A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor is telling New Hampshire Republicans that Donald Trump added difficulty to his congressional outreach while in Congress.
Ron DeSantis told a crowd in Laconia, New Hampshire, that once Trump took office, once-sedate events in his gerrymandered congressional district became more dramatic.
“I had places like St. Augustine, Daytona Beach in my district which, you know, is a relatively Republican district, I won it by 15, 20, 25 points, something like that, each time I ran. So it wasn’t like this is a liberal district and I would do town halls and it basically was like a conservative pep rally, right?”
DeSantis had come to rely on “red meat” questions, but when Trump was elected, the “district that was not liberal at all” drew different people to events.
“All of a sudden these people come out of the woodwork, like fire out of their eyes. They were so upset and they’re screaming, just yelling this or that. And you could tell he energized something in that electorate where probably a lot of those people didn’t even vote in the presidential,” DeSantis said.
Ironically, DeSantis’ district map changed in 2016, with redistricting moving his seat farther south, forcing him to move from Ponte Vedra for his final two years in Congress after he abandoned his run for Senate. He briefly rented a home from donors Kent Stermon and Matt Connell to facilitate that relocation.
DeSantis noted, as he has before, that Trump was a drag on his electoral performance in the 2018 election for Governor, a remarkable position to take given that he courted the then-President’s endorsement and had him host numerous rallies on his behalf ahead of elections against Adam Putnam and Andrew Gillum.
He said people said they “just voted against him because Trump was supporting him,” and added that his margin in the 2022 election further showed that Trump was a “deal breaker” for “some voters.”
17 comments
Joe
December 30, 2023 at 5:58 pm
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Terri
December 30, 2023 at 6:18 pm
Here’s to the pot calling the kettle BLACK!
Hypocrisy is taught in many ages, To many die before the actual truth. Is proven. That’s a tragedy.
He was in Congress, not the Legislature!
December 30, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Actually he was not “forced” to move from Ponte Vedra since members of Congress can live anywhere in the state they represent.
Joe
December 31, 2023 at 10:48 pm
That is blatantly wrong, as expected from a RepubliQan tool.
It's confusing, but true
January 1, 2024 at 2:09 pm
Actually, he’s correct. A U.S. House Rep has to live in his/her state, but does not have to live in the district he/she represents, although it is traditional and probably helps assure re-election.
At the State level, Florida House Reps do have to live in their district.
So, our Reps in Washington D.C. can live anywhere in the state, but our state Reps in Tallahassee have to live in their district.
It's confusing, but true
January 1, 2024 at 2:12 pm
On the other hand, you are so right about DeSantis being a whiner. And this particular complaint of his — that Trump was a drag on his campaign — sounds like fantasy-whine.
Don't Say FLA
December 30, 2023 at 9:11 pm
Rhonda is whining that his widdle House district was hard to work when it became slightly less G0P leaning due to everyone but their G0P rep, Rhonda?
What would Rhonda do as President? That would be much harder than your old G0P leaning House district that leaned significantly less G0P because of everyone on the planet but you, Rhonda.
As Jan once said every episode, “Marsha Marsha Marsha.”
Elmo
December 31, 2023 at 10:35 am
What a nut bag.
Silly Wabbit
January 1, 2024 at 2:14 pm
Kwazy nut.
PeterH
December 31, 2023 at 10:42 am
DeSantis whining is deafening!
Silly Wabbit
January 1, 2024 at 2:15 pm
What? What?
RonBeGone
December 31, 2023 at 10:43 am
Three more years of this loser dirtbag whining about how everyone is mean to him. Maybe he should resign and go back to chasing ambulances and sniffing urine.
Sonja Fitch
December 31, 2023 at 11:56 am
No no no not 3 more years! Let’s recall Desantis! Enough of his bs is enough!
Mark Bunker
January 1, 2024 at 10:53 am
But, hey…let’s pardon the guy.
Silly Wabbit
January 1, 2024 at 1:53 pm
He kwazy.
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