News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

Chi84

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You left off the mega donors who have paused donations. He can’t go up against Trump let alone Biden without money and some of his biggest donors have publicly stated they don’t like his stance on the Disney conflict.
The people with the numbers and the people with the money have a symbiotic relationship. In this particular one, I'll bet on the money in the end. They're pulling the strings.
 

Lilofan

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You left off the mega donors who have paused donations. He can’t go up against Trump let alone Biden without money and some of his biggest donors have publicly stated they don’t like his stance on the Disney conflict.
Billionaire Bloomberg of NYC spent $500M of his own money in hopes and that didn't even help him. But he still is worth currently $94B.
 

LAKid53

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FL law - that one who seeks a federal, state job must in 10 days resign their current role ( ie as governor of FL ). Has the GOP overturned that one yet ?

The bill has passed the Legislature. It's gone to the governor for signature.

But that's not how the remaining resign-to-run works. Candidates for an office which term conflicts with the current office must submit their irrevocable resignation no less than 10 days prior to when qualifying opens for the office sought. If the office holder wins election, then the resignation become effective either when term of new office begins or a successor fills the old office. If the person loses the election, then they are out of office when current term ends.
 

LAKid53

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That’s not a possible outcome. The laws either exist or they don’t. The contracts either exists or they don’t. They all must be public record.

You can't have PDAs for public documents that would be covered by Sunshine. The only exemptions would be info related to personal ID, such as social security number or trade secrets.
 

CaptainAmerica

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Actually if we include Trump in the group attacking DeSantis over this they make up over 2/3 of the voters in the latest Fox News poll.
Pick literally any issue and workshop a policy position that DeSantis could take that Trump wouldn't attack. DeSantis could say "build the wall" and Trump would find a way to attack it. DeSantis could say "the 2020 election was stolen and Trump should still be President" and Trump would find a way to attack it. Trump attacking a thing isn't evidence of anything because Trump attacks EVERYTHING.

DeSantis sits at 21%….about the same as Kennedy in the Dem primary. The trend isn’t looking great either.
Yeah, it looks bad for him. And if it wasn't for the Disney issue, he'd probably be all the way up at 22%.

This might not help him catch Trump. Most likely, nothing will help him catch Trump. But issues like this one are why he's not in the basement with Asa Hutchinson and Tim Scott. DeSantis has a national name ID for two reasons: 1) COVID and 2) anti-woke stuff.
 

LAKid53

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I actually pondered whether our status as DVC owners might give us standing to challenge some of the recent actions of the board. I think it likely does, and I would certainly join in a lawsuit if someone else wants to get it going.

Would our status as deeded leasehold owners be the same, though, as a residential or business property owner? We own an interest, not the actual property.
 

LAKid53

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The people with the numbers and the people with the money have a symbiotic relationship. In this particular one, I'll bet on the money in the end. They're pulling the strings.

Mega donors tend to be leary of a politician attacking a major corporation with such a recognizable and beloved brand, that's also an important component of a state's economy.
 

LAKid53

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Taxpayers can't just sue on the basis that they don't like how their tax dollars are spent.

Frothingham v. Mellon (1923)
Doremus v. Board of Education (1952)
Arizona Christian School Tuition Org. v. Winn (2011)

In Florida, we can if we aren't provided the right to accept or reject an increase by voting on it. But as I mentioned, we have an interest.
 

mikejs78

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GOP establishment (who he WANTS mad at him to beef up his populist bona fides and who will support him in the end no matter what if he's the only chance of bringing down Trump)

I think that's shortsighted of him. The establishment/traditional conservative types still make up a sizeable minority of the GOP - and DeSantis needs that vote. The real hard core MAGA types are going to stay with Trump no matter what.
 

mikejs78

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But issues like this one are why he's not in the basement with Asa Hutchinson and Tim Scott. DeSantis has a national name ID for two reasons: 1) COVID and 2) anti-woke stuff.

He was polling in the mid 30s. He's down to 21%. I suspect he will continue to fade and another trump alternative will emerge from the current field. As I said, Trump was polling at < 1% at this time in 2015.
 

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