{"id":1918001,"date":"2023-04-22T04:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T08:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-substitute-for-victory-desantis-calls-on-conservatives-to-wield-their-political-power\/"},"modified":"2023-04-22T04:46:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T08:46:49","slug":"no-substitute-for-victory-desantis-calls-on-conservatives-to-wield-their-political-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-substitute-for-victory-desantis-calls-on-conservatives-to-wield-their-political-power\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No Substitute for Victory\u2019: DeSantis Calls on Conservatives to Wield Their Political Power"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fno-substitute-for-victory-desantis-calls-on-conservatives-to-wield-their-political-power%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=1918001&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 class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0421\/ba234e99-9de9-456d-86c8-882f6a9569fe\/audio.mp3?length=2865645&#038;duration=239\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>OXON HILL, Md.\u2014American conservatives must accept no substitute for real political victories and must not refrain from wielding real power to achieve those victories, according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>The failure of many Republicans to effectively wield power to achieve conservative goals cannot be allowed to continue, DeSantis said at an April 21 leadership summit in Maryland hosted by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Florida, we deliver big victories every single day,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cWe reject the culture of losing that has infected the Republican Party in recent years. \u2026 We know there is no substitute for victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Widely considered a likely presidential contender, DeSantis\u2019s speech focused on all the hallmarks expected of such an aspirant.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, DeSantis outlined a long list of political victories achieved by his administration in Florida, which he promoted as a blueprint not for the Republican Party only, but for conservative values themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve really become the beating heart of the conservative movement in America,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida has been a refuge for those fleeing leftists state and local governments.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>\u2018Winning\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s speech repeatedly focused on the qualities a leader needed to run a successful administration and continue, in his words, \u201cwinning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said that he had developed experience building a cadre of people in his administration \u201cwho share the vision\u201d of a conservative future, and lamented the prevalence of Republicans he considered to be \u201cpotted plants,\u201d who sat in offices without asserting real power in order to achieve lasting political victories.<\/p>\n<p>Possibly alluding to a national-level campaign, DeSantis underscored his track record of using his executive power in Florida to \u201cpursue a conservative agenda,\u201d and derided the social media-centric political campaigns prevalent to many other politicians, including former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics isn\u2019t about entertainment. It isn\u2019t about building the brand on social media,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitics is about producing results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida, he said, offered a blueprint for the conservative movement in how to effectively wield power while suppressing the malignant influences that eroded other administrations from the inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to operate an administration that does not get involved in any drama or palace intrigue,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cWe execute the mission every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXON HILL, Md.\u2014American conservatives must accept no substitute for real political victories and must not refrain from wielding real power to achieve those victories, according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. 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