A.G. Gancarski
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried is dismissing potential political plans of the state’s Republican Governor, saying relegation to political obscurity is what he deserves.
“His political future is over. He has no path,” Fried said of Ron DeSantis during a press call in the wake of JD Vance’s selection as Donald Trump’s running mate.
“The people across this country rejected the MAGA extremism, they rejected the six-week abortion ban, they rejected the all-out assault on our education and book banning,” Fried added. “And so now that Trump has given the nod to JD that he is going to be MAGA 2.0, I truly don’t know where Ron goes from here and quite honestly on behalf of myself as a Floridian, it couldn’t happen to a nicer person.”
Though DeSantis would seem to be the odd man out if Trump gets elected and Vance runs in 2028, DeSantis nonetheless is making moves to keep himself in the national eye. He addressed Iowa Republicans at a lunch event at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Meanwhile, August promises more political travel for DeSantis, who has yet to offer public comment on Trump’s running mate since his selection Monday. He will go to Washington, where Republicans seek to raise $1 million for Trump.
DeSantis addressed the Republican National Convention this week, delivering a well-received speech full of familiar lines.
“Let’s send Joe Biden back to his basement and let’s send Donald Trump back to the White House,” DeSantis said to cheers, eliciting a smile from Trump.
“Donald Trump stands in their way, and he stands up for America,” DeSantis added. “We cannot let him down, and we cannot let America down.”
19 comments
My Take
July 18, 2024 at 4:26 pm
DeSgustus won’t shut up but he is damaged goods.
Not, not selected by America … rejected.
Dont Say FLA
July 19, 2024 at 7:55 am
Rhonda’s campaign record was perfect. 100% FAIL.
Ron Ogden
July 18, 2024 at 4:30 pm
Is she NUTZ! She needs to stay out of the POTting shed. My Gawd, is there a more unaware person in politics in this state.
Concerned Citizen
July 18, 2024 at 4:37 pm
Didn’t Matt Gotha run Nikki’s campaign?
Michael K
July 18, 2024 at 5:01 pm
Ron is not going anywhere near the White House. Good thing he’s in Wisconsin. He can commiserate with that other once great white GQP hopeful Scott Walker.
David Pakman
July 18, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Ron Desanctimonius turned Florida into a theocratic police state, but come to think of it, it’s been trending that way for decades. Just recently they’ve cracked down on the asian massage parlors. That’s a big step back. I’m surprised they even made weed legal. I guess they feel the lower classes might as well go ahead and partake because they’ll never make it out of their class with what these hogs have going here. High prices and low wages, no affordable housing, no medical care unless you’re rich. Too many people working for one person just to hand it all to someone else to keep a roof over their heads. Florida is a giant slave ship and the lower classes lead meaningless lives here. DeSantis talks about free state but it’s not. That’s all absurd propaganda. A slap in the face really. It’s freedom for the rich and freedom t-shirts for everyone else.
My Take
July 18, 2024 at 8:02 pm
In a few months, no one outside of Florida will think of him again.
Rebekah Jones
July 19, 2024 at 12:00 am
For some strange reason Gancarski continues to give this irrelevant hack press. She has no political future and of course DeSantis does. She wanted to be Governor of Florida but got run over by flip flopper Charlie Crist. It would have been even uglier if she would have gotten the nomination over Crist. It would have been a Nikki Fried massacre by Ron DeSantis. Just go away Nikki, you have no future here in Florida politically.
My Take
July 19, 2024 at 12:30 am
I’m wondering why nationally rejected has-been DeScamus gets covered for any topic outside of Florida.
Dont Say FLA
July 19, 2024 at 7:53 am
Rhonda wanted to be President and they shall be President in a little more than two years. Rhonda will be the best Floribama Community College President in all of history like no one’s ever seen before.
Not Woke
July 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
DeSantis would win a third term as Governor of the State of Florida if the law allowed. His future is bright politically. Fried, as her name empties is cooked. She is done.
Dont Say FLA
July 19, 2024 at 8:10 am
Yes, of course, Rhonda wins every contest that cannot be con tested. In real contests, their loss rate as of late is 100%.
Dont Say FLA
July 19, 2024 at 8:16 am
I am sorry to say it has happened to a nicer guy: Joe Biden.
While I wouldn’t go so far as to say Biden lost that debate to the serial lies, he did lose himself his political future during that debate. He’s done and as a result we likely suffer Trump again.
Trump, the guy who insisted Covid was a “lab leak” the whole time, same as he revealed other top secrets. How did he know Covid was a lab leak? Because his administration hired the lab and had it leaked, assuming it would be the China Virus that somehow wouldn’t jet back to the West and/or disrupt global supply chain resulting in the resultant worldwide stagnation, recession and gross inflation.
Yeah. We get THAT guy again. Plus a whole bunch of enablers rather than folks trying to keep it together despite him. THAT guy.
LexT
July 19, 2024 at 9:25 am
I am not sure how President Trump became the first Floridian President in the last election he was from New York, which probably effectively kept Rubio and Desantis from being VP. Desantis provided a valuable service in being a very viable alternative candidate to Trump. Had the winds blown just slightly another way, the Republican party might have needed to shift to someone other than Trump. Instead, the Democrats adopted “lawfare” and at that point, the Republican party was forced to embrace Trump. But the article is not wrong to ask what Desantis will be doing to remain politically relevant in two years when he is no longer governor.
rick whitaker
July 20, 2024 at 8:54 am
LEXT, you used the fake word lawfare. that proves that you are a hopeless wingnut. i already knew that. why not re-educate yourself, then start talking and posting with an air of competence instead of maga crazy
ScienceBLVR
July 19, 2024 at 11:16 am
Maybe D will run for Senate- I’m sure Marco, or Ricky for that matter, will be tapped for a cabinet post for sycophant loyalty to the T-Dog. If Trump lives and wins- a big if there..
Gary H
July 19, 2024 at 11:44 am
If I was in the leadership of FDP, I’d be thinking about Ms Fried’s replacement quickly, as she will be leaving the FDP when first, the FDP suffers more losses of seats at the local, state and federal level, and second, she’s already going to bail when recreational marijuana is passed, that is her life’s goal.
Demo Comedy Show
July 19, 2024 at 9:30 pm
Nikki Fried, like Joe Biden have been two of the top recruiters of new voters for the Republican Party.
MH/Duuuval
July 19, 2024 at 10:51 pm
Fried ran for statewide office as a pro-pot candidate and won. That’s showing more cojones than you he-man women haters possess.
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