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GOP nominee Ron DeSantis was met with a large number of empty seats at a meet and greet event in Iowa, photos shared online have revealed.

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[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

To the extent DeSantis popular, it's only because he says and does things to "own the libs." He isn't a good speaker, he isn't charismatic, and he doesn't have actual ideas for accomplishing anything.

The people who end up voting for him in the primaries will be the ones who simply want to piss off liberals, but figure Trump will be in jail.

[-] Mrderisant@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately my mom is a big supporter of his. I don't understand how such a kind woman can see him as anything other than an utter disgrace

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It's hard to align "kind" with supporting DeSantis policies. Is she a one-issue voter who looks at something like abortion and dismisses everything else? Because the guy is responsible for a lot of suffering.

[-] Mrderisant@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

She used to be, but it seems that the harder the gop goes for fascism, and the more fox lies... well she's not who she used to be

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