[DennisR]

If DeSantis wants to wear cowboy boots, he can wear cowboy boots. It is no one else’s business what he does.

[cotton1706]

“If DeSantis wants to wear cowboy boots, he can wear cowboy boots. It is no one else’s business what he does.”

You’re correct. But when you’re running for office, it looks weird and you come off as a phony if you weren’t already doing it. It becomes an affectation.