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[–] rephlekt2718@kbin.social 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely batshit rhetoric, this guy better lose hard………..

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

At the very least, that is certainly the case right now. All the polls of conservatives consistently show Trump smoking Desantis.

[–] nan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately he’s only 44 years old. Hoping he slides into oblivion but I worry he’s going to be flirting around for decades.

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do wonder if Desantis' insanity will ever meaningfully affect his electoral chances in Florida or if the boomers there are too far gone to care about the state around them (and their ongoing dwindling Social Security and Medicare thanks to Republicans).

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

He's using a pretty standard tactic for a right wing politician down in the polls: throw increasing amounts of crazy against the wall until something sticks and the polls improve.

His consultants will call this "calibrating", to find the right level of insane to match voter expectations and grab media attention for a few cycles along the way.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago

That's a whole different kind of problem and I hate it