I get the feeling he is lying and just saying what we want to hear
A lot of people on FR felt the same way about Trump in 2016.
I agree. We have had many candidates just pay lip service to conservatism.
However, DeSantis has a track record we can examine. His work in Congress and as a Governor are near perfect conservatism.
So you can listen to the peanut gallery that is LYING about DeSantis or you can look at his actual work in congress and Florida for yourself.