DeSantis Didn’t Get It, But Will Trump?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, one of the most able executives in the country, a polished veteran not just of the battlefield but the political field, the Congressman turned Governor who took a losing primary in 2018 into an upset victory, then won another upset victory in the devastating general election of 2018; who governed like a restorer, not just a conservative; a man with a young and growing family, who showed up to lead during times of crisis while rejecting the public health-surveillance state, who accomplished every plank of the GOP platform; who turned Republicans from underdog to running the state of Florida, who flipped blue counties red and ended voter fraud and allegations of misconduct into a non-entity, has suspended his campaign for President.

DeSantis didn’t get it. Not this time.

I knew his campaign was over when he received the drastically underwhelming 21% in the Iowa caucuses earlier last week. We had expected a red tsunami in 2022, and we didn’t see one. We had believed Trump would win re-election in 2020, but that didn’t happen. Like many DeSantis supporters and other disaffected Republicans, I believed that the polling for the last six months was flawed and just plain bad.

Governor Ron DeSantis was the best Republican governor in a generation, if not the current (and even previous) century. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, my first choice for President in 2016, had defeated Big Labor in their own Birthplace, the once progressive state of Wisconsin. Walker sharpened his stance on illegal immigration, and he notched an incredible array of conservative reforms in his state. He didn’t make it past September 2015 because he underestimated Trump and overextended his resources.

DeSantis was different. He had witnessed two prior campaigns for Trump, and he learned to harness the MAGA message for big wins in the Sunshine State. Throughout his presidential campaign, DeSantis hewed the finest line possible attacking Trump for failing to keep his promises, while hacking away at a corrupt media, an onerous corporate wing of American politics (which wants Woke until we all go broke), and without dishonoring Republican voters (he never called them “deplorables,” and Trump activists attempt to pin him down for the “listless vessels” remark went nowhere).

DeSantis plotted and planned as best he could. He made it to Iowa, and then he plummeted.

What happened? Why couldn’t Governor DeSantis make the cut, cut the deal, and make the grade?

First of all, just as in 2016, Trump the master of marketing and branding, saturated the airwaves and the media’s attention. When he announced his relaunch campaign in 2022, Trump was a middling candidate getting lackluster polling. He already sounded old, tired, out of touch, uninteresting. Most of the major networks didn’t see or care all that much.

But then came the indictments, the lawsuits, all the lawfare against the former President. One charge after another, one banana-republic style persecution after another, and he was the king of the hill once again. There was no way that any candidate could have overcome all the free publicity and massive sympathy from Republican voters, the vast majority of whom still rightly believe that Election 2020 was stolen.

All the strongest, wisest DeSantis surrogates pleaded with the wide swath of Republican primary voters to explain to the rest of us: “How do you expect Trump to overcome the negative headwinds among Independents and disaffected Republicans if—or when—he is convicted of one or more crimes, felonies, etc.?” No answer was provided, because of the 51% (so far) of the Republican voters, Trump is just going to magically ride out and override all this lawfare.

Still, does the DeSantis campaign bear some burden of responsibility for not clinching the nomination, let alone not even getting close?

Call me biased, but I submit that that is not the case. He had the best conservative record of any of the candidates, especially including Donald Trump, who failed to keep a number of promises and has either excused or doubled down on his prior executive mistakes. DeSantis was not charismatic, but he was consistent, competent, and compelling in diction, his company, and his campaigning. His case for replacing Trump, on paper at least, is unassailable.

But politics, especially a modern Republican brand that is driven so heavily by identity politics and emotions, is not open to reason, calculation, or prospective considerations. Too many of the current primary voters simply have nostalgia for the good times of the Trump Administration, when gas was cheaper, costs were lower, nations feared us, and criminals respected us. Of course, all of that was obliterated with Trump’s COVID-19 response, including his relatively disturbing inaction during the George Floyd riots.

Four years later, it seems as though GOP voters did not remember, or rather do not want to remember all the failures, fallouts, and just plain folly of Year 2020. I don’t blame them, but I do have to reproach them for ignoring the incredible work that Governor DeSantis accomplished during that very difficult time.

