@dsamuelsohn @kenvogel Oh that’s right!
@kenvogel & @hugolowell hiding in plain sight Thu Jun 01
@esafille That seen in the horror movie where everyone divides up into dark rooms…
Yeah. Seen this before Thu Jun 01
@esafille My heart can’t handle that anymore
The Cristobal Era broke me Thu Jun 01
This level of dysfunction is best described in a single Spanish word: cagada
https://t.co/ihlBqCP4pi Thu Jun 01
@MrAmericaEsq …we have six more months to go Thu Jun 01
The first day of hurricane season dawns https://t.co/epbtic3nRB Thu Jun 01
@AgurlinGA @PeterSchorschFL @TeamDeSantis https://t.co/NRiHLc7Ry7 Thu Jun 01
RT @TheMessenger: Republican senator draws laughter declaring 'I don't want reality' during heated hearing over children's book content htt… Thu Jun 01
RT @jerryiannelli: Have you ever wondered how their lives ended up after this iconic shot? Now, with generative AI, we can finally know! [1… Wed May 31
RT @McCormackJohn: Pence tells @NRO: "I don't have anything to announce today. But we have made a decision about our future, and we'll be m… Wed May 31
Lol to the media outlets citing “sources familiar” with Pence’s June 7 launch plan
Y’all could’ve just written… https://t.co/vCtOekfBGe Wed May 31
Mike Pence is set to launch his presidential campaign against old boss Donald Trump —and he may announce on his Jun… https://t.co/VLGTzFRyC1 Wed May 31
@SimonWDC @leahaskarinam It’s an explanation for
1) why DeSantis is saying this &
2) why people are applauding h… https://t.co/D15ivt4GTx Wed May 31
@SimonWDC @leahaskarinam Yes. Those were general election polls you’re talking about. I also was not one of those r… https://t.co/RBHEcpHWZ4 Wed May 31
@SimonWDC @leahaskarinam 1) I cited the DeSantis internal to show how his campaign is acting. You have 0 data
2) t… https://t.co/EGncO18IUH Wed May 31
@momofone59 That old joke might apply: the food is so bad here —and in such small portions Wed May 31
@MainstreamDems_ @SimonWDC @leahaskarinam Trump’s biggest bump over DeSantis happened amid news of the Bragg indict… https://t.co/LNTOi2B6Uo Wed May 31
@SimonWDC @leahaskarinam Where’s your data that this hurts DeSantis in a Republican primary? Wed May 31
RT @meridithmcgraw: Trump on former WH press secretary Kayleigh McEnany: https://t.co/buq8jqirHP Wed May 31
RT @TheMessenger: Michael Jordan was ‘horrible player’ and ‘horrible to play with,’ ex-Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen says https://t.co/I3oe… Wed May 31
In DeSantis poll of Iowa Republicans:
15% had a favorable opinion of Disney
59% an unfavorable opinion
That’s -44… https://t.co/nIq1xmFTy4 Wed May 31
5/5
A Trump supporter is suspected of secretly recording the DeSantis team briefing. They say he stole a name badge… https://t.co/xCqdsF0AqT Tue May 30
4/5
National media w/0 Tallahassee knowledge say the abortion bill was DeSantis’s & that he drove it
But insiders… https://t.co/sLwOUn8PIp Tue May 30
3/5
A top DeSantis’ adviser told fundraisers that, contrary to CW, abortion won’t be that damaging —because the 44… https://t.co/gAuVuIbtuH Tue May 30
2/5 So far, DeSantis has walked a tightrope over abortion. He signed the law quietly, doesn’t dwell on it in speech… https://t.co/SLdlgnYyS1 Tue May 30
1/5
From the 50s-style Airport Diner in Manchester, NH to the swank Four Seasons in Miami, DeSantis backers have v… https://t.co/Dh8Sw5R38m Tue May 30
@MichaelRCaputo It’s a looming environmental catastrophe —and it’s probably going to be a financial drag because ev… https://t.co/eTu5riCefK Tue May 30
@boltsfan954 @MrEvanRoss That’s two votes for rebrandly Tue May 30
@MrEvanRoss Apparently not. After a certain number, you gotta pay… Tue May 30
@ben__America Yeah. I just wanna shorten links Tue May 30
@MrEvanRoss When did Bitly begin charging? Tue May 30
Is paying for Bitly worth it or should I use a different web link shortener? Tue May 30
The infestation of beach-choking and horrible-smelling sargassum weed across the Caribbean and Florida is a looming… https://t.co/TvZYIQyRlI Tue May 30
RT @BySteveReilly: .@TheMessenger examined an often-overlooked period in Ron DeSantis' life shortly before he entered politics in 2012, whe… Tue May 30
RT @WIOD: Today on the @IODManny Show
10:18am - We talk politics w/@TheMessenger @MarcACaputo
10:38am - @FloridaRetail CEO @ScottShalley… Tue May 30
RT @tomlobianco: Happy Memorial Day friends, posting my dispatch from South Carolina w/ @AsaHutchinson - the one candidate in the R field c… Tue May 30
RT @DanLamothe: Arrived in Marjah the same day Lance Cpl. Rangel was killed. Marines that night grieved around A dusty smoke pit at the fro… Mon May 29
Since Friday, my colleague @TheMessenger, @JimLaPorta, has posted a sobering name-by-name reminder that Memorial Da… https://t.co/mplCRdHWQF Mon May 29
@SangerEatbabies I’ll take the applause lol.
