Inside the One-Way Feud Between Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem

[Zorro]

Kristi Noem’s aides came out of nowhere to attack Ron DeSantis. There’s more going on here than meets the eye.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t even declared whether he’ll run for president in 2024, and Donald Trump has tried to restrain himself from going after his top GOP rival, but the former president’s allies are already mounting an offensive—with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem now leading the charge.

Noem may be interested in running for president herself, and therefore would have good reason to go after DeSantis, but she also may be angling for a different role: Trump’s vice president.

Earlier this month, Noem’s press secretary, Ian Fury, took a shot at DeSantis seemingly from out of nowhere. Fury sent a follow-up email to the National Review for an article ostensibly about “the transgender lobby’s outsized influence in South Dakota.” Fury went on a tirade—against DeSantis.

“Governor Noem was the only Governor in America on national television defending the Dobbs decision,” Fury said, referring to the Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion protections. “Where was Governor DeSantis? Hiding behind a 15-week ban. Does he believe that 14-week-old babies don’t have a right to live?”

After cruising to re-election by almost 20 points without facing a primary challenge or having to do a single interview with a non-friendly conservative media outlet, DeSantis is now facing his first real test from the right—this largely one-way feud with Noem.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-one-way-feud-between-ron-desantis-and-kristi-noem

Fight fight fight. Big bag of rats.

[jcgoldie]

1. eat yourselves motherfuckers

Nobody named in that story is worth a fuck.

[Vogon_Glory]

2. Transgenders? I must be naive

I thought the big issue between the two was their competition to see how high a percentage of their states’ respective populations they could kill off by gutting the measures to stop the COVID pandemic.

[peggysue2]

3. Don't you love it when Republicans are eating their own?

I think as Dems we should fully endorse, even encourage this heated sniping.

Then sit back and enjoy while taking notes for the next election.

Republicans in disarray. Has a nice ring to it!

[Efilroft Sul]

4. These are the "good people" on both sides of the swastika.

[Bucky]

5. "the transgender lobby's outsized influence in South Dakota."

Good Lord, do those people even listen to themselves?