The Florida governor has been condemned by his own party for his ongoing battle with Disney and his hardline policies.
Rather than hinder his GOP support, Thomas Gift, an associate professor who heads the Center on U.S. Politics at University College London, said that having a hardline stance on the"war on woke" is DeSantis' brand, and that his base is"lapping it up" as he continues to battle the culture wars.
"It may still not be enough to take down Trump, but Republican primary voters are looking for their ultimate culture warrior to lead then into battle—and DeSantis is no doubt armored up and ready to lead." "This has gone from kind of going after a headline to something that has devolved into an issue, and it convolutes the entire Republican message," Sununu toldFormer New Jersey Governorthat Disney's humiliation of DeSantis is showing he wouldn't be able to handle being in the White House.
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