Republican Donors Say DeSantis' Presidential Campaign Is Dead On Arrival - Ring of Fire

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Ron DeSantis has been pitching himself to donors as the only electable Republican, especially when compared to Trump. But in recent interviews, not only have certain factions of the Republican Party already turned away from DeSantis, but apparently big money Republican donors are also abandoning ship. One donor went as far as to tell Rolling Stone that DeSantis has no chance at winning because "no one is afraid of him." That's a big problem for Ron, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains.

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Ron DeSantis is having a really bad time so far this year. His book tour has been a disaster. He was met by pro-Trump people who tried to disrupt his events as frequently as possible. He did his overseas trip. He was caught on camera with that weird laugh. And then of course, the picking his nose and wiping it on, uh, people who support him. And then of course, his poll numbers are in the toilet compared to where they were just six short months ago. Donald Trump has beaten him up every day, and now you've got other Republican candidates entering the race. People like Tim Scott this past week, and according to Republican donors and of course Republican strategists, it's because nobody is afraid of Ron DeSantis anymore. The five months that we have had so far this year have changed things dramatically, not just for Ron DeSantis presidential bid, but possibly his entire career trajectory, because they have shown that he does not play on a national level.

Yes, he's doing great in far right, Florida. Yeah, he won last year's election by one and a half million votes. The the wind was at his back, the sky was the limit. And then he said, well, I'm gonna venture outside of Florida's borders. And that's when everything went to hell for him. But as I said recently, donors, uh, Republican strategists, they actually spoke to Rolling Stone, and here is what they had to say. According to seven g o p operatives and pollsters supporting 2024 contenders other than Trump or DeSantis the other contenders, now believe DeSantis is in their estimations, a paper tiger whose less than stellar performance in his shadow campaign has convinced them he can be torn down as the only non-Trump alternative. And that belief, the operative say, has only grown in recent weeks as DeSantis poll numbers have wavered. One G O P donor put his opinion on DeSantis bluntly in conversation with Rolling Stone, and he simply said, quote, no one is afraid of him.

No one is afraid of Ron DeSantis. He's a paper tiger, which means all of this big bravado that he walks around with, it's all fake. It doesn't actually exist much like Donald Trump, by the way, worth pointing that out. Also, maybe it's worth pointing out that I've been pointing that out for the last two years, but either way, here we are. Everybody sees it now. Everybody in this country sees what Ron DeSantis is all about. He's all about culture, war, stupid talk. He is a bully. He is a coward. He cannot actually talk about real issues. He's getting his kicked by Mickey Mouse down here in Florida to the point where even the rest of the Republicans down here are like, dude, just let it go because they're making you look like a fool. And like, no, I'm gonna keep doing it.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. So what Republican Campaign isn't DOA?

None our repudiating the actions of Republican State legislatures....so who isn't DOA?

[Chi67]

2. Hopefully

He’s out very quickly. DeSantis would be a nightmare.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Agreed! He's already enough of a nightmare for the country from Florida

Not to mention he's against pretty much every demographic in this country except for older straight white men.

[erpowers]

4. Been Saying This From the Beginning

I have been saying Ron Desantis is a paper tiger from the moment he got reelected. From the beginning, I have said Ron Desantis' win in Florida was not as big of a deal as some were making it out to be. He won by more than a million votes because he ran against Charlie Crist, a perennial loser, who has already lost the governor's race to a different Republican candidate. Desantis' numbers looked so good because Democratic voters stayed home. They were not interested in voting for charlie Crist. Some black voters may have also stayed home because they were worried about being arrested for voting and were not willing to risk arrest to vote for Charlie Crist.