By using the power of the state against Disney, DeSantis was 'following in the footsteps of the radical left.'
drew controversy for"embracing progressive gender politics," he argued, sales plummeted nationwide, proving that the public—not the government—was most critical to victory in the culture wars.
"Without government lifting a finger, woke companies are being called to account for their ideological excesses," he wrote for the magazine. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence greets people after speaking at the Celebrate Life Day rally outside the Lincoln Memorial on June 24, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Pence recently penned an op-ed criticizing opponent Ron DeSantis for his aggressive stance toward Disney, saying it was antithetical to free market principles Republicans traditionally covet.
The most prominent example, he wrote, was illustrated in DeSantis' battle with Disney after it publicly condemned his controversial, so-called"Don't Say Gay" Law, which would block the discussion of gender ideology and LGBTQ+ topics in public institutions around the state.
DeSantis"wasn't taking a page out of the conservative playbook" with his strategy, he wrote; he was"following in the footsteps of the radical left," channeling liberal politicians like President
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