With the New Hampshire primary approaching, I predict a massive double-digit win for Trump, with a single-digit blowout against DeSantis. He was wise to assess the situation and quit. Nikki Haley will drop out once she craters to 21% in the Granite State against Trump to save herself the embarrassment of losing her home state while running an active campaign.

Call my cynical, but I don’t have high hopes for a Trump return to the White House in 2025. Democrats can coalesce all their delegates for the Chicago convention, then Biden can release them to Gavin Newsom or Michelle Obama. What’s Trump going to do then? And even if Trump pulls of another upset win, can we expect anything less than another four years of middling performances and broken promises?

Governor Ron DeSantis didn’t get the nomination. Will Trump get the fact that he hurt himself in 2020 and learn from those mistakes in 2024? The jury is still out on that one.

Breaking Their Will: Gov. Ron DeSantis Destroyed the Florida Democratic Party

I have been an activist for over ten years in conservative, constitutionalist circles. I have been fighting open borders, illegal immigration, forced unionism, and the LGBT agenda in many different forms. I have become a stronger proponent of natural law and natural rights, as embedded in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

One of the key tactic which I learned about fighting the Regressive Left and all their perverse iterations is that we want to win the culture war, not just claim victory after a couple battles.

In 2018, the Rand Corporation studied the strategies of war, and they summed up my sentiments on the culture war fight very effectively:

With very few exceptions, all wars and almost all battles are decided by matters of human will: Breaking the enemy's will to fight while sustaining one's own will to fight is the key to success in battle. But as focus on technology increases, the essentially human nature of war is all but ignored. Lack of focus on will to fight has created a dangerous gap in American military practice.

When it comes to fighting and winning the American Culture War, there is no better fighter, general, activist than Governor Ron DeSantis.

In his campaign autobiography, The Courage to Be Free, DeSantis outlined how he was ready for work on Day One of his gubernatorial term. He had all his appointments ready. He articulated a clear attention. He formed the necessary relationships with the state legislature, and he pushed through key reforms from the start.

His efforts more than paid off, and from 2018 to 2022, Republican power in Florida accelerated considerably! Republican voter registration now outstrips Democratic voting registrations by nearly 1 million votes. Registered Democrats elected to local city councils and county governing boards have been endorsing Governor DeSantis.

He defeated former Republican-turned-Democrat governor Charlie Crist by double digits, winning hard-to-win counties like Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties.

Republicans won every statewide office, including Agriculture Commissioner, which was originally held by a Democrat. Republicans gained a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature as well, and these Republican lawmakers were more conservative, since DeSantis supported and promoted conservative primary challengers to further his agenda in the state.

According to Florida Democratic Party activists, they got wiped out in 2022, and it does not look like they will every recover. The Florida Democratic Party did so badly on Election Day 2022, the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party resigned!

They have no hope. Governor DeSantis and his Republican juggernaut has broken their will.

He destroyed the Dem Party in Florida. He doesn’t just win. He demoralizes them as well. pic.twitter.com/dq64c9Ky3m

— Salty Sea 🇺🇸🖤🪸 (@SaltySeaFl) January 15, 2024

Here's a key section from the Washington Post article referenced above:

More than two months after humbling midterm losses in a longtime battleground, Democrats are in a state of disorder and pessimistic about 2024.

Florida has a long history as a battleground state in American presidential politicsl. From the dubious election results in 1876, to the protracted legal battles of 2000, to the Obama Administration's intense focus on Florida, winning the state twice in 2008 and 2012, to Trump's return victories in 2016 and 2020, Florida has been trending red.

But now the state is firmly in the Red Republican column, and there are recriminations from the Biden came that the state is out of reach for them. Consider what one Democratic activist shared on condition of anonymity:

Now, as Democrats look to 2024, there are few early signs that Florida will be a top priority for President Biden, who has said he intends to run for reelection. A Biden adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe strategy, said decisions about whether a reelection campaign would invest in Florida would be based in part on the Republican nominee. Some Democrats see little hope of contesting Florida’s 30 electoral votes — only Texas and California are allotted more — in 2024 if DeSantis is the nominee, while there’s a greater opportunity if former president Donald Trump wins the GOP nod.

I submit that even if Trump is the GOP nominee once again, Florida will still be out of reach. Trump's margin of victory will be much narrower than a presidential nominee DeSantis margin of victory, but it will still be there.