Thanks Mon May 29
There aren’t a lot of top GOP strategists who have helped win a NH statewide —and one just signed on with Team DeSa… https://t.co/Tslr6hyROn Mon May 29
A few pro-Trump folks are questioning @VictoryPolling’s reliability
Last month, Trump lent the firm credence when… https://t.co/7Jiz59M4FV Sun May 28
RT @PatrickRuffini: The bottom was about two weeks out from the announcement, and he’s gained in the lead up to it. I suspect we’ll start t… Sun May 28
“Just be you and feel the love” is great advice for anyone https://t.co/OAcKq5O1pO Sun May 28
It’s like a finger, pointing at the moon
Do not concentrate on the finger
Or you will miss all that heavenly glory https://t.co/2QzIwWCmEg Sun May 28
@RealJacobPerry @VictoryPolling “Boards don’t hit back” Sun May 28
4/4
You’ll see in the last slide of the first tweet a reference to ISPSA, that’s the Index of Social Position for… https://t.co/0UsIT0GHzt Sun May 28
3/4
Now that DeSantis has launched, will we see more movement like this in other states/polls? Is this just a blip… https://t.co/9zAeC2ERfJ Sun May 28
2/4
I’m not too familiar w/@VictoryPolling, so we’ll have to see their track record
FL’s significant because both… https://t.co/EPR5f2VBlG Sun May 28
New Florida poll thread, 1/4
Trump & DeSantis are tied at 38% in @victorypolling survey* of FL —an 8-point shift i… https://t.co/MuAsprhqo6 Sun May 28
RT @NolanDMcCaskill: Dear Colleague letter from Jeffries says Biden and McCarthy will speak no later than 2 p.m. to complete the agreement,… Sun May 28
@hugolowell Some of us have a Caravaggio in our avi Sun May 28
@CliffParent I got swords and stuff. It’s weird to some folks lol
There’s that big closet in the back and so I put… https://t.co/OMqq9Kzf9P Sat May 27
The cruelty of Twitter … https://t.co/MQ2bolQIDc Sat May 27
RT @Acosta: Back with you 4-8p eastern. Joining to discuss the day's news... @MaxwellFrostFL @RepTimBurchett @JohnWDean @MarkHertling @jame… Sat May 27
Amid all the chatter about his glitchy rollout, the horse-race polling & displeased donors, how will DeSantis 1st d… https://t.co/ibgmMvAEAp Thu May 25
5/5
Disney bonus polling: its numbers are catastrophic among early state Republican primary voters… https://t.co/P9HZnNK7Jz Thu May 25
4/5
Trump and his team have insulted and demeaned DeSantis almost daily and spent $15m attacking him on TV, but so… https://t.co/DMYWLYhh6c Thu May 25
3/5
Very conservative voters like both men a lot and are a major base of support of the primary. DeSantis is more… https://t.co/FSFRpxV48k Thu May 25
2/5
Trump’s team dismisses DeSantis’s case as happy talk that ignores Trump’s lead in early states
But independen… https://t.co/87zpoiqJDj Thu May 25
1/5
Exclusive: In a close-door briefing, DeSantis pollster Ryan Tyson laid out his theory of the case v. Trump ba… https://t.co/VJhvhGQA1I Thu May 25
RT @jayobtv: NEW: @RonDeSantis’ official
“campaign kickoff” will be Tuesday, May 30th in Des Moines, Iowa, according to campaign plans firs… Thu May 25
Ron DeSantis didn't talk Donald Trump
But after an initial launchpad sputter, he announced his prez campaign on Tw… https://t.co/WSCzd5zKwQ Wed May 24
So the Spaces broadcast isn't working on my desktop, but it is via iphone Wed May 24
The last thing Elon said before the broadcast cut again:
“Alright, I’d like to welcome, umm, Gov. DeSantis, uh, fo… https://t.co/mW8jgoGTJJ Wed May 24
Incredible music https://t.co/KwTJOdyZ24 Wed May 24
One reason it might be good to let the MSM broadcast a presidential announcement: the MSM knows how to broadcast it without crashing Wed May 24
