{"id":2155904,"date":"2024-01-22T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-move-on-from-ron-for-desantiss-understandably-disappointed-supporters\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:31:13","slug":"how-to-move-on-from-ron-for-desantiss-understandably-disappointed-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-move-on-from-ron-for-desantiss-understandably-disappointed-supporters\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving on from Ron DeSantis can be challenging for his understandably disappointed supporters"},"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%2Fhow-to-move-on-from-ron-for-desantiss-understandably-disappointed-supporters%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=2155904&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=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Time to Move On<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Alright, Gov. Ron \u2064DeSantis supporters, you\u2019ve had \u200da full day to\u200d be sad, angry, and whatever else, but now it\u2019s\u2062 time\u200d to move on. It \u2063sucks to lose, \u2062but it happens. Better luck next time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis, also known as \u201cthe greatest Republican governor\u200c of \u200dmy \u200clifetime,\u201d effectively\u200c ended <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/22\/no-there-was-nothing-desantis-could-have-done-to-beat-trump\/\">his so very disappointing campaign for \u200dpresident<\/a> on Sunday. As politicians of the\u200c same \u2063party routinely do after primaries, he immediately \u2062endorsed his \u2063competitor Donald Trump. That should be all his supporters \u2064needed to\u200d swallow\u200b however hard\u200c is necessary and do the same, but the \u200dwounds are apparently \u200cnot just superficial for some of Team\u2062 DeSantis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1246368612\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-993afeca3ecbc14c347bfe4be7ff4496 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-993afeca3ecbc14c347bfe4be7ff4496\"><\/div>\n<p>Judging by a large\u200d number\u200b of his extremely-on-Twitter supporters, the defeat has deeply hurt their \u200bfeelings. They\u2019re\u2064 taking it personally and sorely.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s every bit\u200c as\u200d unattractive as DeSantis\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/25\/desantis-introducing-himself-to-people-who-already-love-him-is-not-a-winning-strategy\/\">dysfunctional campaign<\/a>. The \u2062whole time he ran, he made nothing but a \u200cseries \u2063of unfathomable decisions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He\u2063 refused\u200b to confront his critics in the media, formerly his\u200c strongest attribute and something he only just now admits was \u2062a\u2062 catastrophic mistake.<\/li>\n<li>He blew millions on an inept \u2064leadership team.<\/li>\n<li>He kept his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">campaign manager<\/a> Generra Peck in her position for months as his poll numbers nosedived.<\/li>\n<li>He wore those inexplicable boots and \u200dshowed\u200d not even a flicker \u2062of self-awareness when\u200b anyone\u200c pointed out \u2063how \u2062undeniably oddly they fitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Why did he\u200c change the way \u200che <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/06\/01\/desantis-pronounce-his-name\">pronounced his \u200bname<\/a>?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b417ae3ff3407ea107ea7959bd3cc07b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b417ae3ff3407ea107ea7959bd3cc07b\"><\/div>\n<p>For whatever reason, \u2062the DeSantis \u200dDevotees aren\u2019t \u200cinterested in acknowledging any of it. Their unyielding argument\u200c is\u2064 that the \u2064governor\u200c is smarter and \u2063more capable than\u2063 Trump, whom general election voters dislike so much that \u200dhis defeat in a rematch with Joe Biden is inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Trump will lose in November. In campaign politics, someone\u200d has to, \u200dand nobody should\u2063 know that better than DeSantis backers.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one thing for them to express their doubts. That\u2019s fair.\u200b But it\u2019s\u2062 another to spend the next nine months telling fellow Republicans how stupid they were for not sharing\u200b their preference in the primary. That\u2019s useless.<\/p>\n<p>We know \u200dTrump is in serious legal\u2063 jeopardy. We know he \u200cwas defeated by Biden \u2062before and it could happen again. We know \u200bthe ferociously deceitful \u201cnews\u201d media will\u200d savage him for the \u200cduration of the campaign like they\u2019ve never done\u200b before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-83043170b76f59c3c37ce3beaefe096c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-83043170b76f59c3c37ce3beaefe096c\"><\/div>\n<p>Nobody needs DeSantis\u2019s diehard Twitter army \u200bto remind them, although\u200b it seems some of those people were \u200cso emotionally and professionally invested \u2063in his presidential campaign that they\u2019re practically rooting for a \u200bdefeat in November. That will at least\u2062 earn them the consolation prize\u2062 of\u200c getting \u200dto say, \u201cI told you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s childish.\u200d It\u2019s petty. It\u2019s pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re \u2064understandably disappointed, but\u2062 there\u2019s no reason \u200dthey should embarrass themselves with an extended, unproductive\u200d bout of depression and resentment. There\u2019s still \u2062a lot\u2064 for \u200beveryone to \u2064get\u200c excited about.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is still a phenomenal governor with another three years to run his state. He would also be a tremendous asset in a second Trump administration serving as Homeland Security secretary \u200cor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>. He\u2019s young, so there is plenty of time for him to learn from his campaign and try \u2063again next time. \u200dI hope he does.