Let's focus on the sense of abject despair among Florida Democrats, though, in that same article:

“The thing about Florida Democrats is we keep learning with every passing year that just when you thought you had hit bottom, you discover that there are new abysses to fall deeper and deeper into,” said Fernand Amandi, a veteran Democratic operative in the state. “There is no plan. There’s nothing. It’s just a state of suspended animation and chaos — and, more than anything, it’s the mournful regret and acceptance that Florida has been cast aside for the long, foreseeable future.”

I want to rest on the key words in the above statement: "abysses" (not just one abyss, but multiple depths of failure and loss), "Deeper and Deeper," OUCH!; "There is no plan. There's nothing." Wow! The death rattle is ringling loudly for the Florida Democratic Party! They not only have no chance, they have no hope of a chance for the "foreseeable future." They cannot even imagine a possibility of victory.

That is how you break the will of a political opponent! They can't fight, and they see no point in fighting!

Consider what veteran Democratic operative James Carville intimated about Florida, as well:

Democratic strategist James Carville said Thursday during a visit with MSNBC's Joy Reid that Florida might be a lost cause for the Democratic Party and they might have more luck trying to boost black voter turnout to flip places like Mississippi and Louisiana. 

He would then state:

"I think Democrats would be better off looking at Mississippi than Florida."

Florida is the third-largest state in the Union, and likely to the be the second-most populous state in the union. And you have James Carville, the hard-core Democratic operative/activist who predicated a long Democratic reign shortly after Obama's victory in 2008, who declares that Florida is out of reach for Democrats.

He has given up. His will has been broken, and Governor Ron DeSantis made that happen!

Governor Ron DeSantis didn't just sweep the Sunshine State, he crushed the communistic, Democratic Party opposition. It's over for the Florida Dems. And it is spectacular to behold!

DeSantis broke the will of the Democratic Party in Florida. Imagine the work he could do in the White House. Imagine having a Republican President who fights to destroy the corrupt, communistic Democratic tyranny across the United States?

One has to ask, though: do Republican voters want to win, or are they more interested in just feeling good and playing up controlled opposition?

Patrick Amoresano: "Why Nominating Gov. Ron DeSantis Makes Sense" (Open Letter to Open-Minded MAGA)

I had a civil exchange with a courteous and open-minded MAGA yesterday, which for me was a welcome change from seeing so many nasty gifs and comments come our way every day. This man took a rational position, but I wasn’t prepared to do a deep dive, and didn’t want to rush a reply.

Today there’s more time, so I thought it might be best to post this open letter and send it to him by DM, but that's not an option for him, so I'll just post this, send it as a reply, and hope for the best. Please do add your own thoughtful and respectful comments to flesh out, enhance, and amend the macro points in this letter. Here goes: Why Nominating

