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Nov 13 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Not sure who GOP consultant @TheThomasGuide is -- besides the man who just started a Ron DeSantis Super PAC -- but talking to big liberal media about how stupid Republicans are is not the DeSantis way.

P.S. FL media less popular than COVID in FL GOP.

cc: @KurtSchlichter
In October, John Thomas dismissed the DeSantis use of state funds to move illegal migrants to Martha's Vineyard as "self-interest." He said "Republicans win on pocketbook issues with (voters), not busing migrants across the country."

politico.com/news/2022/10/0…

(2)
In August, Thomas seemed to abandon his idea for a DeSantis super PAC after the Mar-A-Lago raid by the FBI. It rallied Republicans to Trump. "It's not gonna go well for DeSantis," Thomas said.

Man! With Super PAC friends like that. Who needs enemies? (3)

businessinsider.com/ron-desantis-s…
Back to John Thomas' love of Big Liberal Media. He dished PAC creation to Insider, which birthed Oliver Darcy. I guess Fox News and The Daily Caller weren't picking up the phone?

He doesn't seem to know or understand DeSantis or the Pushaw media method. #flgov #midterms (4)

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Meghan, I love you and Ben. But this is wrong-a-mundo. Let me explain. #sayfie (1)
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freebeacon.com/democrats/fett…
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