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The Sunshine State governor made a similar comment recently when he warned that Maine's ruling disqualifying Trump 'opens up Pandora's box'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has revealed that he's "looking" into ways to block President Joe Biden from the 2024 primary ballot in Florida.

"This is just going to be a tit for tat and it's just not gonna end well," the GOP presidential candidate warned Friday alongside Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX, according to a video posted by CNN. "You could make a case — I'm actually looking at this in Florida now [if we] could we make a credible case" to block Biden from the ballot "because of the invasion of 8 million."

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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Of course he's looking to make a case. The difference here is that he can't actually make a credible one, all he can do is just say "Because reasons" and hope nobody looks too closely at it.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months ago

this is why he's losing outside of florida and why he needed to purge thousands of voters in florida to win in florida

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Remember that pact that states have entered, where their electoral votes go to whoever gets the popular?

Have a few red states manage to leave the Dem candidate off the ballot and that backfires.

For a multitude of reasons, the law among them, this the DeSantis 0lan cannot be allowed to happen.

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is that supposed to go into effect for this election? I believe it'll only happen once enough states have signed on to decide the election result, and AFAIK that hasn't happened yet. Am I wrong?

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Correct, but those laws/bills may need a fresh look now that this is on the table.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago

“you could make a case” = making shit up

[–] UncleBilly@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Yes please, remove both Trump and Biden. Let the young people come and run the country.

[–] Thedogspaw@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Whatever Biden wasn't going to win Florida anyway this is just political posturing for 2028 he knows he isn't winning this year and he's term limited in Florida so he's got to keep his name in the national news somehow

[–] Spazz@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 10 months ago

Not whatever, this is fascism trampling our system

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Go on then. This should be good. 🍿

[–] CodeName@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago

They're all threatening stuff like this to give cover to the Supreme Court when they rule you can't block trump from the ballot. Oh my, look at what they are saying, it would be such a can of worms if we let states block trump for insurrection! Oh no! We can't block trump, so sad. Too bad.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

do it then. if you've got some way to do it, do it. otherwise shut up.

[–] frshmt@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

Narrator: “He couldn’t.”

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Europeans and generally the entire world is looking at the us and rolling their eyes.

We'd be pointing and laughing at you for how petty and pathetic your politicians are, if it wasn't for the fact that the US is still the biggest player, and you know, if these evil sad sacks win, it will be a christo racist state with nukes and an end of the world fantasy...

So seriously, can democrat voters finally do what they always fail to do, and just FUCKING VOTE ALREADY. and yes vote Biden. Yes, Biden sucks, big time, might be the worst democrat president in ages, but he's NOT TRUMP.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

You gonna bark all day, little doggy?

[–] gullible@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

It just struck me who he reminds me of. Bizarre insecurity about an appendage, oddly repetitive and mundane conversationalist, trouble for kids. DeSantis is uncle jack.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, so two states drop trump for actual credible reasons, wtih which you can agree or disagree, but you can't deny that they're at least credible.

Now Florida (and which other state again?) are doing this for the same reason as a tantrum throwing child "wants the same toy as that other kid".

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[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

The logic, or lack there of, is astounding in these people.

[–] SaltySalamander@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Good luck with that.

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