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  Is this actually true though? I understand that it’s in vogue to view him as a temperamentally moderate alternative, but his political positions aren’t substantially different. Would similar actions from his administration not receive similar coverage due to his milder communicative approach? I completely understand that Trump’s temperament was his own worst enemy, but I just don’t see how a substantial majority of the country would be on board with his Floridian posture on the culture war.
  Maybe it resonates nationally, I could be wrong, but it doesn’t seem like a recipe for national success. My assessment of the modern Republican Party could be completely off base, but I see it as a party motivated by social grievances that will be perceived as extreme by a national audience. Abortion is an obvious example. I am 100% convinced that abortion rights will be a defining issue in this election cycle and I fundamentally don’t know what the winning Republican message on it is. A ban is deeply unpopular. Frankly, I think anything short of the Roe v Wade status quo will be a rough sell in 2024.
context: DeSantis will be taken much more seriously than Trump when he is in office.   He's basically a toned down more presentable version of Trump.