With the latest poll in Iowa showing President Trump with a commanding 51/14 lead over Ron DeSantis, the people in control of the DeSantis operation are now lowering the bar to say a second-place finish is good enough to continue.
Team DeSantis has essentially camped out in Iowa for the past several weeks, pulling all their resources from other states as the polling for their candidate has consistently gotten worse.
The goal of reboot 4.0 was to focus heavily on Iowa and to a lesser extent New Hampshire. However, after weeks of campaigning in Iowa, the polling has only gone backward. DeSantis has lost half the support he originally carried as the Florida Governor tours the state.
(Politico) – […] “We believe it’s already a two-person race,” a top DeSantis campaign official granted anonymity to discuss strategy told POLITICO. “But the reality is, on the ballot there are other choices, and our goal is to get this down to a two-person race on the ballot, especially as we head into South Carolina and beyond into March.”
Speaking ahead of DeSantis’ weekend trip to Iowa, the official said “a strong second-place showing gives us an opportunity to go in[to] New Hampshire and show success.”
Expectations-setting is a tried and true element of every campaign, and DeSantis’ team remains bullish about his ability to make up ground. But coming four months before the first votes are cast in Iowa, the sentiments from the DeSantis campaign official reflect the yawning gap that’s emerged between the Florida governor and former President Donald Trump in both national and Iowa polls.
DeSantis’ operation has looked to Iowa as a springboard. Shortly before the first primary debate, the head of his allied super PAC, Never Back Down, privately told donors that they anticipated a win in the state. (read more)
With the increased desperation and the retreat of big donors, the DeSantis operation really needs the Bush network to step up big for the Fox Business Debate scheduled this month at the Reagan Library in California. Dana Perino has moved into position.
The Bushes, Prescotts, multinationals and professional Republicans funded by Sea Island billionaires will now start to overemphasize the “chaos Trump” narrative, in order to wear down the psyche of the base Republican voters. They really need mental fatigue to erode the Trump support, and you can see the efforts taking place in the alignment of narratives shared by the Democrats and the Republicans.
The big problem the GOPe face is that now the larger voting base have caught on to the “illusion of choice” playbook. Ordinary voters can see how the schemes are being constructed, and the support for Donald Trump continues to grow. This was evidenced in the Iowa -vs- Iowa State football game earlier today.
Crowds in the Iowa football sphere were heavily enthusiastic about President Trump, and Ron DeSantis at the same event seemed even smaller than usual. Whoever keeps coming up with these efforts to compare and contrast is really not helping DeSantis at all. The Florida Governor looks small and silly despite being supported and carried around by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
President Trump in Iowa firing footballs.
Iowa State#MandateFreedom pic.twitter.com/eKYudCUnTb— Sheri™ (@FFT1776) September 9, 2023
Make no mistake about it, the regime is terrified seeing this
They’re branding this man as an insurrectionist & domestic terrorist and this is what he’s greeted with in a state that voted Democrat for decades
They’re out of options. MAGA is inevitable. pic.twitter.com/FMCSEhDsAK
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 9, 2023
Huge crowd at the Alpha Gamma Ro Fraternity House for President @realDonaldTrump! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/gLeyZ1WpTd
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) September 9, 2023
Wow. Rough day for @RonDeSantis who is having a tailgate at the Iowa versus Iowa State football game today. Tons of people have already arrived in their Trump jerseys and Trump hats!
Doesn’t look like a Ron DeSantis has any support at the football game today where both he and… https://t.co/rxy7OPcEvp pic.twitter.com/iHwKVZ7mgB
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 9, 2023
Flush DeMeatball ’24
Haley/Desantis/2024
loser
Also known as the NimRon campaign
Great photo bomb!!
Who is the TOOTHY women in that pic. Looks like a libacrat…
☝emphasis on -RAT
I think that’s the RINO governor Kim Reynolds.
She IS total Uni-party.
no it looks like meeks one of the 4 house reps.
That’s US Rep Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks, actually Republican.
The one cuddling Ron is U.S. Rep. Marianne Miller-Meeks, aged eye doctor from Iowa City who won her election by something like 10 votes. Mega-RINO.
That is an epic PB!
Give that man a beer or 27!!
Hahahaha!
Free bird!
Always and forever
That photo explosion in the last picture is Awesome!
