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Ron DeSantis Proposes Unprovoked War on Mexico (prospect.org)

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[–] 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 3 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.