO
nominees more times than I care to count. There was Bush 41, Dole, Bush 43,
McCain and, finally, Romney. All were losers every single one. I voted for Ronald
Reagan and Donald Trump without having to hold my nose and I will happily,
cheerfully, vote for the latter once again next year.
I would have voted for DeSantis
for president if he had waited until the next election. He had a good name and
solid support. Republicans could have anticipated three terms of Republican
presidency if he had not chosen, for whatever reason, to muddy up the waters. I
had not seen such self-serving in his nature until he pulled this stunt. But
then, he is a politician so what can we expect? My opinion of him has been
greatly diminished. He could have been a viable candidate in 2028, but not now.
Too bad. If RINOs had fought the stolen 2020 election, President Trump would be
a lame duck right now and DeSantis would be the likely front runner to be our
next President.
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