Ron DeSantis Edges Out Trump for President in Straw Poll of Western Conservative Summit

[groundloop]

Source: Newsweek

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis won over former President Donald Trump in a straw poll for 2024 presidential candidates conducted by the Western Conservative Summit, the poll's organizer reported Saturday.

DeSantis led the poll with 74 percent of voters saying they approved of him as a presidential candidate ahead of Trump's 71 percent. The poll was held online using the approval voting method, where voters selected multiple responses to each question.

Because voters were allowed to make more than one choice, the percentages of the poll add up to more than 100 percent. Poll conductor Frank Attwood told Colorado Politics that the decision to use the approval voting method "minimizes spoilers and sabotage and gives viability and visibility to minor candidates."

The summit is hosted by Colorado Christian University's Centennial Institute, and was hosted both online and in-person, Colorado Politics reported. Around 500 people attended in person at a Denver hotel over the weekend, while tens of thousands of viewers were present virtually, according to the event's organizers.

1. Ron DeSantis - 74.12%
2. Donald Trump - 71.43%
3. Ted Cruz - 42.86%
4. Mike Pompeo - 39.35%
5. Tim Scott 35.58%

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-edges-out-trump-president-straw-poll-western-conservative-summit-1602375

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Not that I think DeSantis has a chance in hell of getting the nomination, but IMO this is pretty significant in that it proves 45*'s grip on the radical right is slipping.

[Polybius]

1. "Not that I think DeSantis has a chance in hell of getting the nomination"

Now why would you think that? Without Trump, it would be DeSantis in an absolute lock to get the nomination.

[groundloop]

2. yeah, I suppose I shouldn't doubt the power of idiots to "win" the election

I keep having flashbacks to years ago when GOPers at least had a small amount of respect for the rule of law. Silly me.

[Polybius]

3. He's hugely popular with them

Even if Trump wins the nomination, I can almost guarantee DeSantis will be his running mate.

[Midnight Writer]

4. What a twist. The Monster created a monster.

[GulfCoast66]

5. 3-2-1. Trump will start finding a way to attack him.

Which is good. He is ultimately more dangerous than trump.

He could win. Trump can’t. And he is smart. And focused. And has no ethics when it comes to democracy.

The stronger he gets the more trump will attack him. Because trump. I know I’m more optimistic in that opinion than many here. But I think trump has wrecked that party.

[monkeyman1]

6. play hell doing that from a 8 x 10 cell !! ol'ronny might be his cell mate !!

[Phoenix61]

7. I agree with you. I also think DeSatan at some point

will hit back. He’s got too big of an ego not to when Trump flips on him. His best hope is Trump drops dead between now and then.

[GulfCoast66]

8. That's my dream. 10-15 percent of trumps support was trump. Nothing more.

DeSantis with strong trump support could win. But it would be close. With trump against him, no chance. Or even sitting on the sidelines.

I just can’t see trump being a team player.


The hardcore conservatives love DeSantis. But the folks still flying the trump flags? It’s trump or no one. Cult of personality.

[oldsoftie]

16. And they're too STUPID to realize that.

They hate the thought of Democrats controlling the govt, but many of them will stick out their bottom lip & stay home if they dont get THEIR man trump. Thats how they lost the Senate; believing the "why bother, its rigged" bullshit. Enough in solid red areas bought it & stayed home. And LOST

[belpejic]

9. There have to be skeletons in DeSantis' closet.

Anyone who is as big of a raging a**hole as the yapping Chihuahua from hell, Ron DeSantis, didn't get to where he is without cutting some corners and throwing some elbows.

[oldsoftie]

17. His past is pretty public. Seems like we'd have heard

The governors race was a big event and i'm sure there was a LOT of digging at that time. I'm pretty sure he doesnt have TRUMPS past
But you never know who or what might pop up

[stuffmatters]

12. This

[C Moon]

25. You betcha, and I wouldn't be surprised if it started today.

[JI7]

31. Yup , Trump can't stand someone else getting more attention than him

this is why he picked Mine Pence for vp

[Jon King]

10. Great news, Desantis will get crushed in MI, WI, PA and the Hillary states....

Just being from Florida means he starts out in a huge hole among independents. Many look at Florida man as the butt of jokes.

