As a 2024 candidate who used the first half of his second term as governor of Florida to pass far-right messaging bills that would ultimately boost his 2024 bid, Ron DeSantis likes the chaos he’s seeing in Congress right now. And he wants to hijack the far-right House Republicans’ hijacking for his own purposes.
Wow, DeathSantis really is a turd. I don’t understand the point of a shutdown; they are barely passing any legislation now. And Mr. Potato Head has the Senate nomination process tied up in knots. I really hate Republicans.
It’s odd and scary in how the GQP politicians best campaign strategy is based on who can be the nastiest. And then of course turn it back towards the other candidates or media persons by saying, in the words of TFG, “You really are a nasty person. “
In my view, DeSantis is doing what losers, or at least those who are losing, do.
Noting that it would be terrible for GOP chances in 2024 at every level to actually shutdown the Government, the first question is, does DeSantis want to run our Government or shut it down? I mean it seems like running for president arguing the congress should shut the Government down is kind of self defeating.
But then as DeSantis has no power to influence anybody including House Republicans, it sort of frees him to pander to the crazies that are Trump’s base by saying he and not Trump is their real hero as he and not Trump wants to shut the Government down without worrying about the consequences of shutting the Government down.
So what DeSantis is really doing is using his lack of any power or influence to affect what House Republicans do as it matter not what DeSantis says, to just desperately pander for voters from Trump’s crazy base, arguing he is more crazy than Trump.
So this is anther desperate and I believe futile attempt by DeSantis at trying to win over Trump’s crazy base. It also shows how desperate and far behind Trump is DeSantis. That is Trump is less inclined to support a Government shutdown because he fears it will hurt him and Republicans in the general election whereas DeSantis is so desperate in regard to winning the nomination he cannot even see the general election.
It is also the case that “Establishment” Republicans have backed the MAGA’s into either accepting a deal with Democrats, passed mostly with Democratic votes, to keep the Government open or forego impeachment. That is regardless of any formal deal, there is no way that Republicans in the House can have both a raucous and fractious intra-party fight about ousting McCarthy while at the same time conduct an impeachment of Joe Biden. It is almost a certainty that while they will complain, MAGA will accept the impeachment of Biden and allow McCarthy to remain Speaker and keep the Government open because more than anything else that is what Trump wants. That is regardless of DeSantis and his desperate appeals to Trump’s crazy base including the MAGAs in the House Republican caucus, the House crazy caucus will go along with what Trump wants and ignore DeSantis.
But where there is life there is hope and DeSantis hope lies, opposing allowing a deal to keep the Government open, noting that shutting the Government down would be disastrous for the GOP going into the 2024 election cycle. DeSantis is taking advantage of his lack of any influence with House Republicans who will do what Trump wants which is impeachment over getting rid of McCarthy and shutting down the Government and tanking GOP chances in the general election. DeSantis desperate hope is that not shutting the Government down with Trump’s support will allow DeSantis to get to Trump’s MAGA/crazy voting base who do not understand politics or how terrible shutting down the Government would be for the GOP in the general election and also do not understand that the House cannot both impeach Biden and at the same time dump McCarthy.
But as I keep saying, I believe it is a desperate and hopeless strategy that in the end just serves to further divide the Republican Party.
Hi Ron - just a bit of free advice - stop taking smile lessons from that dynamic crowd pleaser, Mike Pence. You need to find your own look.
Sincerely,
All Women Everywhere
“DeSantis reportedly sees a campaign trail advantage in aligning himself with the far-right House Republicans’ charade as they buck party leadership and risk a shutdown…”
Poor Wrongway Ron. He sure can read a room, can’t he?
Why, America’s just pining for another Government Shutdown Fail (R) from Republicans!
(As if the Go Go Boots didn’t tip us off from the start, this guy has the charisma of an Ambien pill, the charm of cholera, and the political instincts of a gazelle at a velociraptor convention.)
Hi All Women Everywhere,
Does letting Casey pick my outfits count as finding my own look?
Insipidly,
Ron
"I fucked up Florida, and I promise to fuck up the United States of America!" – Ron DeSantis
Show of hands: Who wants a gov’t shutdown and the chaos that will ensue that DeSatan stupidly believes will benefit his campaign?
Uh, sure thing Ron. Everybody will be overjoyed to go through another shutdown. Geeesus, do these people ever learn?
Embracing a toxic policy to win favor with morons doesn’t work for Rhonda Santis. Why? The morons are all Trumpers and won’t vote for Rhonda Santis.
This might be the dumbest thing I have read all month. I don’t know how the scribe who took DeSantis’ dictation could write this nonsense down without laughing. First of all DeSantis’ problems are all DeSantis. Nobody likes his anti-woke agenda. Nobody.
Florida is a mess and the country knows it. If he wants to help his campaign he will get to work fixing the high inflation in Florida that is driven by ever higher insurance and housing costs. Of course, his money comes from the building and insurance industries and they like the increased profits just fine so I don’t know how he is going to impact either problem.
Mostly DeSantis is just a Dick who hates everybody who isn’t white and rich like him. He has zero empathy and lacks the common touch. He is Jeb Bush without the charm. Would somebody please clap for Ron.
and into the morgue
Ron would have just as much chance of getting the Republican Presidential nomination by going all in with a full-throated endorsement of Democratic Socialism as he does embracing RWNJ authoritarianism. TDIFFG has the RWNJ demographic sewn up and Pence has the puppets who want to be a real boy demographic. Ron needs to let this fantasy go and get back to torturing cartoon characters.
Sorry for making you see this again, but just look at that face. It’s the perfect illustration for “artificial unintelligence.”
Ron DeSatan gets more and more delusional every day. This latest “thought” on his part is pure fantasy.
If Trump.gets taken out by his legal troubles who do his voters go to?
“And as President (in my dreams) I will work for, welcome, and support a government shutdown every year of my administration. I’ll be sure to include a pause on Social Security checks, too - because we’re all in this together!”
Most of them don’t go to anyone - they stay home.
And the problem with that is?
