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10. Republican Extremism, MAGA Nihilism, and the rise of Ron DeSantis

Is This Democracy

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Is DeSantis a Recognizably Normal US Democrat?

DeSantis has shown zero inclination to distance himself from Republican officials and candidates who are aggressively all in on electional denialism. He's a normal GOP politician, but that tells you more about how radical the normal center of conservative politics has become. It is true that he is relatively close to the center of Conservative politics, but that says something about the center ofConservative politics, not about how moderate or not dangerous DeSantis is.

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