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[–] nan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump talks bigly but is not very effective.

DeSantis is not charismatic at all but I think he would be effective at what he attempted to do.

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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 27 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 4 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.