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We've been having some sidebars on him for a while now.
Might be worthy of his own thread these days
Top of mind for me
I was hopeful for him as a Trump alternative, not sure anymore.
I think he is poking govt/religious dogma into areas it shouldn't be going
He is losing this war with Disney:
- It looks bad from an out of state lens
- Makes him an easy target for other candidates
- $1b expansion just pulled from the sunshine state (at least for now)
His ultraconservative stance on key issues will not appeal broadly, especially outside of FL and especially RoevWade
I am not convinced he can take whats made him popular in FL and evolve it to a legitimate nationwide candidate
Not a strong start imo...
Just an observation. I grew up in New Hampshire (thus, my prior handle, NHBred) and my family had close contacts with the Republican party (in NH, almost everyone can have close contact with political parties). My father ran for congress as a Republican and my brother worked for a Republican senator for many years (Senator Bond). Perhaps it is the difference between New England republicans and Southern republicans, but I have noticed a huge change in the guiding principles of the republican party. Historically, in my experience, Republicans espoused the merits of small government -- pushing down legislature from federal to state and then to town/city. Let the individual city/towns make most of the laws with very limited federal government. Additionally, all governments should stop legislating at the door of each house -- you don't care what takes place in the home/bedroom. I don't know when it changed, but it appears to me that the Republican party now wants to make national mandates on social issues (such as abortion, transgender issues, education, etc.). Maybe this is just a regional distinction (compare Sununu to DeSantis), but it is very striking to me.
I think I’m on the Vivek Ramaswamy train.
Young, articulate, decent foreign policy. Seems to check most the boxes that I’d like.
We are getting all the contenders, Iowa, lot's of 1 on 1 local news interviews. It's fun to watch our governor audition for VP, she just don't care who it is, there's a term for that.
Quote: @BigAl99 said:
We are getting all the contenders, Iowa, lot's of 1 on 1 local news interviews. It's fun to watch our governor audition for VP, she just don't care who it is, there's a term for that.
has yours been bitten by the botox bug yet?
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ BigAl99 said:
We are getting all the contenders, Iowa, lot's of 1 on 1 local news interviews. It's fun to watch our governor audition for VP, she just don't care who it is, there's a term for that.
has yours been bitten by the botox bug yet?
No, I think she will end up getting miss congeniality, she talks a lot, but never says anything. Have you heard her yet? Her tag line is "We are Iowans, we know what to do".
Quote: @BigAl99 said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ BigAl99 said:
We are getting all the contenders, Iowa, lot's of 1 on 1 local news interviews. It's fun to watch our governor audition for VP, she just don't care who it is, there's a term for that.
has yours been bitten by the botox bug yet?
No, I think she will end up getting miss congeniality, she talks a lot, but never says anything. Have you heard her yet? Her tag line is "We are Iowans, we know what to do".
thats a fuck ton better than "Meth, we are on it"
Quote: @VikingOracle said:
I don't know when it changed, but it appears to me that the Republican party now wants to make national mandates on social issues (such as abortion, transgender issues, education, etc.). Maybe this is just a regional distinction (compare Sununu to DeSantis), but it is very striking to me.
You know I like you VO. Tell your friend Rob Shan. that my son got his book, for his birthday. He read the personal autograph, whipped it open, and by chance landed on the
picture of Ronnie James Dio.(his fave rock singer) ...so....this book was "legit", lol. Tell him thanks, and ready to order Vol 2!
But I have to take SERIOUS issue on this take (Repubs making national mandates).
We're (conservatives) out here enjoying life!
& then, the SCOTUS nationalizes homosexual weddings. https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/equal-protection-of-law-protects-gay-marriage/
& then, CRCT curricula starts wending itself into local schools. https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources/special-resource/being-anti-racist-is-central-to-trauma-informed-care-principles-of-an-anti-racist-trauma-informed-organization.pdf
& then, trannies start taking over children's library story hours. https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-forum/message/right---i-dont-want-to-be-beaten-up-by-trannys-32595673
& then, Riley Gaines doesn't want to compete vs dudes https://www.foxnews.com/politics/riley-gaines-tells-congress-held-ransom-san-francisco-state-unsure-could-leave-safely
& then, Disney starts pushing movies with a "woke" agenda. https://fism.tv/walt-disney-lost-123-billion-while-pushing-woke-politics-in-2022/
& then, America is systemically racist! https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-11-16/poll-many-americans-dont-believe-systemic-racism-exists
& there's SO MUCH more. Name a "radical" GOP mandate, & I'll give you the Dem/lib causative agent. Do it!
My counter-contention, is simply this.
(We) conservatives are not seeking national mandates on anything, until we're pushed/shoved to respond.
(We used to "respond" to nothing....and then came talk radio)
As long as you're "pining" for NorthEast legislators to "strike a balance".....
Soft Dem Daniel Patrick Moynihan forecasted liberals were "going too far". Defining Deviancy Down
Soft Rep William Bennet forecasted the same. The Death of Outrage
^^ there are 2 NE "moderates" that agreed America was on the wrong course, yrs ago.
So let's not pretend the striking differences are anything new.
There is absolutely NO DOUBT this country is drifting left-ward, via MSM, Hollywood, & Academia. Do you contend this?
What do conservatives own? AM talk-radio?
So cry me a river over DeSantis being amongst the most popular Guvs in America.
So cry me a river over Trump (at this point) destroying Biden.
"Sad" becuz GOP pushes back...every so often...and pining for the "old days" when the GOP'ers laid-down, as long as they
were still getting invited to the right happy hours.
And btw, if you're so disgusted with us (southern-controlled GOP)...we're more than happy to secede. 
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ BigAl99 said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ BigAl99 said:
We are getting all the contenders, Iowa, lot's of 1 on 1 local news interviews. It's fun to watch our governor audition for VP, she just don't care who it is, there's a term for that.
has yours been bitten by the botox bug yet?
No, I think she will end up getting miss congeniality, she talks a lot, but never says anything. Have you heard her yet? Her tag line is "We are Iowans, we know what to do".
thats a fuck ton better than "Meth, we are on it"
Ouch, yeah that says something, Nebraska's Tourism slogan has to be the best,
"Nebraska. Honestly, it's not for everyone"
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