I guess Iowa didn’t get the memo that Trump can’t win🙄
Prediction: DisHonest bows out before Iowa.
So now he’s turned into Trump’s shadow, is he trying to pretend everyone is cheering for him.
The ideas these people come up with are so stupid!!
Indeed. He has piggy backed on events from the jump…rodeos, barbecues etc
Meatball only goes to events that are going to have a large crowd for some other reason…certainly not to see Meatball
You can bet they will digitally put stuff together to pretend it’s for meatball
Well at least Biden won’t be able to do it because he’d get booed.
Please clap.
clap…….clap……..clap………
“Dana Perino is moved into position”…. All the Bushies deserve to assume the position.
Bushies sure like to give IT to MAGA citizens.
“All the Bushies deserve to assume the position.”
I assure you, they have. It all comes quite naturally to them!
I’ll post this every time I see someone enter Bush.
The links are informative as is the article of the bush family tree
https://americandigitalnews.com/index.php/2017/11/06/george-h-w-bush-jfk-cia-lbj/
Much as I have grown to dislike the Bushes, this article is cretinous garbage.
The video link has been taken down by YouTube as hate speech.
To be pruned and primed by the business?
Bushies !! my oh my I am censored for that nasty name.
Auto- cucumber get your AI out of the gutter. geez😶🌫️😶🌫️😶🌫️🤪
Love #16’s commentary. Nailed it.
#15 Rgt, but it looks like 16
Great videos of our President
Look at these fools obama and Mechelle
lol what she is wearing
They only support and congratulate black athletes
Pretty disgusting
As a Minnesota Gopher fan, she is wearing the colors of the Iowa Hawkeyes, which, after Wisconsin, is our most despised rival.
There’s no racial statement there.
P.S. I love Iowa and her wonderful people.
Ron DeSadness has more stamina for being an embarrassing joke than anyone I’ve ever seen.
More self aware individuals would have packed it in by now.
Wow
He’s being paid so he puts up with it. Or he has no self awareness.
Word is that if DeSantis does poorly in Iowa, the GOPe will draft Jeb Bush.
Jeb! Don’t forget his exclamation point. It is all he has left.
It can’t get any worse with Jeb!
Jeb!
Nope, looks like Kemp or Youngkin. Probably Kemp since Kemp has Fani Willis doing what the GOPe wants.
I think the GOPe is now pushing “the snake” Nicky Haley:
Haley announced on April 12, 2021 that she would support former President Donald Trump in the event that he runs for reelection after losing to President Joe Biden in 2020.
“I would not run if President Trump ran,” Haley told reporters at a press conference in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Remember that vegetable mom wanted you to eat? There was no way you were going to eat it. You didn’t like the way it looked. You didn’t like the way it smelled. You sure as hell didn’t like the way it tasted. But still every time it was on your plate. That’s the Garbage Party.
President Trump’s security team deserves double pay . And they certainly earn it. DJT walks and interacts with the people without fear.
Pray and help others
They probably love President Trump as much as we do. What’s not to love? He’s a great funny guy that ge cares about people. That is one thing meatball doesn’t have, genuine compassion.
#15 LOL
Is this same family(The Bush’s)supporting the DeSantis operation?
DeSantis’s operation really needs the Bush network to step up big for the Fox Business Debate scheduled this month at the Reagan Library in California.
Mental – looks likes He is on verge of insanity.
12 minute clip of Trump walking out to the crowd at the frat, “Dixieland Delight” by Alabama playing in the background…
“BREAKING NEWS: Trump Attends Iowa-Iowa State Football Tailgate, Flips Burgers, & Speaks To Citizens”
Points out the RSBN guy… stops for a chit chat… “Oh look, my man is here!”… proceeds to flip some burgers…
It’s a little uplifting, to be honest.
Tearing up again… Just beautiful to see!!
Absolutely! Loved that he saw RSBN. Thank you for posting!
All the footballs named Trump! I didn’t see that earlier. We need these young MAGAs!!!
Good arm. Good eye!
Interesting reality:
RDS only won because Trump endorsement
RDS now trying to win with Reynolds endorsement
RDS cannot win on his own merits
Trump wins with every GOPe/Uniparty hack against him
That tells me a lot about both men.
MAGA ON!
Is there a connection to George W. Bush and Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Maybe this should go in the Daily Open Thread.