RT @ryanegorman: Talked to @MarcACaputo last week about DeSantis' plans for the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. 🗳️
Check out the… Wed May 24
RT @MappingFL: In 2018, Donald Trump made Ron DeSantis governor. Now they are set to clash for President
I look at Ron’s career and how m… Wed May 24
More symmetry from last week https://t.co/26yioywa9b Sun May 21
Interesting symmetry https://t.co/5Z0aCpXBc9 Sun May 21
@BellaMcgovern In this case: Scott County, Iowa Sun May 21
RT @GlennaWPLG: Now!🔥“This Week in South Florida”:
FL Dems have a moment
Gov’s about to file
The MSD officer who never went in: Scot Peters… Sun May 21
Hard to argue with these #s https://t.co/pMx36omwsb Sat May 20
@justinsink @betsy_klein Becca had it first
So you can always highlight her great work https://t.co/GRbcQ3UEuW Sat May 20
RT @girlsreallyrule: A judge has denied Trump’s request for 21 more days to file a reply on a motion regarding his efforts to disqualify Fu… Sat May 20
Senior Biden advisers & top national Ds told me after 2020 that Florida is not a high priority. It was an understan… https://t.co/5ft3nhSfMp Sat May 20
@KDbyProxy @tomlobianco @NastyOldWomyn Good point. It’s one that never occurred to us
We’ve changed the headline t… https://t.co/2KngwfiKiE Sat May 20
Biden starting to define McCarthy as a water boy for big oil and big pharma https://t.co/GRbcQ3UEuW Sat May 20
@BenNewman I’m curious to understand more of where the flaw is
If you believe only 2 Republicans are viable in the… https://t.co/a6kLGWrKBa Sat May 20
“DeSantis’s blood in the water is drawing out all the sharks.”
And in a crowded “clown car primary,” that’s an adv… https://t.co/vfcIMckLZ0 Sat May 20
Cebada Rooftop drinks = 305 https://t.co/fz3l1oUoc7 Fri May 19
I guess I should note this here: Walker was nominated by Obama, rules frequently against DeSantis and has been freq… https://t.co/tnypjPgvil Fri May 19
DeSantis moves to disqualify federal judge Mark Walker in the retaliation lawsuit Disney brought v FL because “two… https://t.co/4cWVasQj1g Fri May 19
@Yair_Rosenberg https://t.co/OVeHFIMk7U Fri May 19
@rumpfshaker @oneunderscore__ Ben, explain! Fri May 19
@KevinMKruse I keep linking to this… https://t.co/OVeHFIMk7U Fri May 19
RT @mattklewis: With Ron DeSantis reportedly planning to launch his campaign next week, don't miss today's podcast with Florida Man @MarcAC… Fri May 19
Is there a snappy name for the phenomenon where folks on Twitter raise a point about a post you linked to that
1)… https://t.co/Y4hSa9FYm4 Fri May 19
The Worldwide Privacy Tour
https://t.co/nHz8YELmpg https://t.co/OiVyL67fWH Fri May 19
Pro-DeSantis Citizens Awareness Project battleground poll memos
✅Biden leads Trump 303-219 but DeSantis edges Bid… https://t.co/EjwizE9CxT Fri May 19
@HenryJGomez @Mdixon55 You’ll be on the doctor’s table one day, sonny Fri May 19
RT @MarcACaputo: Shhhh!
This is what getting an invite to DeSantis's Wednesday presidential campaign launch in Miami looks like. Just don… Fri May 19
@TimAlberta I see you’re new here lol
This instructional video will help https://t.co/OVeHFIMk7U Fri May 19
17 Times BuzzFeed Showed Us We Live In a Dystopian Hellscape https://t.co/PUmZ8Bi4Ou Fri May 19
RT @maggieNYT: DeSantis on the general election: “I think the voters want to move on from Biden,” adding, “They just want a vehicle they ca… Thu May 18
I’m also in total agreement with this DeSantis insider below who marvels at how this has become such a thing.
But… https://t.co/FAW9hOb1a0 Thu May 18
Shhhh!
