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DeSantis is Trying to Attack Trump, and Failing Miserably.

This campaign is over before it starts.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readMay 20, 2023
Ron DeSantis via REUTERS/Marco Bello

In the very same week that Ron DeSantis and his horrifyingly awkward laugh made him the poster boy of what a disingenuous, desperate politician looks like, it was reported that he he will be announcing his intentions to run for President of the United States very, very soon. As terrifying as the thought of him actually being President might be, for me personally that makes the fact that he has next to no chance all the more satisfying. As he prepares to run, I’ve been patiently waiting to see how he was going to attempt to handle campaigning against Donald Trump and so far, it has not disappointed.

He’s failing miserably.

Brett Samuels and Max Greenwood with The Hill write:

“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is running into early problems as he tries to cast former President Donald Trump as a loser while opening his presidential campaign.

DeSantis and his allies have focused on Trump’s losing record in recent elections to set up the Florida governor as a worthy alternative to the ex-president with GOP primary voters. DeSantis has specifically told GOP voters to “reject the culture of losing.”…”

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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