Not said meanly, SFB.
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001is unconstitutional. Why has it not been removed by SCOTUS?
The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms
The Second Amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights
George W. Bush served as POTUS from 2001 to 2005
Fauci goes all the way back to the AIDS virus. An investigative journalist with a strong science background need to connect the dots. Seriously y’all.
Well, this person will need to start earlier.
Former President George H.W. Bush claimed to have trouble remembering where he was when John F. Kennedy was shot — in Bush’s own state. Helping refresh Bush 41’s memory leads in some fascinating directions. Remember, he ran the CIA too.
https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/government-integrity/classic-ghw-bush-jfk-assassination/
Methinks an investigative journalist would be impossible to find in today’s America. They must have all been bribed or threatened with job loss or worse if they dared to publish anything contrary to the party line.
Late US senator, Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.
It would have been a great Book for reading.
As far back as I can remember, politicians would elbow their way to the front of the parade to make themselves visible to the cheering. Yet here is the Governor of Iowa smiling with RDS when the overwhelming number of her voters are parading for Trump. If the elections — including the primaries — are going to be legit, there is no way anyone would be caught within a country mile of a loser. This, to me, is a big tell that Republicans have other plans than a “chaos Trump” strategy.
“They’re out of options. MAGA is inevitable.”
That’s By The People, For The People, son… it will always come back to that… despite a detour or three…
Dude is a laughing stock and he literally has nobody to blame, except himself.
Top Gov.
LMFAO.
That’s when they jumped the shark, and I think it was before he even declared his candidacy.
“Eject! Eject!”
Ohhhh… he didn’t eject…
Mind if I use photo at the bottom to mess with some GOPe minds on social media?
I’m just asking as a courtesy . . .
SD has said many times, take all you want, It’s free..
“…multinationals and professional republicans funded by Sea Island billionaires will now start to overemphasize the “chaos Trump” narrative…
Good. I like the chaos only President Trump can bring. Overemphasize the chaos please. It is like the call for more cowbell. A whole slew of cowbells being struck with framing hammers…
President Trump gave US business the biggest tax cut in history.
I still don’t understand why they hate him?
Wages increased for us. We were getting wealthier and happier.
They want serfs. They can control us that way.
If they can confiscate all of the world’s wealth then they only need a few suppliers of goods and services for themselves.
The rest of us will get our stipends.
Don’t need tax breaks when they already had loopholes and resent the competition that was coming by the “little guys” getting boosted too. They were going to lose their monopolies.
These US big businesses are all under the thumb of Blackrock’s stock ownership.
In reality, I feel like Trump IS the calm. The Democrats, the Uniparty & the media ARE the chaos.
“Ha! Ha!”
Ron reminds me of Tom Kite after Tiger Woods first masters win. They asked Tom Kite how he felt about his play. He said something to the effect; Hell I won the masters I was playing in today. I don’t know who that guy in the green jacket that is -18 was playing. lol
“President Trump in Iowa firing footballs.”
Yep. And you can sure tell he’s done it before!
The GOPe strategy is to split off a big enough percentage of the vote with their cast of characters so that Trump doesn’t get enough delegates to win on the first ballot at the party convention. Then the billionaire donors will pay off enough Trump delegates to switch to whoever the GOPe chosen candidate is for the 2nd ballot and defeat Trump. Several of the states are already changing from winner take all to proportional. This is a long game. And the GOPe will cheat every way they can and use every legal trick to stop Trump. Honestly the GOPe is as bad as the Democrats.
Except PDJT is already polling above the winner-take-all percentages in most states that do proportional, so he will easily have more than enough.
That was likely the plan, but few could have predicted the massive upswing and enthusiasm for President Trump post indictments etc.
Putting aside personal biases for a minute, there is simply no one on the R that can break the MAGA movement and not destrthe Republican Party.
Fairly soon more Republican politicians that wish to stay in office will come out in support of President Trump..
Like her or not..the Noem endorsement is a significant shift in the primary.
The Reynolds lady looks weak and sad.
Noem although likely a RINO sure commands an audience and seems to be well liked by her constituents.
Cheers!
I agree. It will be like dominos.
Actually Kim Reynolds is well-liked by Iowans. She’s signed into law a number of bills opposing abortion, masks for daycare through university, city and county offices and most recently the sale of raw milk.