<\/p>\n<p>I also hope that, as quickly as DeSantis moved on, so will his supremely on-Twitter supporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f046a60fd8f14933d3ffd7764d1b17fd fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f046a60fd8f14933d3ffd7764d1b17fd\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did DeSantis&#8217;s questionable decisions impact his campaign\u2063 and ultimately led to his defeat?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  L surprise us all, but DeSantis is not the answer. And it\u2019s time for his supporters to face that reality and move on.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u200b understandable to feel disappointed when your preferred candidate doesn\u2019t win. But dwelling on that disappointment and \u200drefusing to accept the outcome only hinders progress. It\u2019s time to put aside personal feelings and focus on the\u200b bigger picture.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout \u2063his campaign, DeSantis \u200cmade \u2062a\u200b series of questionable \u2062decisions that ultimately led to his defeat. He failed\u2064 to effectively address his critics in the media, which was once considered his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-chairman-slams-biden-immigration-plans\/\" title=\"Texas GOP chairman slams Biden immigration plans\">greatest strength<\/a>. This lack of transparency and accountability only raised\u200c more doubts \u2064about his ability \u200cto lead.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, DeSantis wasted millions on an ineffective leadership team and kept his campaign manager in place despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-fires-at-biden-over-unprecedented-removal-from-military-academy-board\/\" title=\"Kellyanne Conway Fires At Biden Over Unprecedented Removal From Military Academy Board\">plummeting poll numbers<\/a>. These actions demonstrated a lack of judgment and \u200ban unwillingness to make necessary changes.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget about his strange fashion choices, like wearing inexplicable boots and ignoring \u2064criticism about them. It\u2019s important for a leader to possess\u200d self-awareness and the ability to acknowledge and rectify mistakes. DeSantis \u2063showed a lack of both.<\/p>\n<p>Even his\u2064 decision to change\u2063 the way he pronounced his name was questionable. It signaled a\u2063 lack of \u2063authenticity and a desperate\u2062 attempt\u200b to\u200b appeal to a specific demographic. Voters see through these manipulative tactics and \u200bvalue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conway-slams-goldberg-for-worrying-trump-could-be-president-in-jail-instead-of-just-ignoring-him-theyre-empowering-him\/\" title=\"Conway criticizes Goldberg for fueling Trump's potential presidency from jail instead of disregarding him and diminishing his influence.\">genuine leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yet,\u200b despite these shortcomings, there are still DeSantis supporters who refuse to acknowledge his flaws. They argue that he is smarter and\u200d more capable than Trump, assuming that \u2062his defeat in\u2062 a rematch with Biden is inevitable. But this blind loyalty only blinds them from seeing the truth.<\/p>\n<p>We cannot afford to let personal bias cloud our judgment. We must instead assess candidates objectively and choose the one who is best suited to lead. In this case, DeSantis has proven himself unworthy of\u2064 that \u200drole.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for his supporters to recognize this and redirect their energy\u2062 towards supporting a candidate \u2063who is\u2062 truly capable of bringing about positive change. \u200bThere are many other qualified individuals within\u200d the Republican party who\u2063 can effectively represent their interests.<\/p>\n<p>In politics, victories are not guaranteed. Sometimes, the candidate you support loses, and that\u2019s okay. It&#8217;s part of the democratic process. What matters is\u200d how we respond to defeat. It\u2019s time for DeSantis supporters to gracefully accept the outcome, learn from it,\u200d and move on.<\/p>\n<p>Better luck next time,\u2063 indeed. But that next time should be focused on finding \u2063a\u200b candidate \u2064who can truly embody\u2063 the values and ideals\u2063 that his supporters hold \u2064dear. It\u2019s time for them to let go of DeSantis \u200cand open themselves up to\u2062 new possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The future of the Republican party lies in their ability to adapt and evolve. Holding\u200b onto the past will only\u2063 hinder progress. It\u2019s time to put aside personal attachments and unite behind a leader who can guide us towards \u200ca better future.<\/p>\n<p>So, DeSantis\u200d supporters, take a deep breath, acknowledge the defeat, and let\u200c go. It\u2019s time to move on\u2063 and embrace \u2064the next chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis supporters, it&#8217;s time to move on after a day of sadness and anger. Losing happens, but better luck next time. DeSantis, the remarkable Republican governor, has sadly concluded his disappointing presidential campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2155905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2155904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"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\/2155904","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\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2155904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2155905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2155904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2155904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2155904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}