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Another reason DeSantis is the real deal.

I have no doubt he is the real deal. He's clearly been a great governor for Florida.

I personally think he did right by the Rona lockdowns and such, despite being for them in the beginning. Good policy - remain cautious until we have more/better intel to make a more informed decision. It really seems to me that is how he handled it. And, let's face it - Trump has been pushing the hokey pokey since its inception, so I view them equally on the Rona issue. No candidate/politician/elected official can be right 100% of the time. Rush Limbaugh cornered the market on that.

Here are my issues with DeSantis:

1. He is a polished politician. This move shows he is the type that will sway with political winds. Right now, those winds say he should be against funding Ukraine. If those winds were to shift, he would as well. He is a politician, and they have one goal: get elected and stay elected.

2. He has done great with the Florida legislature, but DC isn't the Florida legislature. Hell, the DC GOP isn't the GOP of Florida. DeSantis will face the exact same opposition as Trump if he attempts a Trump-esque administration. It will be a whole new world for DeSantis, from the governing perspective.

My issues with Trump:

1. He didn't go scorched earth on Hitlery, or the Democrats, after promising he would. Well, his refusal to get his hands bloody politically speaking has led to his constantly being attacked by the scorched earth leftists. He failed to follow the Art of War and left his enemy with more than enough determination & will to fight back. Horrible decision. He should have used every ounce of power he had as President to completely flay the left open for all to see and to absolutely crush them and their will. He had every opportunity to do it, and just didn't.

2. He relied on the enemy when he should have been leaning on true, strong Conservatives. Instead, he went with the likes of Sessions, et al. Now, I believe that part of that was the Turtle's doing and that Trump was likely presented with a prequalified list of candidates that would get through the nomination process in the Senate, which would tie his hands on the issue. Make no mistake, the same with happen to DeSantis.

These things being said, I will vote for Trump in the primaries. If DeSantis is the winner, I'll vote for him in the general and then watch to see what he does.