Fox News has a big sad today.
CONTEXT – After months of promoting Ron DeSantis to become the 2024 GOP nominee, which includes the efforts of Rupert Murdoch (and family) via a multimillion-dollar Harper Collins book deal for the Florida governor; lengthy friendly interviews with DeSantis on every program; a full feature infomercial running on Fox News to present him to the national audience; attendance by key program pundits at DeSantis donor events and campaign organization meetings; weeks of specific messaging coordinated with board member Paul Ryan – and the consulting efforts of Karl Rove with the DeSantis operation; they are just not able to move the needle.
With the DeSantis book launch officially taking place today, Fox News Corp sends Brian Kilmeade to Florida to assist the DeSantis operation. Producers used the entire Fox and Friends morning programming to support the intent and Ron DeSantis’s ‘big day’. [See Long Video Here] However, when Brian Kilmeade broadcasts live from the Metro Diner in Ponte Vedra beach to promote the DeSantis narrative, the diners at the venue did not go along with the anticipated narrative. {Direct Rumble Link}
What follows in the live broadcast becomes a hilarious exhibition in how media-driven astroturf propaganda runs directly into the reality of the situation. It really is quite funny to see the escalating desperation of Mr. Kilmeade as he asks whether the audience supports Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis for the 2024 GOP nomination and cannot find anyone who puts DeSantis first – even the lady wearing the DeSantis T-shirt supports Trump first. WATCH:
But wait, it gets better….. Even more funny.
Corporate Fox News is not going to give up, they had this whole production scripted. Karl Rove who is a key consultant in the managing and branding effort, is left retreating to the narrative that DeSantis doesn’t need to do anything yet. {Direct Rumble Link} Watch below:
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Rove is facing a big challenge. The Atwater-Rove days of gaslighting, manipulating and ultimately controlling the republican illusion of choice are in the rear-view mirror. The traditional mechanisms have collapsed and are no longer useful as the electorate have become more aware, and simultaneously the grassroots communication platforms have evolved.
Even extremely expensive political Astroturf is much harder now. People can just see through the issues and the fallacies are debunked in almost real time.
Rupert Murdoch has a sad.
Paul Ryan has a sad.
Karl Rove has a sad,….
…..and I’m over here enjoying every moment of it.
With such full throated de santis support in Florida imagine the tidal wave of support he has elsewhere!
Houston we might have a problem….
“Les Misérables: Do You Hear the People Sing?’
The people were certainly singing Donald Trump’s name! Did you know, NE Florida is DeSantis’s stronghold? And this happened there?
There is a bunch of people ridiculing DeSantis on social media because Nikki Haley did better than he did. But that isn’t fair. Kilmeade phrased his question as “a man and a woman!” Some people took it literally mentioned a man and a woman. If not, DeSantis would have been tied for 2nd place with Haley with zero votes apiece! (I wrote that whole thing with a straight face, can you tell?)
I just watched this again. My breath caught and tears dropped when I saw pictures of Diamond and Abe Shinzo. They were both such great supporters of President Trump and America.
So was Shinzo Abe, of Japan—-also gone !
Won’t call myself anything that God Himself doesn’t call me.
Think it Over! Hasn’t He been Good to you!!!
I love this. It is 100% more poignant today after everything that has happened. It really feels like we are rising from the ashes of our beloved country that the Obiden Crime Family and his Soros/WEF cronies torched. They want us to take the fall, bend the knee to the ChiComs, and soon they will expect us to send our children/grandchildren to die for the Fascist Dictator in Ukraine to get WW3 going. Good luck with that, Joe. You go first.
I think he can spare Hunter. Send Hunter.
Joe would probably find it useful to have another child’s death to milk for political purposes….Beau was so last century…
(Yes, I know. Cold. I don’t care.)
Another one that never gets old. Brings on a tear every time.
Oh no, it’s Anne Hathaway!
If they are sad about Florida, they will be positively inconsolable when polling other states.
Patriots don’t like backstabbers.
Treeper “Keln” first posted his graphic of “Les Deplorables” on Sept. 20, 1016. His artwork hit the big time as the Trump campaign used Keln’s image for the opening entry of Donald Trump on stage in Miami.
For those of you new to the Treenhouse….
