Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis suggested that he would eliminate a number of government agencies during an interview on Wednesday.  “Are you in favor of eliminating any agencies? I know conservatives in the past have talked about closing the Department of Education, would you do that?” Fox News’s Martha MacCallum asked the Florida governor on […]

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    1 year ago

    DeSantis was positioned to be the Trump alternative for the Republican. If he kept his views moderate with the general election in mind he could have been the sane GOP candidate that could have possibly united GOPers that understand that Trump is a guilty pleasure that loses elections. Thankfully, DeSantis is a moron and has Trump’s habit of doubling down on losing ideologies, even when the ship is clearly sinking. It appears that when your party is based on rejecting facts and reality your candidates are similarly empty-headed.