Ron DeSantis as American president is exciting for some, but frightening for others

'I love him… I think he's doing the things that most of us would like him to do,': Ron DeSantis as president is exciting for some, but frightening for others

Trump is the clear favourite to clinch the Republican Party nominee for president. But DeSantis is behind him and hopes to close, fast.

He has recognised that cultural issues - tapping into the idea that values have been eroded - so often resonates more with voters than issues like the economy. "You know, his big thing is he wants to get rid of wokeness and I'm happy to be woke myself," Peter Stephenson says.His wife, Karen, adds:"And this stuff about all the gays and all that. Just let them live. Let everybody get along."Peter Stephenson says he's "happy to be woke"But his policies, for his critics at least, represent an erosion of minority rights whether they be gay rights, racial rights or the freedom to be who you want to be.

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