# Ron DeSantis 2024 (Campaign suspended on January 21, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 12, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592 "2020-04-12T00:26:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/321 "2023-07-17T01:30:58Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I suspect the eventual nominee might be somebody that we would consider right now to have no chance. I’m mostly joking, but what are the rules about wagers, just for fun? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/322 "2023-07-17T01:50:30Z")
No bets. > [@Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/1): > > **Betting.** Betting is not permitted for any purpose, including but not limited to fun, charity, or for the sake of argument. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/323 "2023-07-17T02:34:20Z")
👍 Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/324 "2023-07-17T03:34:38Z")
WINNER!!! Does happy dance. I bet it was against the rules and I won. YES, Yes, yes!!! j/k ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/325 "2023-07-17T17:19:35Z")
Not a good sign: > **[Ron DeSantis campaign fires staffers after fundraising shows high spending rate](https://www.aol.com/desantis-campaign-fires-staffers-fundraising-213100583.html)** > > The Florida governor's presidential campaign spent nearly 40% of what they raised in the latest fundraising quarter. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/326 "2023-07-17T19:49:57Z")
It looks like “Never Back Down” is backing down. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/327 "2023-07-17T19:53:10Z")
He is, and always has been in my view, a poseur. The only authentic thing about him is his fascist bent. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/328 "2023-07-17T20:01:11Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It looks like “Never Back Down” is backing down. Let’s hope he “never gets back up”! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/329 "2023-07-17T22:34:28Z")
Maybe this has been addressed here, but I read in yesterday’s newspaper that De(mon)Santis might consider Iowa’s governor, Kim Reynolds (yes, the same one who signed the 6-week abortion ban) as his running mate, should he get on the ticket. I don’t want her out of office THAT badly. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/330 "2023-07-20T00:28:44Z")
there should be a law you cannot run for office if you have held public office in the past year ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/331 "2023-07-20T03:10:43Z")
You know, we used to have a state resign-to-run law. Fla. Stat. 99.012. DeSantis had that law changed so it no longer applies to him. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/332 "2023-07-20T18:09:58Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > there should be a law you cannot run for office if you have held public office in the past year So you would have kept FDR, Harry Truman, JFK and Barack Obama out of the White House? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/333 "2023-07-20T18:20:24Z")
As well as both Bushes and every sitting president. It would be the proper way to repeal 22A. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/334 "2023-07-21T01:18:10Z")
Linking this in both DeSantis threads: > **[DeSantis calls for state investment manager to consider action against Bud...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/politics/desantis-letter-bud-light-company/index.html)** > > Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state’s pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light’s parent company amid conservative backlash to the beermaker’s recent marketing efforts, the latest attempt by the Republican presidential... Basically, wants to use the power of current protected position to continue wars because he disagrees with their advertising strategy. I hope to the FSM that one of the upcoming court cases from Disney or the like against his efforts at state-enforced retribution hammer him under the ground, but probably a pipe dream… ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/335 "2023-07-21T17:05:53Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Basically, wants to use the power of current protected position to continue wars because he disagrees with their advertising strategy. The state pension fund loses money because people like DeSantis urge boycott, and it’s Bud Light’s fault? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/336 "2023-07-21T18:06:49Z")
“Look what you made us do!” has been a major excuse for the modern Republican party, so yeah. But, to the point of the thread, I think the key point is the following quote from the article: > However, DeSantis’ actions on Thursday signaled Republicans are not done using the company as a punching bag as they seek to gain favor with the party’s base. The move against Bud Light also served as another reminder that DeSantis as a sitting governor can use the power of the state to weigh in on the issues animating Republican voters, an advantage he holds over a 2024 primary field that includes many people not currently in office, including his top rival, former President Donald Trump. Considering the current state of his 2024 bid, putting himself in the forefront of the news in the War-on-Woke, even if it’s farcically unfair, well, no surprises at least. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/337 "2023-07-22T16:30:31Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > The state pension fund loses money because people like DeSantis urge boycott, and it’s Bud Light’s fault? Not to mention the losses related to someone else like DeSantos, or someone else DeSantos likes, whichever sequence those words are _put in_: > **[Florida pension fund loses $200M in Russian investments, state rep. says](https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/florida-pension-fund-loses-200m-in-russian-investments-state-rep-says/)** > > Florida’s pension investments in Russian companies may have cost the state more than $200 million. > …Now, Democrat Andrew Learned (D-Brandon) says the state’s pension fund has lost $200 million from its investments in Russia, following sanctions on the country due to the war. The state reportedly has $300 million invested in Russia-based companies. > “Florida’s Retirement System LOST over $200m in our Russian Investments after refusing to divest our holdings when I called for it over two months ago,” Learned tweeted. “Turns out, backing Putin and his war crimes in Ukraine wasn’t just bad for freedom, it was a bad investment too.” ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/338 "2023-07-22T18:30:14Z")
Goddam Ukrainians. They need to _ **stop resisting** _. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/339 "2023-07-22T21:58:17Z")
DeSantis has entered something called the “[doom loop.”](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ron-desantis-presidential-campaign-2024-media-loop-rcna94937) Maybe he will stage a comeback, but that’s a lot of work and I think he’d fight himself every step, just from natural lack of charisma. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/340 "2023-07-25T16:15:37Z")
[He was uninjured in a car accident today.](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-involved-in-car-crash-en-route-to-chattanooga_n_64bfce75e4b0dcb4caba553e) Would have been some comedic karma if he was hit by a Trans Am but looks like just a fender bender in his motorcade. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592.md?page=18)