It seems the closer people get to Florida's noun- verb- woke! Gov. Ron "Bootsie" DeSantis, the more they want to be farther away. In this case, he's having a hard time getting endorsements for his un-announced bid for the Christofascist Republican nomination from politicians in his own state:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a trip to Washington, DC this week in a bid to rally congressional support. That trip, however, was overshadowed by another development: former President Donald Trump picking up a parade of new endorsements, including those of several lawmakers from DeSantis’s own state.
As of Wednesday, Trump has locked down seven endorsements of 20 Florida House Republicans, compared to one that DeSantis has secured. Reps. John Rutherford, Brian Mast, and Greg Steube all announced this week that they were backing Trump in the presidential race, while Rep. Laurel Lee announced that she would be supporting DeSantis.
The article goes on to note that, unsurprisingly, the cult is lining up behind its felonious leader:
All told, Trump boasts 45 House Republican endorsements — while the Florida governor — who’s yet to formally announce his campaign — has three.
Sad!
Of course, we wish them both (and anyone running with an "R" next to their name) all the worst. But, isn't it surprising how fast Bootsie is becoming the Jeb! Bush/ Marco Rubio of the 2024 race?
Well, it seems on further review he's a bad retail politician whose marquee policies aren't garnering him enough support to take attention away from his felonious rival:
“Trump is just building a lead at this point. It’s a lead in the polls, it’s a lead in endorsements, it’s threatening to be a lead in donations,” Michael McDonald, a political scientist at the University of Florida, told Vox.
Trump’s latest endorsements were also announced as questions have emerged about DeSantis’s campaign rollout in the last few weeks. DeSantis, who emerged from the 2022 midterms as a GOP hero capable of leading his party to massive electoral success, has seen his standing diminish lately. As McDonald noted, the governor’s seen declining poll numbers. But he also suffered a major loss in a distracting fight with Disney, and is facing doubts from donors about if he’s really prepared to take on Trump. Fox News, which promoted him heavily for a time, has increasingly turned its attention back to Trump.
Thus far, DeSantis has tried to rebut any narratives that he’s struggling under the spotlight by putting emphasis on the legislation he’s been able to shepherd as governor including extreme bills attacking LGBTQ rights and a six-week abortion ban. He’s expected to officially announce his run in May or June.
Digging a deeper hole on disastrous national election policies! As we've noted, Bootsie continues to dig, as deep-pocketed backers flee. If he continues along this trajectory (he will), we'll have another Malignant Loser on our hands.
(Photo: His political judgement may be as bad as his fashion judgement)
