Tag Archives: Ballots verse Vote

Jun 16 2023

Kari Lake Asks Florida Palm Beach Audience “Who Supports Ron DeSantis?” – The Response is Apropos of Current Florida Sentiment


Posted originally on the CTH on June 16, 2023 | Sundance 

During a recent event in Florida of approximately 1,000 audience members, Kari Lake asked the crowd if anyone supports Ron DeSantis?  The response from the audience is reflective of the typical Floridian response now that DeSantis has shown his political ambitions and dispatched Florida voters.  WATCH:

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PALM BEACH, FL – […] At one point in her remarks to about 1,000 people who attended the event, Lake named each of the Republican candidates challenging Trump, who was indicted a second time last week.

When Lake mentioned Gov. Ron DeSantis, three people put up their hands but brought them down quickly amid a cascade of boos.  The good news for DeSantis, however, is that former Vice President Mike Pence drew an even louder chorus of disapproving cat calls. (more)

The audience reaction is reflective of a much wider view held by most Florida GOP voters.  The backlash is two-fold.  One part of it is driven by the stunning increase in cost of living for the working-class and folks on fixed incomes.  The second part is driven by people who just feel conned by the entire DeSantis operation.  All the DeSantis ‘influencers’ are working desperately to hide the reality on the ground.

Jun 16 2023

DeSantis Tells Newsom “You Need to Stop Pussyfooting Around and Throw Your Hat in Ring” for 2024 Election


Posted originally on the CTH on June 15, 2023 | Sundance 

A few points before the video.  First, remember what I said last year about the UniParty corporate ticket of preference.

In 2016, the RNC/DNC corporations wanted a Hillary v Jeb matchup. That was the outcome of both corporate intents, and all processes were deployed to create that outcome.  For 2024, it became obvious last year the corporations wanted a Newsom v DeSantis contest.  In that matchup the people who control the financial mechanisms can maintain their status quo.  The billionaire funders for DeSantis, RGA/RNC would be quite okay with a Newsom outcome.

Second, considering his own recent history, there is a sanctimonious hypocrisy for DeSantis to be casting aspersions based on a political candidate “pussyfooting around” about getting into the 2024 election.  Certainly, this is not his talking point, but it’s the talking point of the echo chambering managers around him; the professional gaslighting community that is transparently tone-deaf to the sound of their own message.  WATCH:

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Newsom is horrible. However, if there’s one person who would make Newsom look palatable to the voting base of Moonbats, that’s Ron DeSantis.  In the era of great pretense, Newsom has better skills at being an authentic con artist.

This is the corporate matchup that Wall Street would love to see.  It’s a Win/Win.

That bottom graphic is literally a screen shot of the graphic that was running in most major media in 2015 just prior to Donald Trump entering the race in July ’15.

I do not think it is coincidental that Rupert Murdoch has supported putting Gavin Newsom on the network for discussion and debate.

Jun 12 2023

DeSantis Breaks Cringe Meter During Oklahoma Rodeo Appearance – Donors Demand More Authenticity Training


Posted originally on the CTH on June 11, 2023 | Sundance 

Some unknown political consultant told Ron DeSantis it would be a great optic to show up at a Rodeo in Oklahoma and announce his presence.  The event atop the bleachers came replete with grand trumpets to announce his entry.

The cringe-factor was already off the charts when Top Gov grabbed the microphone and announced, “Hello Oklahoma, great to be wit ya. Greetings from the free state of Florida, we appreciate what you do here“… and things went rapidly downhill from there as the audience turned to see King Meatball, deliver his prose. [video below]

This latest exhibition takes place as the Daily Mail notes donors are increasingly apoplectic as the “awkward” and “gaffe prone” campaign strategy rolls out – seemingly under the control of Casey Desantis.

[Via Daily Mail]  – Ron DeSantis’s campaign wants him to meet and take more questions from ordinary voters to overcome fears about his temperament, DailyMail.com has learned.

The 44-year-old has so far shied away from Q&A sessions on the road, despite being a standard feature of U.S. politics.  The Florida Governor, who is currently in a distant second place behind Donald Trump in opinion polls, has also evaded media scrutiny at his public events.

He recently exploded at one reporter in New Hampshire who door-stepped him and asked why he failed to take unscripted questions from the audience, raising doubts about his temperament.

And during a campaign event in Iowa last month, footage of DeSantis laughing manically about the cost of running a vintage Porsche triggered online jokes.  

Now, three DeSantis staffers have said they have concerns about the Navy veteran’s presentational style after being overshadowed by his wife Casey at rallies.

They are now figuring out ways to overcome his rigid appearance as he makes trips to more diners and meets with smaller groups of voters in his bid to nail down the Republican nomination.

‘He just needs to chill out a bit and be less stiff,’ one source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said. ‘He always looks awkward and needs to get out and meet more people.’

Another senior member of Team DeSantis fumed: ‘If his wife is a former TV reporter and she can’t teach him, who can?’

A third source said that they even had to coach the Florida governor on ‘when to smile’ when trying to interact with ordinary Americans. (read more)

Keep in mind, ABC News reported last month that Ron DeSantis will skip the exploratory committee phase and go straight into full campaign mode.  However, the best part of the information provided from within the DeSantis operation is this, “The team has been paying close attention to how to help manage the governor’s facial reactions in the upcoming debate.”  Too funny.

Nothing screams authenticity quite like taking political lessons in controlling your facial expressions.  However, given the outcomes, as represented in the Iowa appearances, the face control classes didn’t work out too well.  Casey must be big mad.

The problem DeSantis has is a matter of authenticity.  In the big picture, authenticity is an outcome of believing in your message.  President Trump is exceptionally authentic because his America First message is his.  President Trump believes his message.  Juxtapose this with the brutally inauthentic Ron DeSantis, and you’ll find the outcome of a candidate who is selling the message created by others.

The Florida governor is a manufactured outcome of consultants, advisors and brand image managers who create the message that DeSantis has to sell.  The result is something very weird, inauthentic and cringe.  WATCH the Twitter Video:

I have no sympathy for them. They are doing it to themselves; but I told you this would happen.