Elections

Can The Cult of DeSantis Beat Trump’s MAGA Die-Hards?

DRINKING THE KOOL-AID

Instead of winning the votes of normies, Ron DeSantis seems to be trying to build a movement of hard-right loyalists. But cult leaders need charisma… and Trump’s got him beat.

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