@RonDeSantis

Makes Sense Point 1: Donald Trump is unlikely to win the general election (a) Trump is unlikely to beat Biden should he be the nominee. Yes, liberal pollsters are busy pushing the narrative that Trump is beating Biden in the battleground states. But even if this were true for the moment, consider the shitstorms that those same liberal pollsters, the liberal media outlets, the DNC, and last but not least, the Deep State DOJ, are going to unleash should Trump actually secure the nomination. Child’s play, IMHO, compared to what they did to him from 2016 through 2020; (b) What the liberal pollsters aren’t advertising, but what you can see from their internal data, is that Trump gets beaten badly by the generic Democrat, that is, anyone not named Biden. Given this data, and daily watching dead-man-walking Biden on TV, does anyone really think he’s going to be the nominee? Point 2: Donald Trump is unlikely to get much done (a) Even if Trump wins, there’s every reason to believe there will be no “honeymoon” awaiting him in Congress. In fact, the 2020 and 2022 election data strongly suggests that Trump no longer has true coattails, and is likely to face a Congress which is no less divided than it is right now, if not measurably worse; (b) Faced with such a daunting challenge, is it a good idea to have someone in the White House who is clearly showing cognitive signs that his age is starting to catch up with him. No, not as bad as Biden, but won’t the situation demand a much better standard than that? (c) Faced with such a daunting challenge, how will it serve America’s immediate needs to have someone in the White House whose most fervently expressed desire has been to exact revenge rather than actually complete the things he promised to do in 2016; (d) Faced with such a daunting challenge, and even with a focus on achieving things instead of exacting revenge, how will he be able to attract the kind of talented and experienced people needed to thread the needles. Every worthwhile new cabinet member already knows that 40 of Trump’s 44 former cabinet members have refused to endorse him for 2024, and many have explained how insufferable it was to work with him and accomplish things. If it were just a few formers, the claim that they were just disloyal traitors would have merit. But when it's 40 out of 44, something has to be off with the man at the top. Have new cabinet prospects any reason to believe it will be better this time around, with Trump having 91 felony charges weighing him down? Point 3: DeSantis has already proven he can win the general election Prior to 2022, Florida had been a deeply divided battleground state for decades. But after Ron DeSantis had been Governor there for just 4 years, he won in an historic 20-point landslide by assembling a coalition of voters that included winning the womens vote by 10 points, independents by 18 points, and traditionally democrat Hispanics by a whopping 24-point margin. What reason is there to believe that he can’t do the same thing in the remaining battleground states by telling the same demographic groups all that he promised and delivered upon in Florida? (If your answer is abortion, bear in mind DeSantis has repeatedly advocated that the voters in each State should be the ones who decide how their State should handle that issue ). Most importantly, DeSantis has very smart and well-educated lawyers, like himself, already hard at work examining voter laws in every State and strategizing the best way to either prevent ballot-harvesting in 2024, or beat the Dems at their own game wherever ballot-harvesting remains in play. Point 4: DeSantis has already proven his has long Coattails A key reason why DeSantis won big in 2022 and has gotten so many things done in Florida over the past 12 months is the fact that on his watch, Florida voters have switched their registrations from D to R in droves – from +D 257,175 in 2018 to +R 680,030 as of Nov. 2023, for an astounding total R gain of 937,205 voters. This is compelling evidence of the fact that DeSantis at the top of the R ticket next November is likely to strengthen the R majority in the House and give Rs a working majority in the Senate, and to increase those majorities during his tenure, especially if he serves 2 terms. Point 5: DeSantis has already proven he’s an exceptional Chief Executive The accomplishments of

@GovRonDesantis

are almost too numerous to mention - fighting for freedom from Covid tyranny; ridding Florida of China's influence; reducing Florida’s debt by 25% while creating a multi-billion-dollar surplus, all without an income tax; firing liberal prosecutors, preventing riots, and bringing Florida’s crime rate to a 50-year low; protecting parental rights and insuring that their kids are well educated in the subjects needed to help them succeed, not indocrinated by harmful woke propaganda; etc., etc., etc. In addition, DeSantis is already at work assembling lists of potential cabinet members and others to help him accomplish crucial objectives such as really building the entire wall, really paying for it with Mexican remittances to Mexico, really dismantling the Deep State by going 3 and 4 and 5 levels deep; and really kneecapping the unelected administrative state by severely cutting its workforce and transferring many other unelected Libs to boondocks far away from DC. Point 6: DeSantis would make an exceptional Commander-in Chief Who better than a highly educated decorated veteran trained in mission-focus to make the right moves to restore and rebuild American military might and deploy it to all the right places, most notably to the Indo-Pacific theatre, where China must be held in check from advancing on Taiwan or elsewhere. Point 7: DeSantis would serve 8 years in the prime of his life. If you’ve been paying any attention to what DeSantis has been doing since May 24th, you cannot help but marvel at his extraordinary energy and unwavering determination in the face of relentless opposition from every direction. Have to think one of the things the military taught him was maximum efficiency on maybe 4+ hours of sleep? Imagine having a guy like that in the Oval every single day for two thousand nine hundred and twenty (2,920) consecutive days. THAT is a formula for “getting shit done.” Once again, it would be great to get thoughtful and respectful comments from anyone who feels they have something to contribute which would add more detail, context, and/or points to this letter. Thanks to all in advance.