This is what getting an invite to DeSantis's Wednesday presidential campaign launch in Miami looks like. J… https://t.co/21HiXkEm8p Thu May 18
RT @bbeltz1: It's nice to have @MarcACaputo back. You should read this.
https://t.co/hjimzwVpRd Thu May 18
@RecoverRepub @varadmehta This might be an error on my part because it’s lower down in the story, but no Republican… https://t.co/U0nGvXjV1a Thu May 18
@BearFlagFan I generally ignore all that stuff about delegates at this point because it’s a derivative of a derivat… https://t.co/kQIDFk6k3j Thu May 18
@fawfulfan Three counterpoints:
1) if Trump wins IA, what early state does he lose? This strategy might be the on… https://t.co/vPVgkUJDJp Thu May 18
10/10
I realized there is no 10th tweet. But I like the number 10. And I’m too lazy to reorganize the numbers above… https://t.co/FT0DpcSQ5x Thu May 18
9/10
Standard disclaimers: it’s early, plans change and, yes, one of the current third-tier candidates could surge… https://t.co/7rLuS79VVu Thu May 18
8/10
It’s a cliche to say we’re in uncharted waters in the Trump era, but the 2024 GOP primary has one historical e… https://t.co/DaEgMUzRFg Thu May 18
7/10
Even in New Hampshire — which typically votes for a different nominee than IA in years when an incumbent R isn… https://t.co/auNlZvFSk2 Thu May 18
6/10
If DeSantis can pull out an Iowa win —or make Trump’s look like a Pyrrhic victory— it could pierce the aura of… https://t.co/ySNChpoYOn Thu May 18
5/10
DeSantis backers were encouraged by his Saturday IA visit, which a confidant said was a sign of how DeSantis… https://t.co/HtKWpymRpw Thu May 18
4/10
The Never Back Down PAC backing DeSantis has plans to spend as much as $10m & hire as many as 80 workers, som… https://t.co/sbqVVBlPTn Thu May 18
3/10
DeSantis camp also views NH as a must-win right now because of Trump’s strength in South Carolina & Nevada, t… https://t.co/KzxoaxouwE Thu May 18
2/10
Motivating DeSantis in Iowa: Trump’s strong position & the reality of momentum in prez primaries
Strategists… https://t.co/oHcVM0H2gv Thu May 18
🧵1/10
An early inside look at DeSantis early state strategy:
He’s ready to go Full Grassley, viewing Iowa as such… https://t.co/gxJp94iDOR Thu May 18
@apropos239 I wasn’t there. Reports indicate AOC pulled him away https://t.co/i4toyHStWy Thu May 18
The only time members of Congress engage in actual debate is outside the Capitol https://t.co/dyFobmitxp Thu May 18
The latest on the Worldwide Privacy Tour … https://t.co/Vjhwog8sDs Wed May 17
@DrewSav Is there a gif for fighting a ham sandwich? Wed May 17
NH Gov Chris Sununu will either try to be king or kingmaker in the GOP prez primary
And he definitely wants to kee… https://t.co/B6Ytsv8Iuj Wed May 17
“The media cares about this a lot more than voters and you guys look pretty stupid obsessing about it. Newsflash: D… https://t.co/Ww8vowkuBN Wed May 17
“Coat your words with honey. It makes them easier to swallow” —former Florida Sen Don Gaetz (father of @mattgaetz) https://t.co/yInv4i2Ede Wed May 17
A Republican familiar with Jacksonville noted this to me:
In 2015, Republican Lenny Curry won the mayoral race in… https://t.co/PepnhYs9ec Wed May 17
The @NikkiFried era @FlaDems starts off with a signature win
@DonnaDeegan, a former TV anchor, had great name ID… https://t.co/mPdyjHOQCt Wed May 17
A huge moral victory for the Florida Democratic Party in Jacksonville’s mayoral race if this holds
After so many m… https://t.co/kHfxPoUtHp Tue May 16
“On Tuesday, The Lever reported that $1 billion in Florida pension money had been directed to firms whose executive… https://t.co/0u5oUtiJCR Tue May 16
“Newsflash: DeSantis is actually a candidate for president. Duh.”
https://t.co/Vamyj6LYjQ Tue May 16
RT @dsamuelsohn: HEADS UP: Time to introduce something super cool we've been working on here at @TheMessenger for a bit.
Introducing The M… Tue May 16
The top leaders of the Florida Legislature —House Speaker Paul Renner & Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo… https://t.co/Pe0cf8cSml Tue May 16
Trump told me “many” anti-abortion activists thought DeSantis’s 6-week abortion ban was “too harsh”
DeSantis just… https://t.co/KWb0WCo5jV Tue May 16
@BearFlagFan Lol. First post was an exclusive interview with Trump https://t.co/ZrZcFSvyEh Tue May 16
DeSantis super PAC announces 51 New Hampshire endorsements https://t.co/2Wncnfd2f2 Tue May 16
RT @MathurAshton: BREAKING: Special Counsel John Durham Denounces Trump-Russia Probe
https://t.co/2WFLySQ4LL Mon May 15
@stevef54 The leaves and petals are different and the berries are different color Mon May 15
Anyone know what kind of South Florida vine this is? The flower smells like jasmine, but it doesn’t look like a day… https://t.co/2wpPCfqCgm Mon May 15
RT @dsamuelsohn: NEW: Readers demand impartial and objective news, and @themessenger is on a mission to deliver exactly that. by @danwakefo… Mon May 15
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