{"id":1745962,"date":"2022-11-20T06:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745962"},"modified":"2022-11-20T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T16:18:56","slug":"mark-lewis-what-if-desantis-doesnt-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-lewis-what-if-desantis-doesnt-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Lewis: What If DeSantis Doesn\u2019t Run?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-lewis-what-if-desantis-doesnt-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/51366efb-fca6-45cf-b25a-42eadc03c4b2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everyone has kind of assumed that Ron DeSantis is going to run for President in 2024. Many Republicans like him, and some are becoming a little suspicious that maybe Donald Trump can\u2019t win the job again. Journalists want DeSantis in the race because it would be great copy to have a DJT-versus-RDS primary for several months. Great copy means great money and possible Pulitzer prizes for telling the biggest lies. Democrats want him in because they think it would divide the Republican Party and produce an ultimate victory for them. Marjorie Taylor Greene is opposed because she thinks we need Republican governors. That\u2019s true. It\u2019s up to DeSantis to decide if he thinks he can do more good for the country from Washington than from Tallahassee. MTG\u2019s argument wasn\u2019t persuasive, at least to me. Of course, Trump doesn\u2019t want DS to run because Trump doesn\u2019t want ANYBODY to run but himself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I haven\u2019t seen anything, anywhere, that hints that DeSantis will run\u2014not from him at least. He has played the whole thing very coyly. He hasn\u2019t said he will, he hasn\u2019t said he won\u2019t. He has done exactly the right thing so far\u2014governs the state of Florida, runs for re-election, and wins big. And tell the press to \u201cchill out.\u201d That earns him a point or two in my book. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will he run? Maybe he doesn\u2019t even know yet. A few thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1. Why would he want that job, part one? It baffles me why anybody, except a masochist or megalomaniac, would desire to be President of the United States. Half the people in the country immediately, and always, hate your guts, are constantly bad-mouthing and cursing you, calling you a liar, and wishing you were dead. And most of the rest of the world\u2019s population feels the same way because they despise the United States. 90% of the time, when you open your mouth, what you say is moronic\u2014in Joe Biden\u2019s case, it\u2019s 100%. The salary isn\u2019t all that high. You live in a nice house, but only for, at most, eight years, and that house is in one of the most dangerous, horrible cities in the world. Why would DeSantis want the job? Right now, as governor of Florida, only about 10 million people loathe him; if he runs for president, that number will immediately jump to about 170 million. DeSantis doesn\u2019t strike me as being a total fool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. Why would he want that job, part two? Well, perhaps he\u2019s an arrogant narcissistic prick. I\u2019m not singling out Mr. DeSantis for abuse here. I happen to think EVERY politician is an arrogant, narcissistic prick. \u201cHey, vote for me and I\u2019ll solve all your problems and you will go to heaven!\u201d is the height of conceit and haughtiness, but that is what every politician vomits out. It\u2019s all about them, with an unbelievable self-righteousness and vanity that believes they know better how to run your life, and that Ukrainian thugs need your money more than you do. Those who can convince the most people that such is the case get elected to office; those who don\u2019t, teach. Or something. Some can hide their narcissism better than others; Donald Trump is having trouble doing it right now, and his once-devoted followers are therefore leaking away. Successful politicians must be good actors (euphemism for \u201cconvincing liars\u201d). It\u2019s probably why Blake Masters lost his Senate bid in Arizona; he strikes me as being too \u201creal.\u201d But maybe he\u2019ll learn over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I don\u2019t especially like politicians, even those on \u201cour\u201d side, in case you can\u2019t tell. Why should I like them? Look at all the trouble they\u2019ve caused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, DeSantis. Will he or won\u2019t he? I don\u2019t know. He\u2019ll decide, probably without asking me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. What if he doesn\u2019t? Does that mean we automatically crown Donald Trump as our king? Not so much. But\u2026who else?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Larry Hogan? Asa Hutchinson? Liz Cheney?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If the Republican Party nominates one of these traitors, I\u2019m buying as much property in Thailand as I can. I\u2019ll give you a good deal. But I can\u2019t see any of those three have the slightest chance of winning the nomination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are others. Ted Cruz is likely to throw his hat into the ring again. Ted\u2019s ok. His brain freezes occasionally, but he might make a decent President. Mike Pompeo has indicated he might want the Oval Office. I don\u2019t know very much about him. I know he doesn\u2019t like China, which is a BIG plus in my book, but he needs a little more examination before he gets any endorsements. Mike Pence? Mike\u2019s a nice guy, but that may be his problem\u2014he may be TOO nice. I want somebody who will kick some Democrat butt, not be a Mitch McConnell clone. Nikki Haley has a long way to go to prove she is worthy, as does Kristi Noem. I\u2019ve read some suggestions that Chris Christie might be interested (an absolute no), or maybe Greg Abbott or Marco Rubio. I have heard nothing about the latter two wanting the White House, but that\u2019s immaterial. I don\u2019t hear everything. They are both good men but need vetting through the primary season. Glenn Youngkin has been mentioned lately. Maybe Glenn needs a few years as governor of Virginia before moving across the Potomac. But he\u2019d certainly be better than some names on this list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Those are some possibilities, some good, some horrible if DeSantis doesn\u2019t run and Trump is unacceptable. Right now, the money is on a Trump vs. DeSantis battle. But the \u201cmoney\u201d was on a \u201cred wave\u201d this year, too. Money has no brains, and often the people behind it don\u2019t, either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The game is afoot. Let the fun begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Christmas is coming! My 2nd Rob Conners western novel,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/9994983245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">River Bend<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, is now available. Honestly, I think it is much better than my first book,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1636486533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitewater<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Both are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Eliva.com. Get a 10% discount on the paperback at info@elivapress.com. And read some different posts on my blog at\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thailandlewis.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thailandlewis.blogspot.com<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has kind of assumed that Ron DeSantis is going to run for President in 2024. 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