Ron DeSantis: living proof that Trumpism is more symptom than cause
It is impossible to overstate what a reprehensible fuck Ron DeSantis, the most beloved candidate of “not never Trump but gee we’d prefer an alternative” Republican elites, is:
When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn’t believe the reason.
“What is wrong with this state, man?” Patterson protested as he was being escorted to a police car in handcuffs. “Voter fraud? Y’all said anybody with a felony could vote, man.”
More examples at the link, all of which are horrifying. Of course, this will only entrench DeSantis’s political position, because this is what Republicans want:
DeSantis’s eagerness to violate the basic humanity of marginalized people for cheap political points is a big reason why he has such a bright future in today’s Republican Party. https://t.co/Sla9ChoorK— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) October 18, 2022