Unsurprisingly, I grew up in Texas in a white, conservative, Christian, republican family. I started out as card carrying republican but dropped the status in the early 90’s. My father and brothers continued to be republicans. My father has passed. One brother watches Fox “News” in all his spare time with his wife while other brother, while a straight ticket republican, watches sports and the LHN in his spare time. Nothing can keep my Fox brother from not voting for Trump, but my other brother was looking for an alternative. He mentioned DeSantis as a saner alternative to Trump.
But DeSantis was the model for how not to run a campaign. Reasons:
- He could have showed a softer, less crazy side to being a republican, but instead tried to show he was more right wing, e.g. the FL book banning and monkey business in meddling with the state universities. - He picked a stupid, vindictive battle with Disney. - He let Florida deteriorate as the expense of his falling campaign by refusing federal funds and not really doing shit to rebuild communities impacted from the hurricane. - He’s a weirdo. Thin skinned. Can’t relate to a crowd. Has poor table manners. - High heels and everyone knows this - White boots. You mean to tell me you couldn’t have come up with some black or drab green rubber boots?
So my other brother will be voting for Trump as well.