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2016/09/16/congratulations-keln-brilliant-les-deplorables-image-thrills-national-audience-w-video/
Oh I do remember that!!!! One of the highlights on here that spread all over the innerwebs! Those were the days my friends! What an exciting and wonderfully patriotic time! We were all so happy and excited about where our country was going to go with President Trump about to be elected! This song and the awesome work Keln did on this just fueled our love and support of President Trump so much it went right into the stratosphere!!!! Great job Keln! TRUMP 2024!!
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I was watching this AM when Kilmeade did that poll…and I knew that he sure didn’t expect that reaction! I don’t think he actually did another one after that either, even though they had DeSantis all lined up for his “book launch”.
jesse Waters getting ready to have him on his show soon. I cant watch it. Is it just me (or maybe because I watch him on mute), but he has a horrible habit of constantly shaking his head when he talks.
its most annoying. Makes me dizzy.
I had to do family caregiving in Oct 2022 and had to sit and watch (on blasting geriatric volume) Fox News every &@$! night. Most of those show hosts are unlistenable. It put me in a depression.
I can’t tolerate the noise either. When I’m in the room the TV goes on mute with closed caption turned on. Either that or I leave the room.
So happy I quit Fox in 2015 after the Republican Presidential Debate/Megyn Kelly. Never looked back!!!
That’s your horizontal and vertical control. I just don’t watch.
Please cut off the network’s money. Stop watching it!
Here we go :
Love it!
The difference between president Trump and DeSantis. One of them is not afraid of We, The People.
DeSantis – unconstrained by constitutional checks, is flexing his power post haste his ruthless display of raw political power removing Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren; brazenly, unprecedented, merely the latest example of a new reality in Florida. DeSantis is governing unconstrained by the traditional checks, on executive authority.
The last eight months, DeSantis orchestrated a new law exacting nothingmore than revenge on Disney over a political feud; bulldozed an aggressively partisan redrawing of congressional boundaries through the state legislature. Pushed nearly every facet of state government to the front lines of the culture wars. And he has done it all with limited dissent from the Republicans who control the other branches of government in Florida.
Question:
Do God-given rights not exist any more unless contemporary Man bestows it upon some? DeSantis – is THE model for a new conservative movement.
You’re crying over Andrew Warren??? You’re boo hooing over Disney???
President Trump is my choice for president but Ron DeSantis does do some things right!
you’re missing the point it would seem
Kinda like excessive use of Executive Orders?
That is a serious anti-free speech move.
Invesigation with the new OKeefe investigators: Who gave that order to not allow assembly and free speech at the public place. Ron ought to be asked about this over and over. This video needs to be recorded and launched repeatedly
Along with Kilmeade this morning
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Who gave the order? Let’s hear DeSantis speak on ‘they’ told me … ‘his people’.
RdS grows more detestable by thecday. Ye, he’s not running 🙄
He has to resign as governor if he officially announces his run. He’s waiting for the FL legislators to change the law so he can do both.
Crooked, crooked.
Someone in the comments section called Ronny “Rhonda Soros” — Ron DeSoros.
Rhonda Soros it is.
Nice fit!
Ron DiRinoSaurus. He’ll become politically extinct after his backstabbing Trump and continues his alignment with the never-Trumpers (Ryan, Rove, Murdoch, etc…)
Good one 👍
Ron DiRinoSaurus! I love that one. It’s catchy, kinda like Mayor Pete Bootyfudge
Well, maybe at this point he’s eyeing Nikki’s V.P. slot…
It’s always fabulous to see a complete JERK like DeStructo take care of himself so neatly.
Just like Beto O’Rourke formerly from Texas.
Not a good look for DeSantis!! Sending cops out to berate Republican voters!
Fox has become 24/7 DeSantis. He is an affable man…not stirring the pot a lot.
But boy do I miss Trump! He was/is a true rebel and we never knew who he was going to level. Always funny…always called it as he saw it. I never missed a chance to hear him. Ron just does not have the charisma or level of knowledge that the Donald has……..bring back our President!
Fox is all in for RDS. Tucker’s opening monologue tonite, very interesting.
Emphasizes Biden’s age, not his dementia. Too old to be president at 80–just too old. He says Don Lemon is technically right, being in your 50’s is past the prime of life. Carlson’s comments are so obvious.
