re: DeSantis Slammed for Using National Crisis to Criticize Trump: Poor Timing Criticized

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You might even agree with that, and instead say "it doesn't matter." It does, to me, as it shows the hypocrisy of your side.

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Who the frick cares. I'm not asking you to not find hypocrisy in "my side". I'm not asking you to agree with "my side". I'm not asking you to acknowledge that "my side's" views are rational.

I'm saying the reality is that Desantis needs those votes.

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"There is nothing you can do here. We have you boxed in. Anything DeSantis does will probably raise the ire of our people and thus the only real way to avoid this situation is for DeSantis to not run. We have the leverage because if DeSantis defends himself or tries to go on offense we'll threaten to blow it all up. Some of us will vote for him, but you know some of these guys won't. Sucks for ya'll, but that's the reality."

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I'm not trying to gain power by pointing out that Desantis needs Trump voters. If it makes you feel better, Trump also needs Desantis voters. It's why the ONLY path to victory involved either:

a. One guy not to run
or
b. A very civil campaign. This was always a long shot. Trump wasn't going to play by those rules. And, Desantis destroyed that chance on Monday. Fair or unfair, Desantis hurt himself more than Trump did, IMO.

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But I would highly suspect that nothing this week (aside from Trump's potential indictment) has changed anything for his camp.

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I think you have it backwards. This week was all about the polls. He was convinced (giving him credit here) that he had to make a move. It was a bad, bad idea on a bad, bad subject. The ramifications, if any, of that decision haven't yet been quantified in polling. Many are saying he's going to tank. I don't necessarily think that. I think it hurts him in the long run more. If, in fact, it does hurt him in the short run, it's an unmitigated disaster.