Current Events > I can't help but feel like Ron DeSantis is being overestimated.

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Doom_Art
02/21/23 5:44:37 PM
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I feel like the whole "woke" thing isn't going to go over well in the rest of the country and he'll just end up looking weird

Also any time he gets into an interview or debate outside of the conservative media bubble he comes off as really uncharismatic

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02/21/23 5:50:22 PM
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Never underestimate the power of stupid.

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iPhone_7
02/21/23 5:51:20 PM
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Is he running for President?

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Doom_Art
02/21/23 6:01:52 PM
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He gives off big "Scott Walker in 2015" Energy

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Jiek_Fafn
02/21/23 6:10:29 PM
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I think he's a jobber

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Dakimakura
02/21/23 6:11:30 PM
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He will win the Republican primary but won't have a shot at the Presidency unless there is massive amounts of rigging occurring.

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TendoDRM
02/21/23 6:11:35 PM
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I mean I said the same about Trump in 2015, so who knows? Never underestimate how bad of a candidate Republicans will rally around so they don't feel left out.

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jumi
02/21/23 9:51:20 PM
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iPhone_7 posted...
Is he running for President?

Not officially, because there's a law in Florida that you can run for one office while holding another. But his legislature lackeys will probably get rid of that this summer.

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Rathinor
02/21/23 9:53:57 PM
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Trump is a fucking moron and a shit person, but it can't be denied he's charismatic

DeSantis has all the charisma of a wet towel
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refmon
02/21/23 9:54:42 PM
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Trump is going to smoke him

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Solar_Crimson
02/21/23 9:55:47 PM
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JuanCarlos1
02/21/23 9:56:37 PM
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It depends how many people Trump takes away from him. But I agree the whole anti wike crusade doesn't mean much for a lot of mainstream republicans ie: sane, moderates

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YellowSUV
02/21/23 9:59:44 PM
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DeSantis is going to tank when people start hearing him talk. He sounds like loser that Trump stuffed into a locker in high school.

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Raikuro
02/21/23 10:00:50 PM
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It doesn't matter how stupid or unlikable he is, he has an R next to his name
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PiOverlord
02/21/23 10:02:30 PM
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I've said it from day one. I think he is a likely candidate to fizzle out when he actually has to step up to the national stage.

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foreverzero212
02/21/23 10:04:07 PM
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Everyone was crowning him and now everyone is saying he's done. So not really overestimated anymore.

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untrustful
02/21/23 10:04:42 PM
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Not only that, you know Trump would run as third party out of spite against DeSantis, and DeSantis would be forced to negotiate with him at some point.

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legendary_zell
02/21/23 10:08:23 PM
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Reagan and Trump both had the celebrity appeal and a certain charisma. They also rode waves of reactionary sentiment and were the tools the foxes used to raid the henhouse in terms of both social and economic policy.

DeSantis doesn't have those advantages at all. His only instinct is to ape Trump or scream "woke woke woke" and that will only get you so far. He's got no charisma at all. He inspires most of the hatred that Trump does without the upside. And worst of all, Trump is still out there with far higher loyalty and a greater ability to inspire people to indulge in the worst aspects of themselves. That's what wins Republican primaries.

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I4NRulez
02/21/23 10:12:06 PM
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Nah, DeSantis is a threat and people said the same thing about Trump. "Hillary will crush Trump"

DeSantis is savvy. Florida maybe stupid voting wise but Desantis knows his base and how to appeal to them.

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untrustful
02/21/23 10:32:20 PM
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Another thing, the rule of thumb is to be extreme in the primary then go centrist for the general. I don't think DeSantis can do that with his background and his rhetoric.

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TheGoldenEel
02/21/23 10:42:35 PM
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I4NRulez posted...
Nah, DeSantis is a threat and people said the same thing about Trump. "Hillary will crush Trump"

DeSantis is savvy. Florida maybe stupid voting wise but Desantis knows his base and how to appeal to them.
Right, desantis knows how to appeal to Florida

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Doom_Art
02/22/23 10:49:22 AM
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I4NRulez posted...
Nah, DeSantis is a threat and people said the same thing about Trump. "Hillary will crush Trump"

DeSantis is savvy. Florida maybe stupid voting wise but Desantis knows his base and how to appeal to them.
I mean in the same way that Jeb! Bush knew how to appeal to Florida, how Scott Walker knew how to appeal to Wisconsin, how Rick Perry knew how to appeal to Texas, how Mitt Romney knew how to appeal to Massachusetts

Winning at the state level is no guarantee of winning at the federal level.

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DipDipDiver
02/22/23 10:53:22 AM
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I want to see them debate so badly
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masterpug53
02/22/23 10:59:32 AM
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This, pretty much. My biggest worry is that a year and a half from now DeSantis can somehow sweep his bullshit culture-war crusade under the rug and sell himself as a 'moderate, reasonable' alternative to Trump (because as we all know full well, the American voting populace has the collective memory of an earthworm, and only cares about whatever happens in the 1-2 months leading up to the general election).

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COVxy
02/22/23 11:04:04 AM
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I think DeSantis will probably lose to Trump when they move to the national stage. Then Trump has a real possibility of winning.

My hope is that Trump goes 3rd party. Then there's no chance of an R win.

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