His opening is aimed at Pres Trump using Biden’s age and an endorsement of DeSantis who is younger than both of them.
He is like a duck. On the surface gliding over the water but beneath he and his team stirring the crap. He will go down in flames for the sneaky bastard he is.
Fox’s Tropic Thunder didn’t go as planned
It’s like don’t go full retard
You went full retard
Maybe Paul Ryan should do this campaigning himself instead of sitting in the boardroom dreaming up #nevertrump fantasies with the Democrat Murdochs
Or driving the Wienermobile.
Paul Ryan and FNC also seem to have a thing for Tulsi Gabbard. DeSoros and Gabbard on the FNC approved ticket??
I’ve seen this coming a while ago. I’d say it’s at least 50/50.
Sigh – Tucker also has such a big crush on her. It’s not a romantic one, I don’t think – he’s just a fanboy.
Who GaD about some politician’s book anymore? Rove and his marketing tactics met the DT buzzsaw in 2016. I think Rove is looking for revenge more than a successful campaign and that will not help Desanty. Are Bush & Friends still powerbrokers?
One of our conservative Alaskan news sites just released a “straw poll for 2024”. They are claiming DeSantis would get Alaska’s vote. Not that our 3 electoral votes matter much, but my area is still strong behind Trump. I don’t believe that poll for a second.
Something I’ve heard from my Floridan friends, they want DeSantis to stay governor.
I hope they stay that way about him until it’s too late.
With that horrid rancid-choice voting, how can they tell when anybody “gets the vote”?
Why hasn’t Ron DeSantis announced his run for 2024? Is he afraid to announce?
He needs to man-up and announce a 2024 run or state his reasons for what appears to be campaigning.
The choreographed nature of it should make anyone tired of the massing of power in Washington dubious of DeSanctus.
he is juggling the deceiving Florida voter’s with assisting the Global Party he is being recruited for…
smart play for him., there is no guarantee the Global Party can be beat… joining them and abandoning us is more luring at this moment to a man that can not fund his own campaign and must sacrafic his voice for the paid announcements.
For example,
if Ron wanted to say good things about PDJT without saying his name – …… he could comment on Great things done in the previous adminstration like the tarriffs and the peace instead of war via economic agreements or threats.
the fact he doenst do that tells me everything.
I’d say Ronnie is, to put it bluntly, NOT VERY SMART. Cannot imagine him going head-to-head in negotiations with Xi or Putin on trade (or anything else).
Regardless of personal reservations about DeSantis, in all fairness, in the book DeSantis spends considerable ink defending President Trump – it’s certainly good advertisement for his book sales. DeSantis credits Trump for providing a policy platform that reached Republican voters who had long felt ignored by their party’s leaders.
DeSantis repeatedly slams the various investigations into Trump and Russian influence in the 2016 election — of which Trump has also been harshly critical.
Still, DeSantis made a distinction between Florida’s response to the pandemic and the approach taken by the federal government under Trump.
While he lays the blame mostly on Anthony Fauci, then the nation’s top infectious disease official, and other health experts, the implicit criticism of the man at the top is hard to miss.
I don’t think he can. I believe he is waiting for the legislature to change something so he can run. Currently it is prohibited.
And btw I recall DeSanctimonious say that he would NOT run for President and he was there to be the Governor of FL.
He would have lost if 45 didn’t endorse him.
Correct I believe it is: Section 99.012 of the Florida Statutes states: “No officer may qualify as a candidate for another public office, whether state, district, county or municipal, if the terms or any part thereof run concurrently with each other, without resigning from the office he or she presently holds.”[3]
He’s supposedly waiting for the state legislature to change the law so he won’t have to resign. Would sound very fascist: state legislature changes law so governor can run for another office without resigning, said governor, immediately effected by law signs it.
It’s prohibited for him to do WHILE IN OFFICE.
He can Retire, it’s not like he’s had time to get USED to THIS Term in the Gov Office, and hasn’t been home in 8 Months for long enough for anyone to notice if he leaves NOW.
He’s hedging his bets, planning on getting the legistature to change the law so he can run and not lose governorship. He must not be all that confident in his chances.
That and he wants to run as a Governor, not a former Governor who quit to run for higher office.
