In December of 2009 the results of the most consequential special election of the decade were transmitted from a rebellious bunch of misfits who shook the political elite to Washington DC. Republican Scott Brown was elected to take the “Kennedy Seat” in Massachusetts in an epic battle that surprised both the Democrat and Republican establishment.
The DC political class (both parties) were shook, triggered, jaw-dropped & aghast… A revolt was visible.
It wasn’t just the Democrats who reacted, organized and responded with the urgency of a 2012 counter-offensive. The rebellious threat from the working class was as much abhorred by the Republican political class, the Bushes, McCains and McConnells who saw the Tea Party uprising as toxic to their control.
The working-class uprising, the originating assembly of what is now the MAGA movement represented in that Massachusetts winter special election had to be destroyed, and that was why the Tea Party movement had to be co-opted and destroyed by the Republican party. From their professionally Republican perspective, including the billionaire and Wall Street donors who try to influence the club platform, there are no limits to what they will do to retain control, nothing is out-of-bounds.
That’s why we saw the GOPe primary ‘splitter strategy‘ first deployed to scale in 2012. Romney was installed as the nominee, and gleefully the GOPe watched as he was defeated by Obama’s reelection bid in November. The status-quo was achieved. The DC UniParty was repaired, and all things were back under club control. Two wings of the same UniParty once again giving the illusion of choice.
For those of us who fully understood what was done, and by that time our 2013 ranks were more significant, it became crystal clear the ‘first-things-first’ approach would require the Republican political elite to be removed and confronted first – before the communists in the left wing of the UniParty could be attacked. We needed a weapon against them….
…..ENTER Donald John Trump.
Donald John Trump wasn’t just our MAGA candidate in 2015, he was our murder weapon and the professional GOPe elite, the party system within the Republican club, was our intended victim.
The 2016 Republican club counter-offensive to a reenergized movement now carrying the MAGA banner, was led by the ‘Never Trumpers’. Most of you will easily remember how the professional political class, the Jeb Bush wing within the Republican club, responded. However, this time in 2016 we had the previous experience, the lessons and a map of their playbook in hand.
The MAGA movement knew what the GOPe club were trying to do, and we defeated them because our candidate was big, snarky, strong and impervious to the professional Republican club throwing everything including the kitchen sink at him. We The People were not going to retreat. We held the line, moved forward and won. However, our 2016 victory made the Republican inside club even more furious.
The Bushes, McConnells et al were unwilling to relinquish control of the club and would do anything, say anything and use every institutional lever within their control to remain in power. The inside DC Republican club used every deceptive resource available to undermine our President and kneecap him from disrupting the system.
It wasn’t just the Democrats trying to impeach President Trump, the Republican wing of the UniParty was more than willing to provide background support, they just couldn’t be visible when doing it.
This is the battle for control of the Republican Party. It’s not about voters or candidates per se’, the battle is for the control of a private club – the RNC. President Trump has loosened the grip, but it is up to We The People of the MAGA movement to pry their fingers from the mechanisms of control.
What I am describing above is what the background battle, within the state of Florida, around Ron DeSantis, is all about.
The Bush clan have wrapped their arms around Governor Ron DeSantis as a 2024 weapon to counteract the MAGA movement. They have poured hundreds of millions into the “acceptable Republican” effort and are in full control of the DeSantis campaign management.
The Mitt Romney’s, Mitch McConnell’s, Paul Ryan’s, Kevin McCarthy’s etc are trying to leverage the club dynamic over Ron DeSantis and provide enticements to maintain the alliance with their internal battle plan to retain full control over the Republican Party.
The Never Trumpers, financed by donors, the professional party system and club officials, are all part of the internecine battle.
When President Trump labels the former congressman, now Florida Governor as “Ron DeSanctimonious,” that background reality is the who, what, when and why.
This battle is about Republican Party control and the use of Ron DeSantis by the club members who refuse to let go of power.
As noted by a comment from Rick Stans:
Watching heads explode over Trump’s “DeSantimonious” comment is exactly what the RINO elite relishes! Sundance has spelled out Ron’s position very clearly over the past weeks and anyone with half a brain could see it! Ron is a tool being forged as the splitter to weaken Trump in his bid to win in ‘24.
Moreso, the “god” man is what the RINO elite like Ryan and McCarthy hope will destroy the MAGA movement and restore the order of Kings & Queens in D.C. verses the serfs in fly-over country! The Coastals are becoming a bit uneasy hearing about Red Waves and MAGA movements! Time to crush these peasants once and for all!
Enter “god” man! Smiling, snarky Ron the Trump slayer! The Rip Van Winkle of Mar-a-Lago post raid! Trump’s friendly shot across the bow is a wake-up call!
No Ron, we won’t sit back and let you be another fraud, a fallen acorn from the dead Bush Oak that was fertilized with our hard-earned tax dollars for decades!
