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‘Traitor': After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again
"I think he stabbed Trump in the back,” said Pamela Shinkwin, 73, who lives in Massachusetts and traveled to New Hampshire for one of the former president’s final rallies before his double-digit victory in the primary. DeSantis’ campaign against Trump had soured her on the governor, she said."
"Mary Sullivan, 76, a retired registered nurse from Manchester, slammed both DeSantis and former U. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for daring to run in the first place."
“They should never have ever tried to go against Donald Trump for what he’s done for this country. I just can’t even imagine,” she said after stopping by Trump’s campaign headquarters.
Asked if she would ever vote for the Florida governor in the future, Sullivan offered an emphatic and repeated “No.”
“He doesn’t deserve it,” she said. “He backstabbed President Trump. If he kept on the Trump train all along, stayed in Florida, supported him, then maybe he would become, eventually, a running mate with President Trump. And like everybody says in ’28. But no, he showed his true colors.”
The hostility reflects the deep connection many of Trump’s supporters have with the former president, a bond that Trump has harnessed to tear down rivals in the primary and influence Republicans in Congress. Whether or not Trump is elected again, he will likely wield enormous influence in future Republican contests, complicating the calculus of anyone seeking the party’s nomination in 2028 or beyond.
“It’s very sad because I really thought he was on our team,” she said. “So it’s very disappointing to know that he could stab you in the back. He’s a traitor to our great president who helped him get elected. What’s he going to do to me if he’s my president? So no, no voting for DeSantis.”
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