Oh, totes
Good point Maquis. Hopefully this opens an avenue for POTUS Trump pointing out RDS’ broken promises/lack of commitment to his Florida constituents that gave him his recent landslide victory that he has already used to reply to a POTUS Trump public criticism about the assistance he needed from Trump to get elected for RDS’ first term.
My take was the RDS response was a non-sequitur to Trump’s criticism and a pivot to insert his landslide reelection. Even if RDS is successful with getting the Fla law changed, Trump will still be able to go with a RDS voter betrayal narrative which would be factually correct.
It Shows when he cannot stand being in the presence of Competition. Or even their GEAR.
Laura Loomer’s comment “thin-skinned” was on the money.
Ron can’t announce until the legislature votes. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. If the legislature grants him permission to run for President and remain Governor while doing so, he will announce probably at the end of March or as late as May. If the legislature denies his request, Ron will have a very big decision to make about his future. Give up the governorship and run for President. Or stay Governor and run in 2028.
And STILL be breaking his word to his Gov Voters.
He’s not announced yet because his publisher is paying him to ‘promote a book,’ and tour America (Iowa, SC, Wisconsin, PA, etc, just wait and see.) He can remain as Gov and also not have to spend a nickel of his war chest yet.
Hell yeah to the guy wearing the Iron Maiden shirt!
They are all OWNED……..
You want to keep making millions?
Time to STFU NEWSBOY.
So, Hannity is privately disgusted with President Trump. But he wants to keep his ratings….. how much more of a coward can you be?
Nothing like standing on principle.
Or the lack thereof…
‘I’m Sean Hannity, and I do Ju Jitsu. In a dojo. With a sensei. Don’t try me or you’ll get hurt.’
‘I’m tough. Really tough. Did I mention that I do Ju Jitsu? In a do jo, with a sensei!’
Caught the end of a Kilmeade radio interview with Rove maybe half a year ago.
This isn’t an exact quote but it’s close.
BK: “Thanks Karl, you always bring us good information.”
KR: “I get a lot of my information from you!”
Needless to say Kilmeade is not MAGA.
According to Florida laws, DeSantis cannot run for president unless he steps down as Gov. No one is saying a thing about that and the legislature is currently trying to change that. Laura Loomer is trying to prevent that.
when you look at his record, he’s harvested the low hanging fruit, but he has not rolled up his sleeves and done the hard work, much like our governor in Texas. RD was the lockdown governor before he wasnt. He was the Vaccine dude before he wasnt. He is a Bush. Nothing more
And a JEB! at THAT! Or Bush SR.
Beginning to look even more like Granddaddy Bush, as a matter of fact… Prescott Bush, but not nearly as “clever”.
Do you have a link for Legislature being involved?
Thx in advance, if you do.
I don’t have a link, but there is a law on the books in Florida that in order to run for president a governor has to resign his governorship before running for president. Ron DeSantis does not want to do that so he is asking the legislature to pass a law, allowing him to remain governor and run for president. That’s when he will announce his run. Then if he loses the presidential race, he can still be governor. But he will be campaigning for president for the next two years and what kind of governor will we have? Bait and switch if you ask me.
At BEST! at That!
Having little Temper Fits and Spats of running roughshod over the State, too. Like Banning a Tump Rally on a TRUMP doorstep, and Trump Fans being able to wear their Trump Gear???
That is a Democrat Tactic. And it looks like Leisure Wear on Ron DeSkunk, imitating Odrama Queen.
Paul Ryan is a Communist!
He’s not Pelosi level anti-American, but he’s on the next rung down with asshats like Schumer, McConnell, Reid, Tip O, etc
You were NOT paying attention to Paul Ryan when he was in office. He absolutely was in Pelosi’s league, same as Mitch McConnell and Paul’s mentor, John Boehner, and Harry Reid – ALL for ONE and ONE FOR ALL!
Totally interchangeable, at a split second’s Moment’s notice.
Nancy could easily be Ron’s REAL mother. Sharing the same brain.
So funny how confident Rove looks at the start of this “comedy sketch”.
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So priceless.
