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DeSantis faces make-or-break moment as Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida
Posted on 9/29/22 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 9/29/22 at 2:56 pm
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First, DeSantis has to show a basic level of competence in responding to the storm. At all costs, he needs to avoid the kind of haunting soundbite George W. Bush delivered when he told the FEMA head at the time of Katrina, Michael Brown, “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.”
The competence test is one that DeSantis is expected to pass. In his appearances at news conferences as the storm barrels toward his state, the governor has sounded sober-minded, with none of the bizarre tangents that characterized Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But there is a large question mark looming over DeSantis’s ability to show compassion for those who will, inevitably, suffer grave effects from the hurricane. Just as the governor’s detractors don’t question his intelligence, even his biggest fans don’t hold him out as a natural empath.
“Any politician in this type of emergency situation has to show that he or she cares about the people of their state, can empathize and can understand the problems that [they] are facing or are about to face,” said Tobe Berkovitz, a Boston University professor emeritus who specializes in political communications.
“It’s very, very important,” he added. “I think probably DeSantis wants to show firmness and confidence, but you also have to show compassion and a human-ness.”
There is, of course, a political opportunity for DeSantis in the coming days — even if it would sound macabre for him or his backers to say it.
Unlike Trump, he still holds levers of power. If he can pull them to manage his way through a historic storm, he could become an even more formidable political figure.
“Everybody is looking at this as an important moment for DeSantis,” said Susan MacManus, a professor emerita at the University of South Florida and a well-known commentator on the state’s politics.
“This gives him the chance to show he is a manager — and an empathizer to people who are hurting.”
Right now, the question of whether he can meet the moment hangs in the balance.
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Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:00 pm to GumboPot
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At all costs, he needs to avoid the kind of haunting soundbite George W. Bush delivered when he told the FEMA head at the time of Katrina, Michael Brown, “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.”
W is an idiot.
Desantis is not.
This post was edited on 9/29/22 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:02 pm to GumboPot
So why is this a make-or-break moment for DeSantis and not Biden? MSM jumped on Bush's handling of Katrina, not LA state and local government officials.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:04 pm to LuckyTiger
man, if biden faced 1/10 this much scrutiny......
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:06 pm to texn
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So why is this a make-or-break moment for DeSantis and not Biden? MSM jumped on Bush's handling of Katrina, not LA state and local government officials.
It's (D)ifferent.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:08 pm to LuckyTiger
This was an article from yesterday. Yes it's a little old. But I find it funny how they frame the narrative around DeSantis' hurricane response. They are giving their readers DeSantis hurricane objectives to look for today and in the coming days and if DeSantis does not meet those objectives he is a failure. Notice how they say the biggest DeSantis hurricane response objective is subjective: compassion.
This is most definitely going for the female vote and whether or not DeSantis checks the compassion box or not will be mostly driven by the day of the month.
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But there is a large question mark looming over DeSantis’s ability to show compassion
This is most definitely going for the female vote and whether or not DeSantis checks the compassion box or not will be mostly driven by the day of the month.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:09 pm to GumboPot
WTF do they think DeSantis is going to do, laugh in their faces and say "hope you know how to swim?"
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:10 pm to Lightning
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WTF do they think DeSantis is going to do, laugh in their faces and say "hope you know how to swim?"
That's the way Democrat voters see it.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:14 pm to GumboPot
Media’s obstacle course for Desantis:
Media’s obstacle course for Biden:
Media’s obstacle course for Biden:
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:18 pm to GumboPot
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DeSantis faces make-or-break moment
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:18 pm to GumboPot
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This was an article from yesterday. Yes it's a little old. But I find it funny how they frame the narrative around DeSantis' hurricane response. They are giving their readers DeSantis hurricane objectives to look for today and in the coming days and if DeSantis does not meet those objectives he is a failure. Notice how they say the biggest DeSantis hurricane response objective is subjective: compassion.
Some a-hole reporter tried to imply that Biden's FEMA Director had "concerns" over Florida's prepardness. DeSantis slapped that shite down with the quickness noting they were prepared and in place when this thing formed up in the Gulf.
With DeSantis you just get a sense that this guy is in charge, in control and handles business. Its why I think he is better at the job than the other guy.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:18 pm to GumboPot
Desantis led with near perfection during covid. Nobody is worried about this.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:18 pm to GumboPot
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Christie was still denying on the presidential campaign trail that he had ever hugged Obama.
He did?? I didn't think his arms were that long. Maybe his stomach was smaller then.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:20 pm to texn
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So why is this a make-or-break moment for DeSantis and not Biden? MSM jumped on Bush's handling of Katrina, not LA state and local government officials.
(d)ifferent
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:20 pm to GumboPot
Right now it's Biden that is slow to react as he's designating individual counties as disaster areas, while DeSantis is saying the whole state needs access to FEMA funds:
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President Joe Biden on Thursday declared a major disaster exists in Florida due to damage from Ian, approving a request made by the governor the day prior. DeSantis said Thursday that while the approval was appreciated, it did not entirely fill the rubric, largely granting federal funds to be used in select counties instead of the entire state.
“I just spoke with the president this morning and he offered support. I told him ‘Thanks for this, but because the storm has moved inland and caused a lot of potential damage in the center part of our state that we were going to be asking for those counties to be expanded and included there, but for now we have approval for Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota. That will allow individual Floridians to seek individual assistance from FEMA, and that will be something that, as you have people that have been displaced due to the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Ian, that’s going to be something that’s going to be necessary,” DeSantis said.
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Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:23 pm to texn
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So why is this a make-or-break moment for DeSantis and not Biden? MSM jumped on Bush's handling of Katrina, not LA state and local government officials.
The headline is from a conservative rag
I think Bidens make or break moment was the Afghanistan debacle
He doesn't really have an opportunity to make up for something that bad imo
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:36 pm to GumboPot
The storm is Biden's responsibility.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:39 pm to Turbeauxdog
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Desantis led with near perfection during covid. Nobody is worried about this.
First page of google results...
poll.qu.edu
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A Morning Consult poll released earlier this month had DeSantis at 48% approval
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A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Florida voters are deeply divided over the job Governor Ron DeSantis has done.
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Poll: GOP Voters Support DeSantis, But Overall Popularity Declines
A large percentage of Florida's Republican voters continue to support Gov. Ron DeSantis, but his overall popularity has been declining
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Majority of poll participants think DeSantis has mishandled pandemic
“So do I think the polling numbers reflect what people think? Absolutely,” said Chairman Jonathan Martin of the Lee County Republican Party.
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I believe some of y’all continue to ignore the power of the media to produce a narrative and the susceptibility of people to believe it, or at least absorb it like a sponge.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:41 pm to LuckyTiger
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W is an idiot.
Desantis is not.
W was president. Desantis is a governor.
Why is it entirely the governor’s responsibility when it’s a Republican? Joe Biden isn’t being tested here?
Posted on 9/29/22 at 3:41 pm to Powerman
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I think Bidens make or break moment was the Afghanistan debacle
He doesn't really have an opportunity to make up for something that bad imo
He's never recovered,,,,,and never will
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