Ron DeSantis says getting Donald Trump voters in 2024 would not be a ‘problem’ for him

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A 'Rockefeller Republican' would have issues, but not the 'America First' Governor.

Ron DeSantis says he can get Donald Trump voters to turn out for him in the 2024 General Election, noting that he carried Florida in 2022 without the former President’s help.

“We won reelection by a record margin for a Republican (of) over 1.5 million votes,” DeSantis noted.

“Donald Trump attacked me three days before the midterm election. And so I think when you’re talking about voters in our party base, that may be a problem if you nominate some Rockefeller Republican, but it’s not going to be a problem if you nominate somebody like me who has a proven record of delivering on America first policies,” DeSantis added.

The Governor made the comments during Tuesday’s episode of the Fox News Channel’Ingraham Angle.

Host Laura Ingraham teed up the question to DeSantis with an article in The Hill that contends Trump backers would “take their ball and go home” if the repeatedly indicted former President doesn’t get the Republican nomination.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


8 comments

  • John Lentini

    August 15, 2023 at 11:07 pm

    Rockefeller Republicans were the last decent Republicans. Since then they have been trickle down authoritarian a$$holes.

  • Dont Say FLA

    August 16, 2023 at 7:43 am

    Rhonda goes on and on and on about wack liberal California being ruined by extreme policies, perhaps never realizing he’s confessing that his extreme policies ruined Florida.

    Either he doesn’t realize, or he assumes voters are too stupid to realize, both extremes are extreme.

    Given a state of California being ruined by extreme policies of its governor, ergo, Florida is ruined too.

    Ron probably should have spent more time in his Ivy League classrooms at Yarvard y Hale, and less time losing basketball games.

  • Earl Pitts "The Ronald's UnOfficial Campaign Manager" American

    August 16, 2023 at 7:50 am

    Good mornting America,
    A recent poll conducted by the trusted Earl Pitts American Fan Club’s polling division shows 87% of Patriots that identify as Trump supporters are aware that Trump wont go all the way to the 2024 election and 93.42% of them know they will vote for Desantis.
    Breaking down the results further:

    87.23% who identify as Trump supporters are aware Trump is just enjoying this lead-up to 2024 and having fun poking the Dook 4 Brains Leftists in the eye as an “ultimate blood sport compitition” reserved only for the very rich and very famous.

    A full 94.28% feel that Trump and Desantis are total “Besties” and will laugh together for years to come at how simple minded those on the left (D4BL’s) belive their side has a snowballs chance in a hot place of keeping the White House after all their constant epic fails.
    Thank you America,
    And remember The Earl Pitts American Fan Club trusted polling division is the one and only polling organization America 100% Trusts.
    EPA

    • Beverly Brevity

      August 16, 2023 at 10:53 am

      Too many words, Earl, not gonna read’m. But it’s good to see you back. A few of us thought they’d finally come to take you away.

      • Earl Pitts "The Ronald's UnOfficial Campaign Manager" American

        August 16, 2023 at 11:45 am

        Thanks beautiful Bevs,
        I always look forward to your posts.
        Much love and Brevity to you Queen Bevs,
        EPA

    • Ocean Joe

      August 16, 2023 at 4:03 pm

      For whom the cow bells toll.
      They toll for your hero, Earl.

  • Lex

    August 16, 2023 at 8:51 am

    Trump Republicans have nowhere else to go. Desantis and Trump were on the same team four years ago when Trump was President. Trump himself would probably help to fix it. Trump made up with Ted Cruz.

  • Manuel Nunez

    August 22, 2023 at 7:13 pm

    Desantis must stop offending Trump’s voters.

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