I have not watched Fox (or any cable) since 2020. With the possible exception of Tucker, they’re all liars and thieves. Every last one of the six corporations that own most of the media don’t want Trump. Only problem for the media and the uniparty is that everyone I know does want Trump in 2024. I don’t see us continuing as a country if we don’t get him back in office.
Yes, the mean tweet argument is getting stupider by the day.
I’ll take competence over Joey B any day. But Trump is way more than competent.
There is no reason to watch any of them. There are more efficient ways to gather information. The whole idea of this episode is to promote their chosen minion.
Make new friends.
Only problem for the media and the uniparty is that everyone I know does want Trump in 2024.
I think he’s on top of it. 😉
Anyone seen a DeSantis “Flotilla” like Trump’s? I haven’t either.
Crab Island Trump Flotilla seeks to be World’s Largest Boat Parade (nwfdailynews.com)
Most of us have pulled the plug on Fox — and cable in general.
Seriously, the Fox boycott of Trump is the final straw.
They need to hemorrhage all viewership and suffer financial consequences like CNN and MSBSDC.
I dumped cable due to FOX disloyalty and OAN’s cancellation. Let them suffer financially for the disrespect toward Trump and his supporters. True conservatives need to band together.
I dumped DirecTV because of Fox & for dropping OAN, as well as giving us NO movie channels for Civilized and bearable movies.
Not watching their evil garbage.
My still sharp 79-year-old father was here yesterday and exclaiming how great RDS is. I said “what has Ron done other than engage in the same stupid culture wars?”
I am happy to report that Pa is back on the Trump Train.
Well done!
Thank you, and thank your dad, too!
Ron has shed his camouflage a LOT Faster than these guys usually do, I must Say.
Had on more than usual to begin with, or something, too.
I think he’s been getting hysterical – prolly THOUGHT to himself that he would be ahead of Trump long before the end of 2022.
He seems to have gotten rather GIDDY at all those RINO $$$PAC parties he was treating himself to. Not Breathing enough REAL AIR between those parties.
He apparently didn’t think he needed any Oxygen, or something in the room.
It’s has to be painfully obvious to these guys that DeSantis can’t win? Wishing it isn’t going to make it happen. The MAGA crowd has too much leverage for the GOPe to overcome.
I would probably just write Trump in if he isn’t the candidate. At this point whichever side of the uniparty is in power doesn’t matter.
They make a good living as political comsultants and /or influence agents. Once JEB! failed to launch in 2016, Trump cost them bigly in money they could siphon off a campaign.
TOOOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!! Love it!
Trump will paint DeSanctus as uniparty. Bush endorsement helps tremendously.
DeSKUNKIPOO has well and thoroughly Painted himself without any help!
But it was lovely of Frank Luntz to participate as well.
And Ken Griffin just Decorated the Ball Room so Wonderfully, as well. Marvelous little touches from Ken.
Especially watching Ronnie just eat that up and simper so meltingly all over the Griffin deco…
Fox News is for stupid people.
Generally agree, but would apply that across almost all television news.
Well done, Sundance!
DeSantis makes sense; but how did Judas get 7%? Somthing is wrong with the polling.
I like the lady’s “please wait” sign.
Really CLEVER of DeSANCTIMONIOUS to “OUTLAW” wearing Trump Gear, just because he COULD.
CLEVER TIME to flex his Tyrannical muskles and Natural Addiction to them.
Note police action at Desantis event.
The irony is probably 3/4 of the people at the event are Trump 2024 supporters.
They’re just not wearing clothes that announce it.
This was an incredibly stupid move by whoever decided to call it. For most who hear about it, it will only lead to animosity.
Nice of Ronnie to flex his NAZI muskles at the American Citizens at Election Campaigning sites.
The Right Scoop posts myriad pro-DeSantis stories, usually one per day, sometimes two. I post to each story, refuting the story line, pointing out the subversion of the voters by billionaire donors, pointing out the obvious propaganda. Yes, I have been blocked by a number of people, but at least I’m not seeing ALL positive comments for DeSantis any more. More and more, I see people speaking out against DeSantis.
Please folks, every chance you get to throw a little sand at the DeSantis efforts, post something. Sundance is giving us powerful ammunition to fight this effort. So are several others like Joe Dan Gorman – you might want to follow him on Truth Social.
I hope Joe Dan devotes a nice chunk of the next Froglegs to outing DeSantis’ true political colors.
