Well, to some extent, yes. I have at least met the man. I don't do lunch with him on a weekly basis, but I was able to speak with him during both his 2018 and 2022 successful campaigns. A more genuine fellow in politics is hard to find, and apparently millions of other folks feel the same, seeing as he won his last election in a landslide -- the only real 'red wave' that happened in 2022. He's the best governor Florida's had in my lifetime, and that's a while now.
Did it ever occur to you that most if not all of the neocons who state they support him merely use him as a foil against Trump? Seems like a working strategy, too, seeing as how you and a lot of other folks here have bought ruse that hook, line and sinker. Trump has had some troubling friends as well, but you also ignore that.
I understand that DeSantis is currently the Ultimate Evil, because he has decided to run against your idol. I wish he hadn't. They are both good men. I'm happy to pull the lever for Trump in 2024, just like I did in 2016 and 2020. For all the good that will do.
DeSantis has sold himself to the same big $ donors that have led the GOP by the nose since Reagan. I will never vote for DeSantis and neither will any Republican with a brain that isn’t making bank off of GOPe Surrender, Inc.