Media should stop asking "how will DeSantis fare in the 2024 election?" and start asking "who will die if DeSantis is elected in 2024? Who will be purged from their job? Have their children taken away?"

This horserace shit is so done, so intellectually vapid.

@alexwild the people that would vote for him like the answer to that question already.
@alexwild Very true. And there is way too much about who has the largest “war chest”, rather that what their policies are and how they will affect the people.
@alexwild They didn’t ask “who would die” when Trump was running, why would they now?
@alexwild it's down to us. The media owners want ratings!

@alexwild

Who is in danger if President DeSantis becomes a thing?

@DeliaChristina @alexwild https://elk.zone/mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/110426134795325359

Exhibit 1 out of many: he's a bigot. Also anyone who wants true public health (with qualified health officials), anyone who needs medical care without conscience-crap-laws, or anyone who would like an education, anyone who cares about our gun violence or climate or environment...etc

Laffy (@[email protected])

5/ So a lot of reporting mocking #DeSantis for dwelling on the pandemic in his Big Pres. Pitch... not a great topic to focus on if you want to attract voters, genius. And this via Judd Legum: DeSantis suggests Black Floridians who were appointed for high-ranking positions under previous Governors were unqualified and there because of quotas

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@alexwild Yes! As the saying goes (can't remember who started it)

"Not the odds, but the stakes!"

@alexwild Hear, hear, sir, hear, HEAR!!!
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Media concerns
1) Ratings
2) Continued access to news makers
3) Keeping labor costs low by not employing armies of fact checkers or investigative journalists
@alexwild How many aspects of freedom will be limited ?