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In response to "and another poll showing that Ron Ron is cratering." by Jovian

What's hurting DeSantis is that he doesn't hide the fascism well. Trump's a buffoon, which makes him less threatening.

Posted by David (aka David) Mar 22 '23, 10:30

On some level, people know that DeSantis could break the world.

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Whatever else you can say about Trump, you can’t deny that there’s a sort of charisma there. DeSantis doesn’t have that at all. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 10:36 8
- ~Look in my eyes - what do you see~ -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 11:12
- Interestingly though, I think the charisma thing seems less noticeable now. His speeches and rallies seem like he's going through the motions of -- (edited) - pmb Mar 22, 10:43 1
  - he's getting tired. he can't think of any new things to say. -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 10:57
- the idea that Trump has ever tried to hide his fascism is also laughable -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 10:40 3
  - It allowed people to handwave it away and pretend that he didn't really mean it. -- nm - Roger More Mar 22, 11:37
  - Beyond laughable. It is his entire thing. (especially ya know, since his Coup attempt) -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 10:42
  - He doesn't have to try to hide anything - it gets drowned in chaff. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:41
- Yup. I mean Ron almost makes Senator Cotton seem charismatic. But there is way more too it - Jovian Mar 22, 10:40

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