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[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 133 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Whomp whomp, now time for his little ass to run back home to Florida to continue to make our state worse, fuck DeSantis.

[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

He's term limited, so not for much longer

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I've been voting against the right for 20+ years in this state, they'll just vote for whichever (R) is up next, Nicki Fried might have a shot but I'm not counting on it, either way she's got my vote, or whomever is going against the (R).

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sorry, bad for Florida, but still better than him in the White House.

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[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bye loser.
Nikki isn't going to win either. I like that she is hitting Trump on his mental state and other problems, but she'll never win the primary over Trump. It's a cult.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

I can only assume her play is in hope that Trump’s criminal and civil cases catch up and make her the back up choice.

DeSantis voters are probably mostly going to Trump.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (5 children)

He should have to suck Trumps testicles publicly like Christy had to

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

Don't forget that weasely video of Cruz stumping for trump on the phones in 2016 looking like he was dying.

"Meatball sub"

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[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

They should make him carry it for the full term, hemorrhaging all the way until it eventually kills the entire campaign due to wholly preventable options, which he prevented.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

We don't have a clear path to victory

That this can possibly be true after coming second in the first and only contest goes to show how much of a farce the whole thing was from the start.

[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] mexicanmamba@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Lmao I call Mickey Mouse “The Mouse” too.

[–] Jordan117@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago
[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago
[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Part of me wants to go back and check on r/conservative and see if they’re ok.

[–] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Good plan. I'm gonna go lurk for 5 minutes, and see how they're holding up. Will report back momentarily.

Edit: Okay, maybe 5 minutes was too long.

  • They are still caught somewhere in between glazing up DeSantis for his 2028 bid, and arguing over whether that makes sense because Trump will be running for the fourth time. You have to appreciate the irony of that subtle admission that he will either be ignoring term limits if he does win, or that he is going to lose but they still won't be able to get rid of him.

  • Still coping with the fact that Nikki Haley has the audacity to run against Trump given that she is a deep state operative and also a woman.

  • Screaming that the sky is falling like chicken little in the middle of a meteor bombardment because the "radical left" is trying to hold Trump accountable for the crimes he committed even though most of them apparently don't even like him anymore, and are tired of his temper tantrums.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shit they've been gone too long. They're probably a MAGA nutjob now.

[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

It's not contagious like a disease. It's more like a sticky, oily slime you can just wipe off later. It's unpleasant but reality will be there to clean you off.

That's the thing though. The human garbage that wallows in it daily actually likes the slime. They bathe in it and smell like it, but they can stop whenever they want and come back to the real world.

They choose not to.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] dulcemaria@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A bit worried they’ve converted Riccosuave.

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[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 6 points 2 years ago

Not really, but I remember they used to have a raging boner for DeSantis.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

If only Desantis had added a few more inches to his lifts.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Bye bitch! Now go crawl back into Trumps ass

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'

[–] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Like a bitch

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait, I thought he got his “ticket punched.”

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[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Bozo loser couldn't get any GOP cultists to stand with him outside FL.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago

i feel like it ended a lot sooner than the new hampshire primary tbh

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Nah, he doesn't bring anything to the table.

[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 8 points 2 years ago

Not a chance.

[–] finthechat@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Sucks to suck

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