Ask for cash seems to come from the governor’s office
One corner of the envelope that arrived Saturday has the governor’s signature above “46th governor of Florida.” The other corner has his picture. It all looks very official.
A return address on the lick side, however, shows it was sent by Laxalt for Senate in the Nevada race and the letter from Ron DeSantis inside says Adam Lexalt‘s campaign also paid for it. Lexalt, a former Trump campaign chair who challenged the election victory by Joe Biden, is running against Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
“I think you understand the wreck the Biden-Schumer Democrats have made across America,” starts the missive, which was sent to Republican voters. “While I’ve fought their madness from the Governor’s Mansion here in Florida, the act is that we need more conservative fighters in Washington who can stand up t the radical left’s ‘woke’ agenda from the halls of Congress.
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“I am proud to support Adam Laxal’s campaign to flip Nevada, take back the Senate, and promote an agenda of freedom again over the liberal nonsense the Biden-Schumer Democrats have pushed for the last two years.”
The letter comes with a “pledge of support,” asking for contributions to the Laxalt campaign in one of the most closely-watched races nationally that could decide control of the U.S. Senate for the next two years.
What? Can’t Laxalt find people in Nevada to support him?
It’s sort of expected that DeSantis — who acts like he’s already won his re-election — would stomp for others as he flexes his national profile for what many say will be a 2024 presidential run. But the way this was sent makes it seem like it’s official state business. At least the elderly Republican voter who received this one thought so.
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She also didn’t know that Laxalt was a key proponent of denying the legitimacy of the 2020 election, which we all know led to the Jan. 6 siege on the capitol, an attempted coup de etat. The former attorney general in Nevada spearheaded several legal challenges to the election results, which were all thrown out for lack of evidence, and says Jan. 6 was no big deal.
And he’s still denying.
“There’s no question they rigged the election,” Laxalt said on a conservative podcast in August of last year. And as recently as February, he was quoted as saying “We know the Democrats changed our election.”
If Ron DeSantis had his way, Congress would be packed with people who would have stopped the peaceful transition of power in 2020. Floridians have a chance to stop him in a couple of weeks so he can’t help people like Laxalt anymore.
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This is not surprising. DeSantis is a disaster. He is the worst governor we have ever had in Florida. I hope that Charlie Crist defeats him.
DeSantis is a mini-Trump.
I’m not surprised that Mr. DeSantis would support someone who still believes that rampant fraud “stole” the 2020 election from Donald Trump. Why not? A very large portion of the Republican base ALSO believes that the 2020 election was stolen. And DeSantis only cares about that Republican base.
What I find offensive is that these political figures, who are so clearly positioning for a presidential run in 2024, are pretending to leave behind the debris left behind by Trump. They claim that they are “turning the page” and “looking forward”, while at the same time pandering to all the conspiracy theories that may be current on a particular day.
Mr. DeSantis has a lot going for him, since he’s more polished, unafraid to use political stunts to make a point, like the shipping of political refugees to Martha’s Vineyard, or arresting prior felons for “election fraud”, but always faithful to the party line.
As a former Republican, I’m still looking for a leader who will repudiate Trump and his shameful behavior after the election, but none of them have the courage to do it. Of course, the ones who dared have been exorcised from the Party.
I Agree W/ Laxalt !
iF HE IS ELECTED HE WILL CONTINUE HIS QUEST TO BE TRUMP JUNIOR. LOOK AT HIS MANNERISMS IS A CARBON COPY OF THIS CRIMINAL WHO WAS OUR 45TH PRESIDENT
election deniers dont support democracy… so many people in south florida came from latin american running away from autocrats and dictators (fidel, ortega, chavez)… we can’t elect their type here! desantis is a disgrace, using our money to send venezuelans in texas to martha vineyard… and now supporting Laxalt… Go Crist!!