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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO WHY A RON DESANTIS PRESIDENCY WOULD BE AS TERRIFYING AS A TRUMP ONE
Ron DeSantis has not (yet) said if he will run for president in 2024, but with approximately two years to go until the election, and with the caveat that about a zillion things can change between now and then, his candidacy appears to be a forgone conclusion. That prospect is exciting to a number of peoplenamely, his record-setting pack of billionaire donorsbut, as it turns out, having the support of, say, Elon Musk does not mean someone should be president. In fact, its probably a good indication someone definitely should not be president, and when it comes to DeSantis, that is most certainly the case.
But wait, you say: Wouldnt DeSantis be a hell of a lot more preferable to send to the White House than Donald Trump? Shouldnt we be happy about the fact that, at the very least, he doesnt seem like the type of guy who would Sharpie over a hurricane map to cover his own ass or force people to think about what he gets up to in the bathroom? And the answer is no! We shouldnt be!
To be clear, this is not an argument in favor of giving Trump, who announced in November that he will run for a third time, a second term; that man should be legally prohibited from coming within 1,000 feet of the Oval Office and it would clearly be a boon for humanity if he was never heard from or seen again. Rather, its an argument that DeSantiswho some recent polls show thrashing Trump in a theoretical GOP primarywould be no better and it would be great if people could avoid giving him the top job in Washington, too.
What, exactly, is there to dislike about the guy? Wellllll:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/ron-desantis-just-as-bad-as-donald-trump-2024
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(4,439 posts)Lovie777
(12,278 posts)RW paradise and again I'm mystified that Latino communities can stomach it especially Cubans. The Black community is not happy at all.
Native
(5,942 posts)Kaleva
(36,312 posts)Response to Native (Reply #3)
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Kaleva
(36,312 posts)OTOH there is absolutely zero chance that I would ever vote for one, so in my book there are no good repugs, just varying shades of fascism, greed and hate.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)That's why she'd never be nominated.