What Do "Pro-Business" Republicans Think About DeSantis Going After Disney?

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holds a press conference at the Reedy Creek Administration Building in Lake Buena Vista. DeSantis announced legislative action to nullify the agreement between the Reedy Creek Improvement District and Walt Disney World which was designed to permit Disney to retain control of its theme park and surrounding property. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

1. Business!

One of the things I have heard a million times is that many people vote Republican because they are “pro-business” and “only care about the economy.”

This cohort will say things like, “I don’t care about ideology. I just want the economy to keep humming.”

Or, “I’m socially liberal, but I’m economically conservative—which is why I vote for Republicans. It’s not about politics. It’s about jobs and business and the economy.”

We now have—for the first time—a major Republican presidential candidate who is running explicitly on the promise that he will use the power of the state to hurt businesses he does not like.

Which seems like the kind of thing pro-business Republicans would freak the eff out over, no?

Come on a journey with me, my friends, into the Heart of Business.