DeSantis does take questions, and shows considerable breadth of knowledge in answering them (though at the rally I went to he did not gaggle). https://t.co/96PrDlM4aK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 14, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 07:23PM
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DeSantis campaign presents as a supergroup: Chip Roy, Vander Plaats, Governor Reynolds and De Santis. Reduces pressure on RDS to come with the rizz all by himself. It worked. DeSantis held his own in the Lindsey Buckingham role . https://t.co/9G7ttmKGIL
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Jan 14, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 07:21PM
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De Santis backer Gov. Reynolds, on the other hand, simply said he was going to win … https://t.co/9G7ttmKGIL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 14, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 07:17PM
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At DeSantis West Des Moines post-rally press gaggle they sent out Bob Vander Plaats who predicted 1) De Santis will beat Haley 2) will beat current polls 3) Trump will not get a majority. Achievable goals!
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 14, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 07:16PM
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And the Republicans did pass HR-2, which includes Remain in Mexico. Donovan may not like it, Paul Ryan may not like it, but they can’t say current Republicans are unwilling to address the problem, unless (as I suspect) he thinks the problem is failure to amnesty illegals now here https://t.co/V5TJSHXsGD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 14, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 07:06PM
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DeSantis denouncing the Senate border deal ….
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 13, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 04:30PM
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Campaign reporters are really annoyed that Haley, unlike others, won’t take questions. https://t.co/CXmAjL4cTz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 13, 2024
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January 13, 2024 at 03:42PM
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Looks like a total disaster. Instead of limiting Biden’s abuse of “parole” it ratifies it. May also ratify Catch & Release. So bad I can’t believe GOP House won’t reject. https://t.co/XOF9yZULYA via @BreitbartNews
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Jan 13, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 10:36PM
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Martin says DeSantis polls in “teens” with non-college. OK. But he’s been polling in the teens generally! Martin has to show that he’s polling much higher among the college crowd than the non-college …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 06:30PM
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I get where Haley’s support is limited to the (outnumbered) GOP ‘wine track.’ But where is the evidence for @JMart saying that DeSantis is also limited to the wine track? https://t.co/EPNyUAoyCj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 06:28PM
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“Show me the rizz!” a) DeSantis has the Charisma of Competence. Best I can do. It’s not as if he’s an arid scold like Dukakis. Talks a bit like a sports coach, which he was; b) Nobody else has the vision thing either. https://t.co/rogmz5J3JT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 05:51PM
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He raised prospect of a lame duck Trump moving left. Legit worry, though I doubt it will move many caucus goers. (Trump moving left might be good–eg finally ending carried interest loophole–or bad–embracing child tax credit dole. You don’t know. That’s why it’s a worry!)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 05:44PM
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When DeSantis talks about policy he’s really OK. Doesn’t use jargon, answers the question, doesn’t waste your time, gives you a pretty clear idea of what his thought process is. [This from mass phone meeting he just held, where he took (vetted) questions.]
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 05:39PM
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I mean Hootie’s upscale? @taylorswift13 is downscale? Not sure of that. https://t.co/NrTxyi9QlV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 04:51PM
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Only a few hours left to vote https://t.co/Hxf2y2wEq4
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Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 04:45PM
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I mean Hootie’s upscale? Swift is downscale? Not sure of that. https://t.co/NrTxyi9QlV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 04:35PM
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Always read @JMart, but never let him attempt a colorful metaphor. “[T]hat would only tempt her to return home to South Carolina and discover that she’s Hootie and the Blowfish to Trump’s Taylor Swift.” Hmm. I’ll get up and get a beer & think about it https://t.co/EPNyUAoyCj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 04:33PM
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We’re going to have to do something about Social Security whatever candidates say. So if you’re Nikki Haley why make an issue of it and give Democrats a club with which to beat you? Answer seems to be to look responsible to the elite circles Haley seems to need to impress. https://t.co/j1CEE0aEeM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 04:14PM
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“Iowa Republicans have the chance to pick a presidential candidate just once every four or eight years. They’re not going to stay home and watch it on TV.” https://t.co/TQ0Vr1ebdK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 04:03PM
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At the Haley appearance I saw, she did not make this case. (She basically gave a truncated version of her stump speech.) https://t.co/zeDXIfqIWX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 03:17PM
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I would think this Babydog business would get old pretty fast, no? https://t.co/V4jzDtyqBr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 03:08PM
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And we trust her about Trump’s sexual assault? https://t.co/4ELicIv6wE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 03:03PM
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At Biden events in early 2020, anybody could just walk in and talk to anyone else. It was kind of … democratic. Almost inspiringly loose. (Of course he wasn’t doing very well in early states didn’t have to worry about excessive crowd enthusiasm.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 02:04PM
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I don’t know if there’s much correlation between campaign event management and actual governing style. I do know the loosest-policed events I’ve been to in recent years were Obama’s and Biden’s. Maybe there is a correleation with winning.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 01:53PM
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Weigel: “DeSantis, whose political skill set does not include a poker face …” https://t.co/pExiGUE8z7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jan 12, 2024
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January 12, 2024 at 01:49PM
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