Trump Doesn't Get It — DeSantis Does

The Night before Election Day 2016, I wrote "What I Like About Trump, and Why You need to Vote for Him." I mentioned that he was the street brawler we needed, not the professional we wanted, who would clean house, not just keep house. He did an estimable job. But, unfortunately, the 2020 election was stolen, and Joe Biden is a brazen usurper. 

If Trump wants the 2024 nomination, though, he must learn from Odysseus in Homer's eponymous epic poem. Sure, the suitors took him for dead and took over his home. Odysseus was the rightful king of the castle, but he had to fight for it. Instead of staging an epic comeback, Trump has turned into a cantankerous deposed monarch who thinks we should restore him to the throne. That's not how politics works. Andrew Jackson was denied the Presidency in 1824 due to a Corrupt Bargain in the House of Representatives. Old Hickory didn't pout but plotted, planned, and won the Presidency in 1828.  

Trump needs a primary. I want a knock-down drag-out fight for the GOP brass ring. And right now, Trump is not earning it. Instead, he reminds me of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie past his first-term prime: lots of bluster, no muster. 

Trump still surrounds himself with bad people. They told him to endorse Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) in a fraught primary when the opponent was the real deal. Gonzales is now talking up open borders and voted against the House Rules package effected by the dedicated MAGA populists in Congress. 

Trump lined up behind McCarthy for Speaker and expected everyone to follow. The next generation of America First politicians knows you never settle but fight for more. Trump inaugurated a movement, but now the movement is moving past him. Nothing showed this more than conservative Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-Montana) dismissing the former President's plea by phone on the floor of the House. Conversely, Trump refused to weigh in on the RNC Chairmanship, the more consequential race. DeSantis did, even if his candidate lost. Leadership means fighting for what's right, even if the outcome is likely lost. 

Trump tells South Carolina: "Let's go after the Deep State, the Democrats, and the RINOs." And standing next to him during that rant? Lindsey Graham, the biggest Deep State Democrat RINO in the country. Former Governor Sarah Palin tells DeSantis to "wait your turn." It sounds like McCain-Establishment Kool-Aid talk to me. Oh Yeah! She abandoned her governorship, couldn't get elected to Congress, but wants to play king-maker? Hit the road, Mammy Grizzly. 

Politics is not the Art of the Deal; it's the Art of "I Win, and You Lose." Trump still doesn't get this, either. DeSantis does. DeSantis has accomplished the most aggressive, radically right-wing agenda of any governor: a pro-growth, low-tax agenda and bear-hugging culture wars. He has beaten down Big Business, Big Pharma, Big Labor, and Big Academia. As a result, the little guy in Florida feels like "The Man," and they have DeSantis' leadership to thank for that. 

He outlawed sanctuary cities with more vigorous enforcement. He signed into law E-Verify mandates. He has taken on the Florida teacher's unions with gusto, pushing for more limits on their political power. He has been pressing for gun freedoms in a state gun-shy on the Second Amendment for the last twenty years. His Parents Rights in Education Bill has inspired similar reforms across the country. DeSantis is a conservative, and even Democratic voters support him!  

His election reforms are impeccable, too. Trump tweeted and whined about voter fraud during Election 2020. As soon as he was elected, DeSantis removed the corrupt Registrar of Voters in Palm Beach County, then cleaned up the election laws. Despite banning ballot trafficking and universal mass mail-in voting, DeSantis wisely recognizes that if "legal cheating" exists in your state, USE IT. Only recently has Trump joined this bandwagon. Trump is playing catch-up, while DeSantis has already caught on. 

Politics requires a keen sense of what works, what's possible, and knowing what is going on. At this point, one wonders if Trump is paying attention. It's 2023, not 2015. Riding an escalator doesn't impress anymore. I want results, and DeSantis is outdoing Trump on many fronts.  

Trump still pushes the vaccine. DeSantis has said, "Stop!" Trump locked down the country, but DeSantis reversed course within two weeks, and Florida enjoyed unprecedented freedom with little COVID-19 backlash. Leadership changes when things aren't working and learns from circumstances. DeSantis has led on stopping the sex mutilation of minors and LGBT indoctrination, too, and opposed the DIS-Respect for Marriage Act. Trump went all in on this anti-family folly, then celebrated with the Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago, rebuffing the evangelical voters who got him elected. 

