DeSantis pulls out! Doesn't want to be VP. Neither does Nikki Haley. What's next?

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Calaogus Shark media looks like Ron DeSantis
is bowing out of the presidential race.

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Guess he realized the only thing he
was winning was most likely to be confused

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for a Trump mini me. DeSantis, after all that drama, decides he's

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better off in Florida, where the
hurricanes are more predictable than politics. He's

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been pretty clear about not wanting the
VP job, saying earlier, I don't

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think it's a position that offers much. He crushed his election, had millions

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in the bank, but somehow his
campaign was like a firework show gone wrong.

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All sparkle, then nothing. He
delayed his race entry for Florida laws

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that were as popular as a skunk
at a garden party. Even his big

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Twitter announcement turned into a tech nightmare. Desantas has officially ended his bid for

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the presidency, stepping back from what
initially seemed like a strong challenge to Donald

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Trump. DeSantis, known for his
firm stance as Florida's governor, has decided

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to focus on completing his term,
ruling out the possibility of serving as vice

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president for Trump or Haley. His
future moves, including a potential twenty twenty

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eight run remain a topic of speculation, especially given his past confrontations with Trump

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and Haley. Trump has criticized Dessantus
for disloyalty, and tensions were evident in

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the clashes with Haley leading up to
the Iowa caucuses. DeSantis's handling of the

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COVID nineteen pandemic, including opposition to
mandates and lockdowns, and his actions on

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issues like race, gender identity,
and the Don't Say Gay bill against Disney,

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brought him into the national spotlight.
His twenty twenty two re election victory

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over Charlie crist by nearly twenty points
and substantial fundraising abilities positioned him as a

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key figure in the GOP. However, his campaign faced challenges, including a

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late start to leverage Florida legislative victories
and financial strains, leading to staff reshuffles.

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As DeSantis returns his focus to Florida, the implications of his presidential campaign,

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withdrawal for the GOP, and his
own political trajectory are yet to unfold.

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Last week, Trump referenced to Santis
by saying, what happened to this

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guy? One of the great self
destructions I think I've ever witnessed. In

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Seabrook New Hampshire. Nikki Haley took
a moment to tip her hat to Ron

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De Santis, saying, I want
to say to Ron, he ran a

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great race. He's been a good
governor and we wish him well. It's

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like giving a polite nod to the
player who just got knocked out of the

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game. She then set the stage
for the showdown, noting it's now one

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fella and one lady left, so
there were fourteen people in this race.

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There were a lot of fellas.
All of the fellas are out except for

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this one. It's a bit like
the final round of a reality show where

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we're watching the final tribal council.
Haley then threw down the gauntlet. This

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comes down to what do you want? Do you want more of the same

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or do you want something new.
We've got two days until New Hampshire goes

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to the polls, but we're going
to make sure we fight all the way

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until the last second. It's like
she's rallying the troops for one last charge,

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or maybe just trying to pump up
voters for a photo finish. Haley

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has also made it clear she has
no interest in being Trump's VP. Haley

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said I've said from the very beginning, I don't play for second. I

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don't want to be anybody's vice president. That is off the table. I

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do not want to be vice president
period. I don't know how many more

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times I can say that someone who
might be interested in the job is Tim

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Scott, the GOP senator from South
Carolina and former presidential hopeful, just handed

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Donald Trump his endorsement in New Hampshire. It's kind of like choosing your favorite

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uncle over your cousin who once helped
you get a job. A bit awkward

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for Nicky Haley, who put Scott
in the Senate back in twenty twelve.

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Scott was all about the Trump train, declaring we need a president who will

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close our southern border today. We
need Donald Trump. He didn't stop there,

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adding we need a president who unite
our country. We need Donald Trump.

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And we need a president who will
protect your social security and my mama's

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social security. We need Donald Trump. Trump, playing up the drama like

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a season finale reveal, shared that
Scott whispered his endorsement in his ear two

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days prior. They held onto it
like a secret family recipe, unveiling it

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with a flourish right before the New
Hampshire primary, because in politics, timing

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is everything and fanfare is the cherry
on top. The early voting states of

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New Hampshire and Iowa have turned into
a bit of a VIP lounge for potential

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vice presidential contenders, with a lineup
that reads like the guest list of a

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political who's who We've got Repine Lee
Stephanick from New York, Ohio's Center jd

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Vance, Arizona Star, US Senate
candidate Kerry Lake, and Arkansas's own governor

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Even South Dakota
Governor Christy Noam and former Housing and Urban

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Development Secretary Ben Carson have been hitting
the campaign trail, probably not just for

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the scenic views. Over the last
week. Former presidential hopeful's North Dakota Governor

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Doug Bergham and biotech entrepreneur vivek Ramaswami
also only threw their hats into the Trump

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ring and also joined him on stage. More in a minute, Nicky Haley's

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Sunday speech at a Dairy middle school
turned into more of an obstacle course than

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a political event. Her question,
do we really want to have two presidential

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candidates in their eighties was met with
a reminder from an audience member about the

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senior citizens. President Hailey, quick
on her feet, assured she wasn't being

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disrespectful while discussing the cognitive challenges for
folks. Trump and Biden's age seventy seven

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and eighty one. But wait,
there's more. A climate protester jumped in,

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demanding action for the younger generation,
followed by another vocal attendee who had

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a mixed bag of grievances from retirement
age changes to Nazis. The latter two

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got a complimentary escort out Haley,
keeping her cool like someone who's seen a

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few things. Connected the dots back
to her husband's military service, emphasizing the

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right to free speech. Wrapping up, she urged voters to tune out the

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media, tune out the noise,
like someone trying to ignore their noisy neighbors.

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Her parting shot, let's be the
solution for the rest of the country,

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because we can do this. Steve
Garvey, ex Dodger and hopeful for

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the California Senate seat, is playing
a careful game with the Trump question.

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He's not exactly cozying up to Trump, but also not running for the Hills.

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Garvey, who swung his support to
Trump in the past two elections,

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says he's a fan of some Trump
policies, but isn't throwing a parade for

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his communication style. Garvey's strategy appealing
to every Republican voter, wooing some moderate

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Democrats, and hitting a home run
with independence. He's not eagerly waiting for

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a Trump endorsement and equipped. I'm
more concerned about the single most difficult cult

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race in America right now. For
a conservative moderate like myself, I don't

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have time to worry about him.
Political analyst Stutsman thinks Garvey's Trump agnostic stance

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might just get him through the primaries, but he needs to up his policy

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game and splash some cash on ads
to really make a dent. When nudged

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about the presidential primary, Garvey smoothly
sidestepped, saying he's playing for Team Garvey.

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I'm going to vote for Steve Garvey. The former president is not on

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my ballot. Joe Biden is not
on my ballot. Garvey's about to face

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off against Democrats Porter Lee and Schiff
in the first California Senate debate. Let's

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see if he can hit it out
of the park, or if it's going

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to be a swing and a miss. As Ron DeSantis exits stage left and

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New Hampshire prepares for its moment in
the spotlight, we're reminded that in the

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game of politics, the only predictable
element is unpredictability itself. Healthy and your

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podcast playing this is Journey Joe Mitchell
turning the mic off but keeping the conversation

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going. Catch you on the next
wave of the political tide.