• thisonethatone [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    DeSantis scares me because he appeals to the "reasonable" conservative demographic. The type you find in California, the upper middle class beurocrats, the federalist society, the old money business leaders who think Trump is a fool who makes conservatives look bad.

    I watched this video and the way he carries himself and speaks makes him seem so "reasonable" and "respectful".

    I grew up around those lizard people and I guarantee that they'll be throwing their weight behind him, not Trump.

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Haven't we also had plenty of reclusive, less social, high society presidents? Wasn't HW Bush a DeSantis type?

      • CTHlurker [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, and the right abandonned him after a single term in favour of bigger freaks and louder carnival barkers. I don't really know if we will ever get another H.W. type Republican again, now that the hogs have had a taste of the good life with one of them in charge. Hell, even W. Bush only really became president because his dad pulled every string he had access to, and Dubya still had to cheat.

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      :this:

      And he manages to court that group while still appealing to the absolute hogs by owning the libs. The hogs prefer Trump but they’ll happily get behind DeSantis