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DeSensitized Does Not Make DeSantis Normal [1]

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Date: 2022-11-16

An opinion piece published by Jim Geraghty in the Washington Post on Monday, November 14, 2022 is entitled, “DeSantis would pave the way for a post-Trump GOP return to normal.” It’s a worthwhile read on the off chance that you want to sample the Kool-Ade they’re drinking in GOP Land. What it reveals is the rebranding strategy The GOP intends to impliment for the next 2 years.

Having been desensitized by the MAGA craziness of the last few years we are now expected to view DeSantis as some kind of “normal” conservative and the Republican Party as a rehabilitated entity.

Here is the link: www.washingtonpost.com/...

“Given the bizarre state of American politics during the Trump era, DeSantis would represent a return to normality.” “DeSantis would be a Republican nominee without Donald Trump’s worst and most destructive impulses and habits. The governor certainly doesn’t shy from a scrap, but he fights for policies, not to prosecute vendettas. Having a normal-range Republican leader on the national stage would be a beneficial reset for the entire country.” “If the Democratic nominee is Joe Biden or Kamala D. Harris — both of whom would arrive at the convention as damaged goods, for a multitude of reasons — plenty of voters would want to take a close look at DeSantis. Yes, he’s conservative and can be combative. But he takes his job seriously, he picks his battles and he focuses on results. In other words, he’s not crazy — in fact, he’s relatively normal.”

Relatively normal? Really!

Let’s make two things quite clear:

1. We will not be fooled by this line of thinking.

2. The GOP can believe this if they like…at their own peril.

The Florida Governor represents one more step on the way to authoritarianism.

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