The sale of raw milk is now legal.
For the first time ever, I am considering not voting in the main election.
If the candidate isn’t Trump, I think a lot of people who have also finally seen through the “illusion of choice” will be right there not voting with me.
My sentiments exactly. If I cannot vote for Trump then I will not vote. Anyone else will continue with business as usual in the swamp. I could not vote for the continued ruination of what was once a great country.
I have been an only Trumper for a long time.
It’s a shame
De Sanctus had ’28 in the bag, but he tossed it away.
Is it a shame or a blessing?
I think that depends on whether he takes his butt back to Florida and resumes the job he was elected to do. The boy has clearly demonstrated he’s not ready for prime time. And from here it looks as though he’s not likely to get that way.
His leadership on covid was important, and the whole country would be better served by him in that way at this time. That and election integrity would have been winning issues to work for, and prioritizing them would have been a great service to the country and the state he’s being paid to govern.
Blessing or shame, it’s sure been a disappointment to behold.
DeSantis is not MAGA. Florida is going socialist just a little slower than the rest of the country. We need to elect MAGA candidates that will roll back the control of government. The Department of Education at the state level needs to be SHUT DOWN. The size of state governments need the same hair cut that President Trump is going to give the federal government.
I wholeheartedly agree.
Time to tcb.
In the first picture is he laughing or braying? Asking for a friend.
Braying, but please tell your friend not to look at such pictures. Bad for the mind!
I know I mean dear God amd I’ve seen other pics like this
The Johnny Maga video is freakin’ amazing. Thunderous love for our President.
I wish Twitter hadn’t put cardboard up over the town square windows like they did. It’d be neat to see the replies.
The Meatball has no chance and is making a total fool of himself. What happens when his distance second place becomes 3rd place? Ron! is toast and he and his team know it. They are taking every last cent from Ken Griffin and the boys until he pulls the plug like he did in the Illinois Governors race.
PS: Ken Griffins Illinois Governors pick came in a 3rd in the primary. I’ve seen this movie before.
Too funny
The club could try to wear down Trump supporters but like their efforts in Iowa it won’t work.
The truth is the uniparty could waterboard Trump supporters and Trump’s poll numbers will still go up.👀😳
Ah ain’ta skeered a no water boarding! 😉
The way I see it MAGA has been waterboarded in the last several years and we’ve learned to breathe underwater!! They can’t stop us!! Steadfast for President Trump!!
The Losers in Desantis Campaign put out these Flyers about Melania. This is so dangerous, giving out their phone number. It’s not funny!
Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
Subscribe
.@RonDeSantis
passed of missing flyers with @MELANIATRUMP
’s face on them at the Iowa vs Iowa State game today with the number for Mar a Lago.
@RonDeSantis
wants you to think he’s a “law and order” type of guy but he’s encouraging people to harass a First Lady by calling her residence in Florida.
Pretty gross!
The number of the flyer is the number for Mar a Lago, where Melania Trump lives now that the summer season at Bedminster is over.
Why is @RonDeSantis
harassing a female Florida resident?
What, the Bush’s are connected again. I am so, so surprised.
Fox Business Debate scheduled this month at the Reagan Library in California. Dana Perino is moved into position.
George Bush Visits the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California
On October 21, I made my way over to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Well, actually, I did not make it all the way to the library because the road was blocked off by the Simi Valley Police Department. It turned out that George W. Bush was at the library, attending the official unveiling of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s Air Force One Pavilion. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. every day of the week, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day, but today (October 21, 2005) signs on the road stated, “Library Closed Invited Guests Only.” The closing of the library was a major inconvenience to all the people that wanted to take some time to tribute Ronald.
https://bradleyallen.net/2005/10/george-bush-simi-valley/
President Trump has such a commanding presence wherever he goes. And he handled that football with such grace and control
(I flashed back to youthful WPA hero, Joe Namath!)
Donald Trump doesn’t age; he becomes more amazing. DJT 2024!
Poor Meatball will have to learn to walk on stilts to be able to look into the eyes of the voters.
These are college students!! If this keeps happening then even the weaker students (sheep) will follow the herd and vote for PDJT.
And not just the male students. The females went wild over Trump. That’s a real tell.
