Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign before New Hampshire primary

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Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign before New Hampshire primary
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Whomp whomp, now time for his little ass to run back home to Florida to continue to make our state worse, fuck DeSantis.

He's term limited, so not for much longer

I've been voting against the right for 20+ years in this state, they'll just vote for whichever (R) is up next, Nicki Fried might have a shot but I'm not counting on it, either way she's got my vote, or whomever is going against the (R).

i dunno his governorship saw florida cost of living skyrocket. that's hard to overcome.

A lot of these people here are braindead about that stuff, and if they consume right wing media they "know" the problem is "Biden" or at least that's how they'll reason it.

Heard a 20-something on NPR who lived in FL saying she was going to vote for DeSantis because she can’t afford to move out of her parents house, but will vote for Trump now.

Bitch, you for real? You thought DeSantis was your savior, and now you think it’s an actual real estate mogul?

The house I bought in 2015 has tripled in value since then. Most of that before 2020. I moved in 2019 and my new house has seen a similar gain. Not that it matters for me as a homeowner, I can’t afford to sell it because then I have to buy something else, now with a higher interest rate.

I can’t afford to sell it because then I have to buy something else, now with a higher interest rate.

I'm in the same boat now too, and I'm being forced away from my home for work, so now i have to maintain my existing home in FL while living in Atlanta, and somehow my company thinks I'm just supposed to make it all work out. Meanwhile everything was great while working remote until they forced us back into the office, an office I've never worked in as I hired on as remote work.

And I’m not really complaining about the high interest rates either. While I love the interest rate that I refi’d at, I recognize that that was very much an anomaly that I was fortunate to take advantage of, and that the comparatively higher interest rates now were necessary to keep inflation from spiraling out of control even more than it did.

Interest rates now are still, historically, at a rather modest level. Still means that what would otherwise be a very lateral move ends up being much more expensive.

At least 0% interest rate offers on credit cards are plentiful and I can use large (otherwise planned and budgeted) purchases to leverage that against inflation a little more. And some of that is going into refreshing home appliances and sweat-equity improvements, so at least it’s (even if barely) helping to improve the value of my home. Only appliance I haven’t upgraded yet is the range. And considering the energy improvement 0% loans to replace my oil boiler with heat pumps with resistive backups and potentially add solar.

Already rumors his wife is going to run for Governor in 2026.

Ah yes the bright one that called on women from other states to rush to Iowa to vote for her husband.

Probably pretty hard to run in those lifts, he'll likely have to mechanically stagger back home awkwardly.

Reminds me of the Psychlos from Battlefield Earth. Awkwardly walking slowly through every scene they are in because of the boots/stilts that were part of the costume.

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My brother and I thought it would be funny to watch but it's a real slog. It's biggest issue is how boring it is.

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Perhaps you meant to reply to something else. I was talking about the John Travolta film.

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Haha. We've been meaning to return to Carnival Row anyway so when we finally get to season two I''ll know what you were talking about.

Not the person you were talking with, but it definitely didn't help that Carnival Row halted production for like 3-5 years between seasons, but the ending was pretty satisfying and the series was really cool but sad overall.

Bye loser.
Nikki isn't going to win either. I like that she is hitting Trump on his mental state and other problems, but she'll never win the primary over Trump. It's a cult.

Half of her supporters said in one poll that they'd vote for Biden instead of Trump if she doesn't win, I want her to hang in as long as she can!

I can only assume her play is in hope that Trump’s criminal and civil cases catch up and make her the back up choice.

DeSantis voters are probably mostly going to Trump.

The truth is he still thinks he can win, but his feet hurt so much from walking in heels all day, and he hasn't felt the sweet sweet flavor of pudding on his fingers in what seems like forever.

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It's okay when he aborts.

They should make him carry it for the full term, hemorrhaging all the way until it eventually kills the entire campaign due to wholly preventable options, which he prevented.

We don't have a clear path to victory

That this can possibly be true after coming second in the first and only contest goes to show how much of a farce the whole thing was from the start.

Part of me wants to go back and check on r/conservative and see if they’re ok.

Good plan. I'm gonna go lurk for 5 minutes, and see how they're holding up. Will report back momentarily.

Edit: Okay, maybe 5 minutes was too long.

  • They are still caught somewhere in between glazing up DeSantis for his 2028 bid, and arguing over whether that makes sense because Trump will be running for the fourth time. You have to appreciate the irony of that subtle admission that he will either be ignoring term limits if he does win, or that he is going to lose but they still won't be able to get rid of him.

  • Still coping with the fact that Nikki Haley has the audacity to run against Trump given that she is a deep state operative and also a woman.

  • Screaming that the sky is falling like chicken little in the middle of a meteor bombardment because the "radical left" is trying to hold Trump accountable for the crimes he committed even though most of them apparently don't even like him anymore, and are tired of his temper tantrums.

Shit they've been gone too long. They're probably a MAGA nutjob now.

It's not contagious like a disease. It's more like a sticky, oily slime you can just wipe off later. It's unpleasant but reality will be there to clean you off.

That's the thing though. The human garbage that wallows in it daily actually likes the slime. They bathe in it and smell like it, but they can stop whenever they want and come back to the real world.

They choose not to.

she is a deep state operative

I hadn't heard this one before. Nice.

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If only Desantis had added a few more inches to his lifts.

Bozo loser couldn't get any GOP cultists to stand with him outside FL.

I mean the man didn't even do it for the participation trophy

Alright guys, sign it with me now!

Oh Ronny! oh Rooony!

Oh Rooony! Oh Ronny!...

He's going to be vice-president. It's not exactly a win

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DeSantis knows this is his only realistic path to the presidency, so he jumped on it.

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