A.G. Gancarski
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ three congressional endorsers is telling him to launch his 2024 campaign in the middle of the Legislative Session.
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said DeSantis shouldn’t delay.
“I would prefer him to be in the race right now. In fact, I encouraged him to get in the race right now,” the Congressman told the New York Post.
Massie believes the race is still, for now, a “heads-up race between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.”
“The urgency I feel is, the more cats and dogs that get in the race, the more they could siphon from Ron DeSantis,” he added.
Massie also wonders why the Governor is touring the country and the world while leaving the decision to run in suspense.
“It looks and feels a little odd for him to act like a candidate with the trips and the speaking tours without actually being a candidate,” Massie told the Post. “That’s fine for a while, but I don’t think you want to overdo it from an optics standpoint.”
DeSantis is in Japan Monday, where he said he’s “not a candidate” when asked about his slump in polls against the former President.
Kentucky polling is especially brutal for DeSantis, suggesting Massie isn’t providing a home state boost.
A survey released by WJHL-TV of Johnson City, Tennessee, and Emerson College Polling shows Trump is the choice of 62% of respondents, with DeSantis pulling 23% support, good for a distant second place. Meanwhile, 5% of voters want someone else, while 4% pick former United Nations envoy Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump leads with Kentucky Republicans of all ages, with respondents between 18-49 backing Trump over DeSantis, 55% to 27%. Among the over-50 crowd, Trump’s lead stretches to 66% to 20%.
The poll was in the field April 10 and 11, a week after Trump’s arrest on a 34-count federal indictment.
8 comments
PeterH
April 24, 2023 at 5:48 pm
Rhonda DeSantis will announce his candidacy after his embarrassing world tour!
Far Right Adelbert 👍
April 24, 2023 at 7:20 pm
Resign to run, lose election, move to The Villages.
Earl Pitts American
April 24, 2023 at 8:30 pm
Good evening Ron,
Dont listen to this Massie guy he looks like a closet queen pasty faced “Republican” who either has or will soon “transition” to a “dook 4 brains Democrat”. Beware Ron I, Earl Pitts American dont trust this questionable looking Massie dude.
Thank you Ron,
Earl Politts “Supream Political Advsor” American
Bert Stimson
April 24, 2023 at 10:10 pm
Massie could be Randy Fine’s long lost twin brother, so…
Bert Stimson
April 24, 2023 at 10:09 pm
Massie and Depantsless might be the 2 most disliked elected Republicans by other Republicans today.
God
April 25, 2023 at 5:58 am
You’re the third most disliked 🥉
He Who Is
April 25, 2023 at 5:56 am
There is nothing more entertaining than watching Qristians tear at each other, lie about each other, grift and con each other, and then on Sunday go to whichever snake-church in Palatka and pray to a Jewish rabbi that they would probably shoot if He turned around in their driveway by accident.
Dont Say FLA
April 25, 2023 at 9:05 am
DeSanties’ entire platform is wadded panties. And they smell like eel.
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