re: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wins Coveted Paul Ryan Endorsement for 2024

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Didn't David Duke endorse Donald Trump, even though Trump doesn't appear to agree with Duke's racist agenda? That was the argument to brush away the leftist media attacking Trump merely based on who supported him being President. But now conservative pundits want to be able to cast a negative light on DeSantis merely because Paul Ryan thinks he'd make a good President? Dumbasses.

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I understand your point but I think you’re missing a key factor in this:

David Duke has zero influence. He brings nothing. He brings no money. He never gets a meeting.

Paul Ryan, while a born loser and a career political establishment gimp with diminished influence, still nonetheless has influence. And that influence is with the inner ring of the GOPe. Ryan brings the GOPe power and influence. He brings money. He gets meetings. He wants something in return and that is influence of the GOPe priorities in a future Desantis Administration. And those priorities are not good ones. They do not entail reform and accountability of the DoD, FBI, CIA, NSA, America First trade policies, rejection of Neocon expeditionary war and interventionist foreign policy, border security, etc.