DeSantis is Trump without all of the unfortunate baggage.
I think most conservatives, given the opportunity to choose between Trump and DeSantis, would choose DeSantis.
I had the chance to photograph DeSantis when he spoke at the Heroes Honor Festival in Daytona Beach over Memorial Day weekend. He spoke for about 20 minutes, and there wasn't a teleprompter or cue card to be seen. He had no index cards with talking points on them.
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He just stepped out onto the stage and, after tossing some "DeSantis" swag to the crowd, he kept that same crowd engaged for the entirety of his speech. The guy's got something special, and I believe he's going to be a serious tour de force in Republican politics...