DeSantis Is Buying Conservatism Inc. Out From Under Trump
Does Big Orange not realize what's happening? Or is he just too tired and lazy to care?
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1. Does Trump Hear the Footsteps?
If you missed Cathy Young’s piece yesterday about Ron DeSantis’s attempt to Orbánize the New College of Florida, you should go read it right now. It’s fantastic and you’ll learn a lot about what’s happening.
But it strikes me that there’s a meta-angle to this story: Ron DeSantis is buying Conservatism Inc. out from underneath Trump.
Let me explain.
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