The *real* problem with Ron DeSantis
When the pandemic began, in the spring of 2020, our knowledge of the covid virus was squat. Although there was no definitive proof that wearing masks accomplished anything, and lacking any other alternatives, there was general acceptance that anything was better than nothing, and most people started wearing masks. Even DeSantis advocated for wearing masks.
IIRC, there was already chatter about DeSantis running for President someday, and he was far more moderate than the hard-right conservative he is today. But even then there were signs that this guy was socially inept. In April 2020 event (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=900573273689428), he is ill-at-ease, and puts his mask on incorrectly. I remember thinking "is this the best the republicans have to offer?". I always believed that it was this humiliation that made DeSantis become the anti-mask zealot he is today.
We're at the point now where DeSantis couldn't capture the republican nomination even if he was the only candidate running.
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