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I honestly have no idea why a Republican would vote for DeSantis when Trump is on the ballot. Do they think Trump is too frou-frou? Are they concerned with how efficiently their political enemies are harmed?
nerdy fascists
reagan republicans who think trump is a rude dipshit
I've been observing two kinds of Republicans who vote for DeSantis over Trump. The "he's rude and embarrassing, and problematic" group who cares more about optics, and the "he disappointed us and didn't accomplish all the things he promised he would" group that wants a guy who's a more principled fascist and will go all in on the culture war like in Florida.
I have a couple of these people as coworkers. I guess for them they want similar policies as what he offers but, by someone more competent-looking or who looks less embarrassing than Trump.
Have they seen Desantis?
They don't see these people the way we do. Not enough exposure. They don't know he's a carb-counting freak who clearly failed out of remedial people skills. They just see a new vessel to use to trigger the libs who won't be too bogged down in personal controversy to be distracted from that the way Trump is right now with his legal issues.
an expression that makes you wonder if his balls are being crushed
Ron has been doing racism and violence and sedition as hard as he can but it just wasn't enough.
It's the people who like Trump's cruelty, but think (more or less correctly) that all his personal vendettas, raging narcissism, and legal trouble get in the way of him enacting that cruelty. They want someone who is more about the cruelty and less about the spectacle.