No body was clapping or cheering for DeSantis. But they were for Trump.
johnny maga
@_johnnymaga
Trump was the main character in Iowa today
Desantis was just another attendee
I’m embarrassed for Ron DeSantis. He’s lost all self respect.
The goodwill for DeSantis at the beginning may truly have been genuine. But for some reason (we all know, $$$$$$) Ron made one “unforced error” after another boneheaded move, mostly instructed by his political advisers.
Instead of trying to win over MAGA base, they went the other direction. And most surprising of all is that Ron DeSantis himself went along with the kamikazi scheme (!)
Now his campaign is in the mode of trying to salvage his political career, not just to finish his FL governorship (we know it is secure, by the FL GOP) but afterwards. Hence the new (and weak) statement about finishing second place in Iowa is a win.
About that last photo, who’s the woman beside Ron DeSantis? Is that Iowa gov. Kim Reynolds?
[Note: I barely remember her with Casey wearing the “Mamas for DeSantis” t-shirt.]
yes thats reynolds.in the last pic of the article the woman next to him with glasses is meeks a house rep.
This is the way
Mr “Navy Seal” meatball JAG is proof positive how so many in our military once they reach that plateau become ungrateful oath breaking POS anti American politicians.
Too bad more behind him didn’t throw up that Mickey finger
Funny you mention that…we haven’t heard much from that loser, Crenshaw, in a while.
Second place has to be good enough, as first place is already taken. It is completely and forever out of reach. First place belongs to the real President Trump
“If you’re not first, you’re last!” — Ricky Bobby
Dana Perino is moved into position.
Dana Perino and George W. Bush
Imagine being handpicked by two different presidents to be in their government. Well, Dana Perino is one woman who knows what it is to rub shoulders with George W. Bush since she was the press secretary during his time in office. When Barack Obama was president, he also nominated her to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a position for which she was confirmed in 2010. Now she is a familiar face in Fox News, so here are more details about her way to the top.
https://tvovermind.com/dana-perino-anchor/
Why do men like DeStupid who says he adores his wife do something like this to such a gracious & classy lady who hasn’t thrown herself out there campaigning for her husband or attacked his opponents? I think it’s why she’s not out there now.
It was in poor taste even if he had no idea his team was handing them out.
“DeSantis’ operation has looked to Iowa as a springboard.”
The promised bump that’s always in the future but never arrives! 😀
Wait until after the announcement! After the debate! etc. and etc.😂
Two points:
1) President Trump was at the Iowa game today. Fox carried the game. Granted the Colorado/Nebraska game went long so I cannot say with 100% certainty but I never heard a peep about the man’s presence during the game.
Fox, in any form, sucks.
2) Weeks back the DeSantis campaign came knocking on the door. I told the young man there were zero RDS supporters at my home. He literally turned around and walked off. No fight in him whatsoever. It was as though he was quite accustomed to the pointless efforts.
DeSantis should likewise just walk away away.
iowan here and in n.w. iowa there are still more trump 2020 signs in yards on houses and barns even semi trailers.ronnie boy does not have a snowballs chance in hell in my state.
South Central rural Minnesota here (New Ulm) and we too have Trump flags flying throughout our farms and small towns.
The thing is, just because his team calls it a strong second place showing doesn’t make it so. It seems like a pretty weak second place showing to the rest of us.
Rhonda will finish behind Undecided. Casey will leave him for Kim Reynolds. The snake charmer and Likki will fight it out for No.2, and a smelly No.2 at that.
Pence will be looking to finish behind young boys.
The establishment will try to inject Kemp-boy (“Squeal like a pig, Kemp-boy, or you’ll get blowed up like your girl’s boyfriend.”) or Glenn (lusts for his) Youngkin into the race in a desperate try to stop President Trump.
Then it will be Mitt and Kasich, the Log Cabin Republicans. What, was the dream team of Even McMuffin and Curley (loves him his sheep) Haugland not available?
Speaking of love, Christie is so unlovable that most people would prefer to live next to Three Mile Island during meltdown to listening to Christie. All he does is lie, close beaches, and break wind. If he was to do so in the Holland Tunnel, it would sound like a toxic vuvuzela attack.
A good laugh to start the day! TY Frankie
You’re welcome, Kaaz and SonofTrump.
The people on this site pick me up every day.
🤣🤣🤣🤣