He may hold onto 65 million or so of Trump voters and lose the election by 15 million votes and lose every state Trump lost, and maybe even lose NC and come close to losing TX.

[trusty elf]

11. Some "Ron DeSantis" anagrams....

Sardine snot

Arid Sonnets

Sinner Toads

Innate Dross

Treason's Din

Arsonist Den

A Rodent's Sin

[TheRickles]

20. Very funny, thanks! I'm curious - how much time did it take you to find/make these? :-)

[trusty elf]

26. I used to do anagrams with Scrabble letters,

which was a lot of fun. Now, I cheat and use an anagram generator site on the internet. There are several of them.

This is the one I use.

https://wordsmith.org/anagram/

[TheRickles]

27. You're probably a very nice guy/gal, but I have to say that while I appreciate your honesty

I'm very disappointed that you cheated. , but also

[trusty elf]

28. Well, one does have to be discerning

in picking out the best ones.

To make up for cheating, I'll give you a few of my homemade photoshop jobs.

[TheRickles]

30. Wow, these are great! My Greek's a bit rusty - what does it say under the Sphinxter?

[Mr. Sparkle]

13. Presidential straw poll or biggest troll straw poll ? who can tell

I think the republican voters are showing exactly who they are. I miss the days where they used to pretend they had principles.

[ck4829]

14. K&R

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Critical Race Theory

[oldsoftie]

15. DeSantis can expect to wake up next to a horse head

Dear Leader wont like being upstaged

[twodogsbarking]

18. The Biggest Loser

contest.

[empedocles]

19. cruz, pompeo, and scott get support?

[CrispyQ]

21. Ted Cruz was #3?

Wow. There are really some dumb fucks out there.

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America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent
Trump was ineffective and easily beaten. A future strongman won’t be.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Zeynep Tufekci
Contributing writer at The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/trump-proved-authoritarians-can-get-elected-america/617023/

snip...

Make no mistake: The attempt to harness Trumpism—without Trump, but with calculated, refined, and smarter political talent—is coming. And it won’t be easy to make the next Trumpist a one-term president.

more...

At the moment, the Democratic Party risks celebrating Trump’s loss and moving on—an acute danger, especially because many of its constituencies, the ones that drove Trump’s loss, are understandably tired. A political nap for a few years probably looks appealing to many who opposed Trump, but the real message of this election is not that Trump lost and Democrats triumphed. It’s that a weak and untalented politician lost, while the rest of his party has completely entrenched its power over every other branch of government: the perfect setup for a talented right-wing populist to sweep into office in 2024. And make no mistake: They’re all thinking about it.

[Polybius]

23. He was #2 in 2016

He's actually lost ground.

[bucolic_frolic]

22. A Tweet yesterday

Link to tweet

Jack Cocchiarella
@JDCocchiarella
Matt Gaetz is taking Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio down with him.
9:16 PM · Jun 18, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

[hay rick]

24. Uh oh...

Somebody's fragile ego won't handle this gracefully. I see the mouth puckering and drooling...

[left-of-center2012]

29. 'Cancun Cruz' came in 3rd !

[oasis]

32. Two dim witted pieces of shit go down to the wire for a photo finish.

Congratulations GOP.

[Cha]

34. Yeah, I just called it a

Bloody Fascist Poll.

What we're fighting against in America.

[oasis]

35. Keep congress blue through 2022 is what we need to do.

Gonna be hard work battling so much ignorance, but we have the tools to get the job done.

mahalo Cha.

[Cha]

36. Yes, I was just thinking

... it's going to be a Monumental Task but we have to Make it Happen! Ground work!

I like your rhyme .. Mahalo & Aloha to you, oasis

[Cha]

33. Bloody Fascist poll.

[marble falls]

37. There was a big backstage fight over it bween 45 and DeSantis, filmed ny a stage hand ...

[BlueNProud]

38. Not exactly a group of great statesmen.

Jesus they keep lowering the bar.