Ron DeSantis doubts Kamala Harris could be Commander in Chief
Kamala Harris continues to scratch out a lead over Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical matchup.

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Is the 2028 presidential race beginning already?

Could the first female president of the United States run the military?

Ron DeSantis has his doubts, at least if Kamala Harris emerges victorious after Tuesday.

“Could this be somebody that could be a leader that could be Commander in Chief, that you’d have confidence in? And the answer to that is no,” the Governor told Mark Levin on Fox News Saturday night.

DeSantis again told viewers about his annoyance with Harris attempting to talk to him after Hurricane Milton, saying that would be “catering to her and her political campaign.”

The Florida Governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate expressed “concern” recently about Donald Trump losing all three Blue Wall states, and he’s been eyeing the presidential race even as he has not appeared with Trump or JD Vance, the likely Trump heir apparent should the former President win a second term.

Whatever you do, of course, do not write in DeSantis’ name for president. But he hasn’t ruled out a 2028 run, much less against a candidate he often called “impeachment insurance” for President Joe Biden.

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


31 comments

  • Michael K

    November 2, 2024 at 10:26 pm

    What a stupid thing to say. She served as the top law enforcement official in the largest state in the nation, and is far more qualified than her opponent.

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    • MAGA forever!

      November 3, 2024 at 8:28 am

      Agreed with the grate DeSantis and great Harrison Butker, woman belong in the house to carry our babies! Women do not belong in politic or in goverment!!! Vote red out future is at steak!

      Reply

      • MH/Duuuval

        November 4, 2024 at 10:02 am

        Yep, that buttkicker man is a real deep thinker.

        Reply

  • Frankie M.

    November 2, 2024 at 10:29 pm

    Well she is a female so she lacks the decision making capacity in her medulla oblongata according to Ronnie. Plus you know how emotional they get added Doc McStuffins aka Joe Ladapo.

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  • Dave onley

    November 2, 2024 at 10:35 pm

    I doubt Ronnie boy would be a good commander. Can’t keep Florida squared away.

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    • Harold Finch

      November 3, 2024 at 7:34 am

      Well your an idiot! He was a Captain in the Navy with combat experience in the Iraq War you moron!

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      • Frankie M.

        November 3, 2024 at 8:08 am

        Some Navy Seals had to babysit him so he could get a combat patch & pad his resume. Not the same thing.

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        • I Am Garbage

          November 3, 2024 at 8:23 am

          He served. Did you?

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          • MH/Duuuval

            November 3, 2024 at 9:34 am

            Trump tried to imagine Liz Cheney in a combat situation. Did he serve or did he dodge?

            Cheney’s dad was a poor shot, having taken out a member of his hunting party. But, my guess is that she’s had more experience with firearms than Trump.

          • jean solomon

            November 3, 2024 at 11:34 am

            what did he serve? would you eat whatever he served???

      • MH/Duuuval

        November 3, 2024 at 9:39 am

        Lieutenant Commander, not Captain.

        Frankie M. is correct. No indication that Dee ever went out on patrol, but Iraq was a place where the violence could come to you anywhere. Good job, W!

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      • TJC

        November 3, 2024 at 12:02 pm

        “Well your an idiot…”
        “Your” is a possessive pronoun. The word you were groping for is “you’re,” the contraction for “you are.”
        Let’s see now, you were calling someone an idiot, right?

        Reply

  • I Am Garbage

    November 3, 2024 at 5:29 am

    Well we all saw her horrible performance as the Border Czar, so I’m betting she will be a piss poor CIC if she wins. Now remember she was the last one in the room with Joe on the poorly planned and poorly executed Afghanistan withdrawal. Do you think Putin, the leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and Iran fear or respect her? Take away the teleprompter and you have an empty, word salad delivering vessel.

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    • White Spiteful Devil Rapist Trump

      November 3, 2024 at 6:18 am

      Nobody fear Pussy Bitch Ass Trump Google Christy Teigen Trump

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      • I Am Garbage

        November 3, 2024 at 6:26 am

        You have Demo zombie amnesia. Remember when Trump dropped that MOAB bomb into the mountains of Afghanistan very early in his Presidency? The message was sent and understood and we had none of the problems we have now with terror groups.

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    • Frankie M.

      November 3, 2024 at 8:09 am

      Yes you are. Who announced the withdrawal a year before it happened? Nobody ever talks about that.

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      • I Am Garbage

        November 3, 2024 at 8:33 am

        It was a debacle. Reminiscent of the Fall of Saigon. Then there was Joe Biden checking his watch when the 13 dead service members came home to Dover AFB. There should have been firings of the people that planned that disaster.

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        • MH/Duuuval

          November 3, 2024 at 9:36 am

          No comparison to Saigon.

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        • No Free Gas For Ed

          November 3, 2024 at 9:44 am

          Trump set up a timetable to withdraw, he excluded the Afghan national government and army we spent a fortune supporting to negotiate directly with the Taliban. Thousands of enemy prisoners were released as part of the deal. US troops were reduced to 2500 (appeasement level). You wont blame Gerald Ford for Saigon, or Reagan for the nearly 300 US Marines killed in the Beirut barracks bombing, but you’re all over this. Good work as always!

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          • MH/Duuuval

            November 3, 2024 at 4:36 pm

            Correct and the Taliban kept their part of the deal but ISIS did the terrorist actions during the exit.

        • jean solomon

          November 3, 2024 at 11:37 am

          true ,you are garbage..

          Reply

    • YEW OWEME

      November 3, 2024 at 8:02 pm

      MAGA MARK, your post is laughable. you’re childish dude.

      Reply

  • White Spiteful Devil Rapist Trump

    November 3, 2024 at 6:46 am

    The Taliban still in charge,thanks to Trump naive ass Google Trump Taliban Deal

    Reply

    • I Am Garbage

      November 3, 2024 at 7:00 am

      Definitely Demo amnesia.

      Reply

  • Tom Palmer

    November 3, 2024 at 7:11 am

    Coming from a half-assed governor

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    • I Am Garbage

      November 3, 2024 at 7:14 am

      He served, she served Willie. See the difference?

      Reply

  • White Spiteful Devil Rapist Trump

    November 3, 2024 at 7:35 am

    Maybe Trump will serve you Mother

    Reply

  • MH/Duuuval

    November 3, 2024 at 9:41 am

    Interesting poll results from Iowa. If accurate, the state is flipping back to Democrats, which may be the ultimate result of seeing MAGA future up close all those days Dee was lurking in Iowa.

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  • I Am Garbage

    November 3, 2024 at 12:06 pm

    No, really, I am garbage. No, wait! Who’s writing this! This isn’t I Am Garbage!
    Yes, it is.
    No, it is not! Stop this! Stop it! Stop it I tell you!
    Ohhh, the voices, the voices.

    Reply

    • MH/Duuuval

      November 3, 2024 at 2:13 pm

      Peachy’s friends or family, if any, need to intervene. Now.

      Also, time for a red flag visit from the local sheriff — 3 AM a good time? — and temporary confiscation of all of Peachy’s firearms and the contents of his laboratory.

      Reply

    • YEW OWEME

      November 3, 2024 at 8:05 pm

      peachy, put down the keyboard and back up. with a little medication, you’ll survive.

      Reply

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