{"id":1930423,"date":"2023-05-13T14:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T18:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-calls-for-gop-to-reject-culture-of-losing-at-feenstra-family-picnic\/"},"modified":"2023-05-13T14:32:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T18:32:37","slug":"ron-desantis-calls-for-gop-to-reject-culture-of-losing-at-feenstra-family-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-calls-for-gop-to-reject-culture-of-losing-at-feenstra-family-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis urges GOP to reject &#8216;losing culture&#8217; at Feenstra Family Picnic."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fron-desantis-calls-for-gop-to-reject-culture-of-losing-at-feenstra-family-picnic%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=1930423&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--><h2>Gov. Ron DeSantis Calls for Republican Party to Reject &#8216;Culture of Losing&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>At the Feenstra Family Picnic hosted by Rep Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) delivered a powerful message to the Republican Party. He called for the party to reject the &#8216;culture of losing&#8217; that has infected it in recent years. Speaking at the Dean Family Classic Car Museum on a cloudy Saturday afternoon, DeSantis emphasized the importance of strong leadership and a bold agenda to defeat the left in the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Debt Ceiling Deadline Raises Eyebrows Over Biden&#8217;s Negotiation Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s speech comes as he mulls a presidential campaign to dethrone former President Donald Trump&#8217;s hold over the GOP primary base. DeSantis and Trump held dueling events roughly 121 miles apart on Saturday night. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corrupt-georgia-secretary-of-state-raffensperger-who-is-not-honest-about-georgias-2020-election-results-being-legitimate-labels-president-trump-not-honest\/\" title=\"Corrupt Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger, Who Is Not Honest About Georgia\u2019s 2020 Election Results Being Legitimate, Labels President Trump Not Honest\">president held<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-calls-for-gop-to-reject-culture-of-losing-at-feenstra-family-picnic\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges GOP to reject 'losing culture' at Feenstra Family Picnic.\">traditional campaign rally<\/a> in Des Moines, while DeSantis spoke at a Republican Party Iowa fundraiser with Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann in Cedar Rapids.<\/p>\n<p>Although DeSantis is not a candidate yet, he is widely expected to jump into the 2024 race sometime in mid-May. However, he&#8217;ll face an uphill climb to the nomination. Trump has consistently led most polls among potential GOP primary voters by double digits, while DeSantis has regularly finished in second place.<\/p>\n<h3>Allies of DeSantis Eager for Him to Launch Presidential Bid<\/h3>\n<p>Allies of DeSantis are eager for him to launch a presidential bid, with some already endorsing him in the primary. Ahead of DeSantis&#8217;s travels through Iowa, two high-profile Republicans endorsed him for president. Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair and House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl gave DeSantis their blessings on Thursday, per the Des Moines Register.<\/p>\n<p>Never Back Down, a DeSantis-supporting super PAC, then unveiled a slew of endorsements from 37 Iowa state Republicans, a crucial boost in a state that holds one of the first nominating races next year. Feenstra, the host of the event during DeSantis&#8217;s second trip to Iowa, has not yet endorsed any candidate.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis Receives Standing Ovation Twice During Speech<\/h3>\n<p>DeSantis received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-bodycam-footage-of-police-responding-to-altercation-between-georgia-democrat-senate-candidate-raphael-warnock-and-his-wife-released-video\/\" title=\"Shocking Bodycam Footage of Police Responding to Altercation Between Georgia Democrat Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock and His Wife Released (VIDEO)\">standing ovation<\/a> twice during his speech \u2014 first when he arrived on stage and again when he spoke on the U.S. securing the southern border. While touting a prolific Florida legislative session, DeSantis made another sly dig at Trump. &#8220;And at the end of this day, governing is not about entertaining. Governing is not about building a brand or talking on social media and virtue signaling. It&#8217;s ultimately about winning and about producing results,&#8221; he said to applause.<\/p>\n<h3>Voters Remain Undecided on GOP Nominee<\/h3>\n<p>Voters at the picnic told the Washington Examiner they remain undecided on a GOP nominee and are waiting to learn more about candidates before deciding. &#8220;I have not even close made up my mind yet,&#8221; said Dennis Werkmeister, a 64-year-old business owner from Paullina, Iowa. But he did say that Republicans have &#8220;a good slate&#8221; of Republican candidates.<\/p>\n<p>When reporters asked DeSantis when he would launch his 2024 presidential bid, he replied simply: &#8220;Stay tuned.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIOUX CENTER \u2014 Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) called for the Republican Party to reject a &#8216;culture of losing&#8217; at the Feenstra Family Picnic hosted by Rep Randy Feenstra (R-IA). &#8220;I think the hope is both Florida and Iowa show [that] strong leadership and a bold agenda can defeat the left in this country,&#8221; said DeSantis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1930424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4421,4980,3881,26691,6203,8371,26690,10084,4399],"class_list":["post-1930423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-culture","tag-desantis","tag-family","tag-feenstra","tag-gop","tag-losing","tag-picnic","tag-reject","tag-urges"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1930423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1930423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1930423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1930424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1930423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1930423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1930423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}