President Trump has become all talk, selling NFTs. DeSantis is walking the walk, guaranteed. He is smarter with the media, too. Trump slugged at the media but then got dirty with them. DeSantis sets up press conferences with supporters. He silences biased reporters with quick quips while humiliating Joe Biden. DeSantis doesn't rush to corporate media's camera for attention. He rolls them, then steamrolls them. 

From Congress to the Governor's mansion, DeSantis has been on a mission to accomplish. Today's populist Republican party grassroots are tired of politicians who want us to feel good; no more RINOs who say the right things on Fox News, then screw us over with betrayals and broken promises. DeSantis promises and keeps delivering. We need a president who wins, not just retains what little remains once Biden is gone. 

Trump was a street brawler, but DeSantis is a UFC fighter: sleeker, less flashy, but executes the win quicker, faster, and more robust. We need results, not rhetoric. I don't want rallies; I want to win elections and the culture war. I am not interested in the establishment (and yes, Trump is turning into their latest successor). DeSantis looks like the man to be President and the man to beat.

Gov. Kim Reynolds Announces Why She Supports Gov. Ron DeSantis for President

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds explains why she is endorsing Ron DeSantis:

🚨🚨 BREAKING: @RonDeSantis just released his second TV ad in Iowa, featuring Gov. @KimReynoldsIA.

"The most effective leader that I know."pic.twitter.com/xHIAU8G7ha

— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) November 15, 2023

We need someone who puts the country first, not himself. Trump cares about himself. DeSantis cares about the United States.

Gov. @KimReynoldsIA talks to @clayandbuck about why she’s supporting @RonDeSantis for president: “I’m tired of losing!”

“I want somebody that can give Republicans a hope and a vision, somebody that knows they’re going to follow through with what they say they’re going to do,… pic.twitter.com/zp1YFmoEbW

— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) November 16, 2023

These statements summarize everything I like about DeSantis! 

ICYMI: DeSantis Stands Out Against LGBT Issues

 

My Facebook post from 2020 summarizes all the good things about Governor Ron DeSantis in the fight against the LGBT agenda. I have also made current additions below, which are in bold:

DeSantis is taking a stronger stance against the LGBT agenda than President Trump.

1. DeSantis repealed LGBT "protections" in Florida's government on his first day in office.

2. He vetoed funding for LGBT "training" in the Florida state budget. The legislation was supermajority GOP in 2022, and they wanted to push LGBT!

3. He refused to promote or discuss the homosexuality aspect when comemorating the Pulse Nightclub Massacre. He even cut off funding to promote a pro-gay plaque for that event.

4. He signed off on the bill to keep boys out of girls' sports without blinking. Noem caved, and Abbott dragged his feet. DeSantis gave the most stunning, stirring defense against transgenderism: "Are we going to be a society based on truth, or based on deceit?"

5. He does not celebrate "PRIDE" month. Still has not.

6. He signed off on the "Don't Say Gay" bill. No one should be talking about homosexuality or transgenderism in the classroom.

He has signed off on the parents rights legislation to cover K-12!

7. He signed off on legislation requiring people (not just students) to use bathrooms based on their biology, not their lunacy.

8. He signed off on comprehensive legislation to end sex mutilation of minors AND require adults to sign off on recognition of dangers associated with sex mutilation of they choose to go through with it.

9. He has pushed back on all the Critical Theory garbage destroying colleges, which is founded and saturated with LGBT.

10. He forced the AP (Advanced Placement) tests to remove Queer Theory from their exam on African-American studies.

This man is a pro-family powerhouse. I want him to be the next President of the United States!

                                 

Refreshing: DeSantis Rejects Corporate and Identity Politics

This the change that American voters have been waiting for.

"DeSantis is the only governor of this generation who has shown that not only is he not deterred by identity politics and corporate politics – the other two Achilles’ heels of the GOP – but he is willing to reject federal bribes to turn red states blue." -@RMConservative https://t.co/p8jK4Whp3o

— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) September 1, 2023

We need to get past this "owning the libs" mentality when it comes to corporate abuses, the crushing consequences of wokeism and identity politics, and the long-time skittish resistance to taking on cultural issues for the long term. Governor DeSantis has the record of getting all of this done. I trust him to accomplish much more as President of the United States, following his succcessful Florida model without a hitch.