Either we’re all in for MAGA (despite what Trump does) or we’ll all be learning how to say “can I trade my dollars for yuan” in Mandarin one day! Wake up foolish Ron supporters who have become offended by Trump! Haven’t you learned from your parents that “sticks and stones may break my bones…..”
Trump is a gamer and his words were just a precursor to let Ron know that all the money and notoriety he will be promised for distancing himself from MAGA to “Save” America, is really nothing but fools gold in the end if MAGA goes the way of the Tea Party!
The Republican Club would rather lose elections and retain power than win and be held accountable to deliver on their false promises.
O’Dea went down harder than Masters did.
Why is Ron DeSantis in the Diamond business with AG Ashley Moody and Anthony Fauchi?
He is not…
He is
Rock solid here! I’m ABSOFRIGGINLUTLY NOT MOVING!
MAGA period!
It breaks my heart that Donald and Ron won’t work together. Imagine Donald as President, and a cooperative Ron as Veep in 2025-2029 and then Ron as president 2029-2037. The country might actually get saved then.
That would work. The Two working together.but I don’t see it happening. DeSantis endorsed Joe O’Dea who vows to campaign against Trump.
An excellent read:
the conservativetreehouse.com
“DeSanctimonious” is Not About the Florida Governor The Last refuge…
Might find it. or you might have to find it by typing in https://the conservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/11/06/cesanctimonious-is-not-about-the-florida-governor/
Very informative about who “The Club” is, etc.
Let us pray that DeSantis will not get enticed by the dangling carrot…but why was he against Trump endorsing one who hates Trump and will do everything in his power go prevent his presidency???
Because he is not what he has been pretending to be. Remember he was in DC Trump’s first 2 years in office. Then he and the rino Scott from Florida traded places. Ron came back to Florida copied Trump in the way he governed, but he did not act that way in DC. He also already has an active group who are campaigning for him to be president in a low key way right now. He is a career politician and like Pence he could really be putting on a big act to keep the uniparty in power so the rinos can return to pretending they are trying to fight fornis, but those darn democrats add things like national defense to Omnibus bills and we just had to sign it. That is what McConnell and Paul Ryan did to convince Trump while they were pretending they were on board with his presidency. We are more likely to clean out the swamp, if we stick with Trump. If we go with DeSantis we could very likely be right back where the dems and rinos want us.
I so agree!
Ryan is heavily pushing/supporting DeSantis. Trying to split the party. He is an “establishment RINO,” along with the two “Mc”s…McConnell & McCarthy. I won’t ever go along with anything Paul Ryan wants. He ruined Trump’s first two years. He’s a traitor to the American Conservatives!
RDS needs to finish what he started in Fl. We have issues here with regard to insurance. We will all be in the street eventually if rds doesn’t do his job and finish out his term.
That would be the best outcome.
Well, we can’t be for sure Ron is what he claims to be. There have been some questionable things he has done. Seems right now Ron might have a better than you attitude. Josh Hawley just might make a much better VP than Ron or Jim Jordan. I’m disappointed in Ron since we now know he has a group that are investigating how successful he would be in a 2024 run for president. He is a career politician and Trump is not. I trust the non-career runnernover the career minded politician. I’m staying on the Trump Train and I pray the rest of MAGAs will recognize this for what it could very well be….another rino like Pence playing his part to win the hearts of we the people and then will turn into another Bush or Pence…all sweet talk, but accomplish nothing for we the people.
When you have the financial green light from over 40 BILLIONAIRES? You know you are owned and are NOT America First!
I’m 100% for this split. Keep supporting Trump as it’s 100% the gift that keeps on giving.
All this is being orchestrated by Loser Mitch McConnell. He wants to see Desantis and trump fight. This Republican Party will not win anything unless they kick Mitch out and start sticking together
Ditch Mitch AND Rona!
this is right on!
it depicts our Civil War II unfolding, a more dire situation and struggle the masses are meant to miss…
MAGA man Pres Trump needs to do what he has done best the last 50 yrs and that is redevelop the GOP into a new brand, a brand new Political Party property, the GNP (connoting gross national product is not necessarily unintended), the Great New Party, the New Republican Party, that which he’s already developed into the largest party in our nation’s history (not hyperbole, but unrecognized greatness) and merely leave the GOP to flounder and rot in the dying heads of a bygone era…he builds, demands quality and decides at risk, like the rest of ‘US’ out here…he’s one of ‘US’…
his last days in office were where? at the wall, standing and patiently listening to his builders – did we get it right?
always, major developers are loathed as they are sooo disruptive…that’s what they do and why we hired him to do the job in Nov 2016 – and, he doesn’t lie!
The UniParty is being exposed for all they are NOT! Bring on the transparency 👏
MAGA !!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 nuffsaid!!!