TRUMP 2024
The DeSanta “”INFLUENCER”” PAC shill bux didn’t get the job done.
Who knew.
“…..and I’m over here enjoying every moment of it.” Whoa, does that mean SD is in the pic with Kilmeade doing his “spontaneous” survey thing? Way to go.
Greg Abbott? WTH is he doing in the mix? I’ve voted for him for Governor, but if the Presidential nominee ain’t Trump, I ain’t votin.’
I won’t vote for a ticket that has Haley or Pence on it or any number of other mainstream Republicans. Too old to fall for that again. I refused to vote for Mittens Romulus in 2012 and wrote in Ron Paul. Done!
That is so hilarious! Even the lady with the DeSantis shirt is going to vote for Trump. Trump kills it in Florida and every other state.
I Sing!
God Is Good!
Some Folks ARE waking up!
DeSantis will be worth nothing after Floridians are assaulted by new costs mandated by new Florida laws.
HOA fees up 300%.
Insurance impossibly expensive.
Mandatory flood insurance state-wide.
Sky high auto insurance.
and on and on.
Is Ken Griffin still so extremely proud of his recent Purchase???
I do so hope he is.
Rahhlley I do, Dahhlingk…
Why are Trump supporters being banned from DeSantis book signing? Security is threatening to arrest any pro Trump supporters who refuse to leave event? Fake news or real?
Uh-oh! I think that DeSantis’ management team stepped in something ugly.
Some Trump supporters showed up for a DeSantis book signing and weren’t allowed in. Go get them, Trump supporters. I hope that his next book signing will be attended by hundreds of deplorables wearing Trump hats and waving Trump flags.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/trump-supporters-barred-by-desantis-staff-from-governors-book-appearance-in-florida-security-guard-they-told-me-anybody-wearing-trump-has-to-go-right-now-video/
I did that in 2007-08, and could NOT make myself go back for anything at all, except for some Lou Dobbs and a little Maria Bartiromo.
Lou Dobbs has a podcast now and it’s excellent.
loudobbs.com
I love it! This article and supporting videos has me singing, “Praise the Lord and pass the Ammunition!”
Oh dear!!! Oh My… Please do not tell !Yeb…
We need Governors who remain and succeed as Governors. The center-of-gravity needs to stop revolving around world-conquering ambitions (a UniParty mainstay) and move back towards the less sexy trench-work of roads and schools.
I’m sick of learning the names of obscure world capitals and pretending they mattered to my family.
What did it ever get our kids but combat-induced PTSD and sky-high suicide rates?
Dear America, take off your Super Bowl goggles. Government should not be a spine-tingling event.
Trump should float the name of Tulsi Gabbard as his Veep. IMHO
I like her clear headed anti war stance and her no nonsense positions on US politics.
You can throw rocks and garbage now. I’ve said my piece.
Ugh! No thanks!
The first rock would be her Marxist economics. Not a fit with PDJT!
Why a Tulsi when we could have a Kari?
WHOA! Keep this stuff up Ronnie and you will not be on that ballot in 2024! And that’s a very good thing!!!
Donald Trump, the only president since Reagan to keep his word so Donald Trump it is.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’ll say it agin Desantis isn’t going to win nomination.
Also every time I look at Fox News page It’s saddening to see what looks like a Jerry Springer page instead of news page.
Totally dumbing down the population.🤷🏼♂️ ugh… Glad for having the treehouse.👍
The DeSantis T-shirt woman did not want to say DeSantis when she was actually confronted.
The whole thing is hilarious 😂 Trump support goes deep!
I will not support any other candidate and the only way President Trump would not win in record numbers, outdoing in the millions compared to 2020s stolen election is if they cheat.
I believe the plan is to not allow President Trump the Republican nomination those rally’s would be huuuuuggge!!
There are citizens in Europe if they could afford the travel expense to the US they would love to show their support of President Trump!
Ron May make a great potus but only after President Trump gets things on the right track. I would bet you could echo my thoughts across most of the conservative playing field. The President Trump campaign signs are up all over Florida. Not the new ones but the ones from 2016. MAGA is not a movement in FL, it is a way of life. If they steal the election with the support as high as it was last time it will not be tolerated this time.