Why? Because the most important quality to have in a U.S. And he’s effectively achieved his objectives in Florida-regarding both politics and policy.ĭeSantis’ competence matters.
A Yale- and Harvard-educated lawyer, DeSantis served in the Navy (including on a tour in Iraq) before entering Congress and then becoming Florida’s governor. Here’s Cooper:īut unlike Biden and Trump, DeSantis passes the litmus test. Writing in The Orlando Sentinel on Monday, William Cooper-a Democrat and author of Stress Test: How Donald Trump Threatens American Democracy, a book with one of the most non– titles in the history of American publishing- made the case that none of that actually matters because DeSantis went to Harvard and Yale. He is also, it almost goes without mentioning at this point, grotesque and charismaless, and a phenomenally unappealing figure. On top of that, he is, on most issues, a bog-standard Republican: He wants to cut benefits for the poor and pass massive tax cuts for the rich. He has relentlessly attacked his state’s LGBTQ population, signing draconian bills into law that aid the false, dangerous idea that these people are “groomers.” His efforts in Florida have practically single-handedly brought back book banning to America, an extremely troubling development. He has been a vocal opponent not just of efforts to end the Covid-19 pandemic but of the vaccine that did more to control it than anything else his anti-vaccine advocacy has also spurred on anti-vaccine activists’ assault on safe, protective measures to control diseases like mumps and polio. And not just any Republican: DeSantis has been one of the most odious and destructive governors in America since January 2019.
The case against Ron DeSantis from a Democrat’s perspective is straightforward and uncomplicated.
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