MAGA Inc's Deplorables Moment

MAGA Inc. is trying to create something out of nothing. MAGA Inc. is attempting to convince MAGA voters that Gov. Ron DeSantis disrespected Trump supporters. That isn't what happened. What happened is that Gov. DeSantis was given the opportunity to set the record straight on whether he's controlled by the Bushes and Cheneys and whether he's a RINO. Gov. DeSantis replied that he's never seen an establishment Republican do the things he's done. Instead of whining, he stated the things he's done that establishment Republicans have never done. More on that later.

According to Bonchie's article, what's likely to have gotten Trump's attention is Gov. DeSantis strongly hinting that one man (Trump) shouldn't set the definitions of who is or isn't a conservative. In the past, Trump has called Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Thomas Massie RINOs despite their sterling conservative records. Apparently, MAGA Republicans define RINOs as anyone who isn't a MAGA Republican. That's absurd.

Bonchie transcribed a portion of an interview Gov. DeSantis did with the Florida Standard. According to the transcript, Gov. DeSantis said "Ultimately, a movement can't be about the personality of one individual. The movement has got to be about what are you trying to achieve on behalf of the American people, and that has to be based in principle, because if that's not rooted in principle, if all we are is listless vessels that are just supposed to follow whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning, that’s not going to be a durable movement."

The nerve of Gov. DeSantis insisting that durable movements being rooted in principles, not 'what's in it for me.' The MAGA Inc SuperPAC quickly showed their thin skin:

Is MAGA Inc suggesting that Gov. DeSantis just called Trump supporters deplorables? If yes, that's totally ridiculous. Rather than trusting the MAGAIncWarRoom mischaracterization, let's look at the entire interview. I'll let readers decide whether Gov. DeSantis thinks Trump supporters are deplorables:

Most of the emails I get through a friend from the Trump campaign talk almost exclusively about the latest polls or about how Trump's a victim. When Trump got interviewed by Larry Kudlow, Trump got dragged into talking policy. Whenever Gov. DeSantis is interviewed, the conversation almost immediately turns into a conversation about ideas and principles. The difference couldn't be more apparent.

Next, let's examine Trump's guiding political strategy vs. Gov. DeSantis' political strategy. Trump's strategy has been to hold his base together. He's been successful at that. Gov. DeSantis' strategy has been to grow the Florida GOP. Gov. DeSantis hasn't just been successful at expanding the Florida GOP. He's been wildly successful at it. First, Florida's population has exploded compared with other states.

Next, when Gov. DeSantis took over as governor, registered Democrats outnumbered registered Republicans by 350,000. After Gov. DeSantis got re-elected, registered Republicans outnumbered registered Democrats by 400,000. That's a swing of 750,000 voters. Further, Gov. DeSantis won re-election by 1,500,000 votes, which means that Gov. DeSantis didn't just hold his base together. He didn't just grow his base. He won independents by a big margin, too.

By comparison, Donald Trump hasn't grown his base. In politics, if you aren't growing, you're losing. In 2004, John Kerry got more votes than Al Gore got in 2000. George W. Bush won re-election with 286 electoral votes. That's the last time a Republican won the popular vote. While Kerry gathered more votes than Gore did, President Bush expanded his popular vote total by an even bigger percentage.

Trump hasn't come close to that. Gov. DeSantis has. If Republicans want to take a chance on squeaking out a presidential victory while regaining the Senate majority while losing the House majority, nominate Trump. If they'd rather return to unified GOP control of DC, they'd better nominate Gov. DeSantis.

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