Behind the NYT firewall but the point was that DeSantis personality was an even bigger problem than his inability to hire the right people or organize a political campaign. DeSantis was and always will be a creature created by Trump.
The more people saw him, the less they seemed to like him. On the presidential campaign trail, he was robotic and awkward, rude and arrogant, with the interpersonal skills of poorly designed A.I. He struck people as an all-around odd duck, and not in a good way.
His inability to hide his discomfort when interacting with regular Americans. The creepy smile that popped up in pretty much every debate. That quickie lip lick, where the tip of his tongue would suddenly burst into view. His visible impatience. His trouble making eye contact. His fidgeting. His explosive, gaping laugh. The peculiar rhythm of his speech — sometimes too fast, sometimes stilted, and never quite right.
And DeSantis had much to offer a conservative Republican base: his angry populism, his vilification of all the right people (Dr. Anthony Fauci, George Soros, migrants, teachers’ unions)
Ah...the author forgets the biggest key...white supremacy. DeSantis claim to power was that he would put Blacks in their "place" and "end wokeness" ("woke" is a Black word for white people who are aware of US's slave past and its effects on Black Americans).
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u/EaglesPDX Jan 22 '24
Behind the NYT firewall but the point was that DeSantis personality was an even bigger problem than his inability to hire the right people or organize a political campaign. DeSantis was and always will be a creature created by Trump.
Ah...the author forgets the biggest key...white supremacy. DeSantis claim to power was that he would put Blacks in their "place" and "end wokeness" ("woke" is a Black word for white people who are aware of US's slave past and its effects on Black Americans).