I used to be very certain about the "Desantis is the effective fascist we warned you about" thing but more and more his buffoonery comes out, and I don't think he'll be president. That said, he's being pretty effective in Florida despite his buffoonery.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Florida is a circus fit for such a clown.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

It's also a good illustration of the failures of Liberal Democracy. I think Florida is like 51% red 49% blue.

[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

A major problem with DeSantis is that he'd have more support from the military and the intelligence community than Trump, which is a massive problem if the GOP ever tries a more serious coup than Jan 6. I also think he's an actual true believer when it comes to racism and transphobia. Trump uses these strategically, DeSantis seems to have a real, burning wish to exterminate people.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Desantis is lagging Trump by 40 points. That could obviously change between now and '24, but he doesn't seem to have the juice for this.