Chris Sununu isn’t ready to endorse Ron DeSantis for President

sununu
'Oh, no. No, no, no, no. My goodness.'

New Hampshire’s Governor isn’t ready to endorse “America’s Governor” in the 2024 race for the White House.

On the Hugh Hewitt ShowChris Sununu rejected the host’s presumption that he was going to endorse Ron DeSantis, which would offer the Florida Governor a boost in the first-in-the-nation Primary.

“Oh, no. No, no, no, no. My goodness,” Sununu said. “I haven’t endorsed anybody and I won’t endorse anyone for quite a while.”

Sununu wants to see how DeSantis, and the rest of the field, actually handle the unique demands of campaigning in his state and elsewhere.

“I have no idea how any of these candidates will do on a debate stage under fire, under pressure. How well are they going to do retail politics? We haven’t seen much of it at all. I mean, they’re just starting that process.”

Sununu made a show of giving all candidates an audience.

“I’m going to have coffee with the (former) Vice President (Mike Pence) tomorrow. I’m going to see Doug Burgum,” Sununu said, referring to the Governor of North Dakota. “I’m going out with Nikki Haley in a week or so. So, no, there’s a long way to go and everyone’s got to earn it and they’re all friends. I mean, they really are all friends.”

He then posited that any Republican, except for Donald Trump, has a good shot at winning the White House in 2024.

“I disagree with all of them a little bit on policy and they disagree with me and that’s fine, but I think all of them would have a shot at beating Biden,” Sununu said, excluding former President Trump from that list.

“The rest of them have a shot at beating Biden and winning and that’s the most important thing, and all that matters is winning in November and if you can’t do that you’ve got to step out. But the only way you get there is if you earn it on the ground.”

Sununu had qualified praise last week for DeSantis’ campaign kickoff speeches in the Granite State.

“It’s not just about the woke stuff. He talked about fiscal discipline. He’s talking about doing things in Washington that folks haven’t gotten done, and whether that’s Ron or all the candidates, that’s what we have to be talking about,” Sununu said on Fox News, as transcribed by POLITICO.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


4 comments

  • Dont Say FLA

    June 9, 2023 at 9:42 am

    If Ron DeSantis hadn’t trans-formed into Rhonda with their culture war nonsense, they could have navigated the “Trump without the drama” lane. But, for whatever reason, Rhonda chose to include drama, resulting in “Trump but a lot smaller.” Drama Rhonda. No thank you.

  • EARL PITTS AMERICAN

    June 9, 2023 at 11:54 am

    Good morning America,
    I just got off the phone with this dook 4 brains RINO Sununo and informed his pompas @55 that nobody on the Desantis/Pitts election committee is sweating any 2 bit politican’s endorsement.
    I, Earl Pitts American, flat out told the pompas @55 Sununu we would appricate it if he takes his endorsement and files it where the sun dont shine.
    Triffling pompas @55whole.
    Thank you America,
    Earl Pitts “King Maker and RINO & Shake&Baker” American

    • Earl Shitts Nazi Bible Cûm

      June 9, 2023 at 5:51 pm

      Another anti-woke loser is unemployed (Toronto Blue Jays sent him to scoop popcorn 🍿).

      He apologized…for getting caught being a Qanon homophobe Nazi (an Earl Shitts one might say).

      • EARL PITTS AMERICAN

        June 9, 2023 at 9:22 pm

        I, Earl Pitts American, am sending a special team over to your home to escort you to your over due lifetime committment into a new facility we just opened up in Guntanimo Bay to properly care for you in the remaining year(s) you have on the planet.
        You will be much happier there and most importantly getting the mental health lifetime care you so desperatly need my friend.
        Go along peacefully with them my friend they have gormet food, deep sea fishing, sunbathing, and a world class exercise facility for your enjoyment as we manipluate the frontal lobe of your brain to the outside of your head and into a jar of alcohol.
        No there will be no golf or pickle ball there at Guntanimo as we have determined those time wasting games to be unproductive and gay.
        Relax my friend, set all your guns out on your front porch and come out with your empty hands on top of your head with your fingers laced together. We will take good care of you from now on.
        Relax my friend we are coming to help you.
        Earl Pitts American

Comments are closed.


#FlaPol

Florida Politics is a statewide, new media platform covering campaigns, elections, government, policy, and lobbying in Florida. This platform and all of its content are owned by Extensive Enterprises Media.

Publisher: Peter Schorsch @PeterSchorschFL

Contributors & reporters: Phil Ammann, Drew Dixon, Roseanne Dunkelberger, A.G. Gancarski, Ryan Nicol, Jacob Ogles, Cole Pepper, Jesse Scheckner, Drew Wilson, and Mike Wright.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PeterSchorschFL
Phone: (727) 642-3162
Address: 204 37th Avenue North #182
St. Petersburg, Florida 33704