Trump Spoke for Us, But DeSantis Fights for Us

 

 

This explanation is also very important when dealing with the Trump v. DeSantis divide. Yes, Trump gave voice to the frustrations and outrage of Middle America. 

But at this point, we don't need a voice. 

We need an army, we need an entire body that will fight for us. 

Trump spoke up for us. Now we need someone who will fight for us. 

🚨 MUST WATCH! 🚨@SteveDeaceShow perfectly articulates what so many of us are thinking when it comes to Trump vs. DeSantis in the GOP primary.

This is why I support @RonDeSantis. He has proven that he will actually fulfill the MAGA agenda and will be an America First… pic.twitter.com/6hb1yP2VKl

— Josh Bowles (@joshbbowles) September 1, 2023

DeSantis Stands up to the LGBT Agenda

 

I love Gov. DeSantis!

He knows how to fight. He knows how to win.

And most importantly, he is not afraid to stand up to LGBT agednda on the Right as well as on the Left!

Check out his latest ad, right at end of "Pride" month:

To wrap up “Pride Month,” let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it…

https://t.co/FT7LdW4vls

— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 30, 2023

I am so glad that DeSantis took on the Orange Man and his obsession with making nice with LGBT perversion.

I am so glad to have a Presidential contender who will call out LGBT everything.

I am so glad to have a Presidential candidate who wants to fight the culture wars, and knows how to WIN the culture wars, too.

President Trump reshaped the political landscape, but it's a huge mistake to think that this country is going to get better if we do not take a firm stance for natural marriage, life, and family. President Trump has showed all too often a willingness to cave and "get along to go along." That is the last thing that we need now in this country.

For all of President Trump's tough talk about "Make America Great Again," you cannot make America great again if you do not:

1. Make Male and Female Great Again
2. Make Marriage Great Again
3. Make Mom and Dad Great Again.

There is no debate on these issues.

There is no point to "Build the Wall!" if you do not build the family.

There is no point to stopping illegal immigration or mass immigration if a country's native population is plummetting, and there is no effort to ensure a course correction.

There is no point to economic growth and development if public health and public morals collapse in the street.

We need to stand against the LGBT juggernaut. We need to reject sexual perversion and profligacy. What happens in private has public consequences, and right and wrong remain right and wrong, whether people are watching or not.

Governor DeSantis understands the larger need to fight for what is right, and to stand against the LGBT agenda. He is my first choice in the 2024 Presidential primaries.

Scott Lively Sounds off on Election 2022

 

