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Trump has no values, belief system or political philosophy. He has also shown that he is a narcissist and values ego over everything else. As bad as this combination is, people witness qualities can be influenced and bought over. Not saying it is easy, but in general such characters are fluid and that can be exploited.

DeSantis on the other hand has a political philosophy that intends to subvert any opposition. He also has the willingness to use his power and his government to go after anybody who dare oppose him, even in the slightest sense. He clearly takes pleasure in bring down his opponents and imposing his thoughts. DeSantis will do everything bad that Trump did, just more effectively and amplified.

Given the above, how DeSantis is not worse than Trump is beyond me. This is the stance I think many Never Trumpers will begin to take to get back into the Republican fold. They also expose themselves as being ok with what Trump was doing, so long it was done without being overt and crass.

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