Uh oh, spaghetti-o’s, this is bad. I mean four-alarm fire bad, what Casey DeSantis did and what the IA GOP retaliated with and in record time, no less. Hubby Ron has all his eggs in the Iowa Caucus basket, as well you know. He pretty much thought that getting the endorsement of the Iowa governor, Kim Reynolds, would seal the deal. But alas and alack, the latest poll from two days ago shows Trump with a 45.9 % lead to DeSantis’ paltry 19.7%. Plus, a new poll is promised by the Des Moines Register on Monday.

So Lady Macbeth Team DeSantis decided that it was time to get into action and do something. And so Casey decided that from now on she was running the show and doing all the talking, while her idiot husband the candidate just stood there and rehearsed his smile. And that was bad enough, but where she really stepped in the meadow muffin was when she said that all kinds of outside people, “Moms and Grand Moms” were going to “descend upon Iowa to participate in the Caucus.” The GOP didn’t quite share her enthusiasm.

Now clearly the operant word here is “participate.” Where the GOP drew the line was at Casey making it sound like the Moms For Liberty, whomever, could come to Iowa and affect the outcome. So the Iowa State GOP made their stance in no uncertain terms.

And this is the new normal in DeSantis world, I guess. Ron stands there like a wooden Indian in front of a cigar store and Casey does all the talking.

And Casey was sporting a cross and frankly, that’s the only part of this I do believe. I’m sure that they, and everybody involved with them at this point, is deep in prayer about all of this. The trouble is, Satan’s laughing with delight and God gave us free will, so his stance is, “Work it out dummies, and stop blaming everything on me.”

Now if anybody had asked me, this is when I would have said that it was time for Ron to stop talking.

That was characterized by Fox News as a “memorable” and “dramatic” moment, as they joyously declared DeSantis had beaten Gavin Newsom’s drum. Righto.

And it looks like the lawyers got hold of Casey after the “descend upon Iowa” crack and the GOP response. Florida Politics:

Casey DeSantis is calling on supporters of her husband’s presidential campaign to spend some time in the Hawkeye State next month.

“We’re asking all of these moms and grandmoms to come from wherever it might be — North Carolina, South Carolina — and descend upon the state of Iowa to be a part of the caucus because you do not have to be a resident of Iowa to be able to participate in the caucus. So moms and grandmoms are going to be able to come and be a part and let their voice be heard in support of Ron DeSantis.”

Florida’s First Lady made the comments on the Fox News Channel.

Casey DeSantis clarified these comments during an event in Iowa later on Friday, noting that the campaign knows “that they cannot vote in the caucus process, but they can come and volunteer and they can be a part of it in that way, so you’re seeing people from North Carolina, from South Carolina, from Florida, in particular coming because they feel so strongly about protecting the future of their kids.

This is Casey’s battle cry that somebody, we don’t know who, but some body is coming after the children. Who, the transgender community? The Democrats? The gays? The bogeyman? All of the above?

“Ron and I are thrilled to have built the largest mobilization of moms and grandmothers across the United States of America, starting right here in Iowa, to champion Ron DeSantis for President. He will protect the innocence of our children and to protect the rights of parents,” Casey DeSantis said Friday.

“This is the fight of our lifetime. For so many parents across the country — Republicans, Democrats and independents alike — we draw the line at coming after our kids. This coalition will fight for Ron DeSantis to become the next President of the United States because he will fight to defend the innocence of children and hold the line in defense of our rights, liberties and freedoms.”

Well, friends, it’s another five weeks of this, max. DeSantis has counted on winning in Iowa. He very likely will not. The question then becomes, will he suspend? Or keep up with this futile fighting? And even if he would win in Iowa, which doesn’t look likely, it’s very unlikely he’ll win in New Hampshire or South Carolina.

At least the last days of DeSantis will be entertaining. Casey DeSantis wants to wear her ballgowns to someplace more interesting than the local high school gym, where she goes to preside over the latest Honor Society installation and such like. Casey wants to be the next Jackie, but alas, Republican Camelot doesn’t look to be happening.

Maybe you didn’t marry the right politician for that, Casey. Maybe a nice Mormon guy would have been better, something along those lines.

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    • In the years that you’ve followed politics, have you ever seen a situation where the wife just became the candidate’s proxy — when the candidate was standing right there? I’ve seen a wife do that in a situation where the candidate was unavailable, or momentarily indisposed for one reason or another, but never, ever, in order to save the campaign.

      And I think that’s what’s going on. Casey has said, “I’m going to save the campaign” — and then she managed to piss off the GOP in the one state where DeSantis actually made some kind of headway. Unbelievable.

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  2. You draw the line about coming after your kids? What about your replicant shipping kids from Texas to Florida then dumping them in Massachusetts? What about the gay and trans kids who know in their bones they can’t fit in with your whitebread version of selfhood? What about the black kids your fly eating reptile is trying to convince slavery never happened and IF it did…it was a job training program? What about the poor kids of every ilk who’s struggling, working, poor parent can’t get medicaid or child care? Normally I don’t agree with this slur but YOU are proof that this creature exists…i.e. a soulless lying c*nt. You are a despicable version of a homo sapien…UH OH…science says your white boots lift wearing boy is a HOMO sapien. Watcha gonna do…change our species name? Why bother…you’re not really a member. Neither is he. Someone needs to rescue YOUR kids before they become part of the Hitler youth.

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    • Well said, Scott. Look at the kids that they’ve traumatized, which you enumerated beautifully. And let’s not forget to mention their own kids, who they’ve dragged around and used as props in this campaign.

      I don’t care if this sounds petty, but I think that Casey puts makeup on their baby daughter and that is beyond weird. But it’s in character. I’ll say that much, it fits.

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  3. Uhm, let’s see, Casey says: “Let’s have our supporters invade Iowa.” But those damned outside agitators… Ach.

    Headlines should be: Iowa GOP Repudiates DeSantis Campaign.

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    • I think Iowa is about to do just that, repudiate the DeSantis campaign. That was a stupid, stupid thing that came out of her mouth, especially in this era of accusations of non-residents casting ballots, all that.

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    • I’m wondering if Casey has been the “brains” (if you will) behind the throne all this time. Maybe it was she who encouraged Ron to run for Congress and then governor. It’s common knowledge that this presidential run was her idea. From the very beginning it was said that DeSantis “doesn’t listen to anybody but his wife,” and he never refuted that. What we may be seeing in this campaign is an outworking of their fantasy life, more than anything else.

      Plus, there’s that old axiom about “if you want to get a better job, do great work in the job that you have now.” DeSantis is killing Florida. He botched COVID, he’s driven teachers and nurses out of the state, homeowners insurance and car insurance rates are on the moon. Oh, and I almost forgot, he alienated the state’s biggest employer, Disney.

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    • I guess whatever designs she planned to wear to the Inaugural Ball are going to have to just stay in her head. We’ll never know that aspect of Republican Camelot. Not from these two, in all events.

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    • I have potted plants with more personality than the DeSantii have.

      And you can tell Casey was a TV personality at one point. She talks like one. She talks to everybody on a simplistic level, which maybe she believes is charming — and on local TV she may have indeed been charming, talking about the soap box derby, whatever — but she’s pushing conspiracy theory and fomenting fear right now. That’s something else.

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