America’s Massive Debt to Donald Trump The all-too predictable RINO campaign to defeat Donald Trump’s bid for the White House in 2024, before it has even been formally announced, has begun. Interestingly, it features as its leading argument that Ron DeSantis would make a better president and wouldn’t have all the “divisive” and distracting baggage that Trump has. We’re expected to believe that the RINOs actually want DeSantis as president, when all they really want is a Trump/DeSantis primary-season bloodbath so the White House will stay Blue and they can keep their lucrative posts as willingly-controlled “opposition” and preserve the corrupt cozy collegiality of the Purple Uniparty.  Does anyone really doubt that Mitch McConnell deliberately sabotaged the MAGA takeover of the US Senate to preserve his own place and power? Does anyone really believe that the light-in-the-loafers Lincoln Project perverts would willingly let “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis get within a hundred miles of the presidency? No, the dump Trump to crown Ron is a bait-and switch con game trolling for suckers. Donald Trump is not going away and the only thing that will come from the effort to dump him is an expansion of the list of people we know can’t be trusted to defend the constitution and Truth itself: some because they never stood on principle in the first place and others because they are otherwise good people who nevertheless allowed themselves to be duped into the role of useful idiots even AFTER having their eyes opened to election fraud, the plandemic and other serious crimes of the elites.   Every virtue-loving American, but especially the latter group being lured into the RINO trap, should remember one essential fact: Donald Trump doesn’t need to win another election to legally and morally deserve a second term in the White House. HE ALREADY EARNED IT IN 2020!! The Usurper-in-Chief occupying the Oval Office is a filthy traitor whose every pronouncement is a pack of lies, and whose very presence behind the presidential podium is an act of contempt for the citizens of this country and our constitution.   America owes Donald Trump a second term in the same way that a government run impound yard owes a new car to a victim whose own car was stolen while under government protection. Our election system has a legal and moral duty to conduct free and fair elections and to ensure the rightful winner is seated after an honest, objective and transparent review of the votes cast by legally qualified citizens only. That process was hijacked and grossly abused by a vast network of conspirators of both parties, united by a visceral hatred of Trump so intense that it justified in their warped minds the greatest political crime in world history: a literal regime-change coup in the most powerful nation on earth and a cover-up of that crime which continues to this very day using every possible weapon and tactic in their considerable arsenal. Not even the United States Supreme Court could stand against that conspiracy, as all the many highly meritorious lawsuits were derailed on cynical procedural pretexts – even the ones that reached the Supremes.   And yet, by the sheer persistence of one of the most remarkable men ever born on this earth, that conspiracy – intended as an American version of the Reichstag fire – has been exposed, explained and partially extinguished in the build-up to the 2022 midterms.    Every honest, educated citizen in America knows that Donald Trump won the 2020 election, and by the time he is finally inaugurated in January of 2025, the entire world will know that as well – with all the evidence laid out clearly on the table for all to see, along with a list of those awaiting prosecution to the fullest extent of the law – some of them deserving the death penalty for treason. The MAGA movement in the House of Representatives and throughout the citizenry will pursue that mission with a passion for truth, justice and the American way that would put Superman to shame.    Donald Trump doesn’t have to earn his second term a second time, but he will. Only an act of God telling him not to run, or assassination by the elites, will stop that from happening.  The best thing that Ron DeSantis could do to ensure his own future presidency is to stand down in the 2024 race and instead make himself Donald’s Trump’s wing-man, showing himself to be the obvious and deserving “heir to the chair” through loyalty and the proactive exportation of Florida policy victories to other conservative states. DeSantis should work the states, while Trump works the feds. DeSantis should state clearly that 2024 belongs to Trump by right and that he will do all in his power to ensure he isn’t cheated again by the Uniparty.   Our debt to Donald Trump is far greater than just the seat he already earned. We owe him our eternal gratitude for keeping the Clinton crime family out of the White House. Hillary would have done infinitely more harm to America than the feckless boob Biden has been able to do as Obama’s handicapped avatar. I said back in 2017 that our debt to Trump for that one gift alone would have justified him spending his entire presidency vacationing on the golf-course.   But Trump rolled up his sleeves and began shoveling the Augean stables like Hercules, winning many fabulous prizes he presented to us as gifts. The Yuuge list of policy accomplishments is a gift that keeps on giving despite Biden’s best efforts. Trump’s exposure of the deep state and all its minions to public scrutiny is a priceless gift, as is his continuing willingness to do bare-knuckle battle with them on our behalf. His healthy governance by example instead of just by theory was deeply inspirational to the entire conservative movement, top-to-bottom. We would never have received the gift of Ron DeSantis, or Glenn Youngkin, or Kari Lake without Trump first busting up the frozen wasteland of patronage politics like an Arctic icebreaker. We never would have seen the grassroots erupt like a wildfire in a meadow in school-boards across America if not for Trump. We never would have seen the weasel Roberts lose his swing-voter kingship at SCOTUS without Trump.   This list could go on and on. I’m not going to offer the standard platitude about Trump being a flawed man like the rest of us, because he’s NOT like the rest of us. Only Donald Trump could have brought America back from the precipice of Marxist hell in 2016, and only Donald Trump can finish that job. He is absolutely perfect for the task God has assigned to him, warts and all, and America owes him a massive debt. Admitting that and fully backing his campaign (should he choose to climb back on that bronco and not hand the reins to Ron early) is the very least we can do.

Click on the above graphic to watch Pastor Scott's six minute video, recorded at sunrise, January 7, 2021, the day after the Marxists completed their theft of the 2020 election. We think you will agree it is still relevant and timely. [Update on 11/11/22: I am considerably more upbeat and optimistic than I was the morning after the election, as the above article reflects. We now have a better idea of how to proceed in the task of reclaiming the seats of power from the corrupt elites.]