DeSantis has made fighting wokeness his brand. What, exactly, is his understanding of the term?
I think he would define it as “an extreme left-wing identity ideology, propagated by elites and embedded in the MSM and the federal government, which holds that America is a bigoted, misogynist, homophobic, and racist country, and puts the responsibility for that on straight white Christian men.”
So far, so effective–it is doubtful that more than a tiny fraction of the American public holds these views, so criticizing them is a good way to win votes. The real questions with DeSantis, however, are as follows:
- Does his view of wokeness extend to any belief commonly held by elites? For example, does it include climate change and vaccines? If so, DeSantis is walking on thin ice with the electorate here.
- If elected president, how far is DeSantis prepared to go to impose his views on wokeness on blue states and cities?
- Along the same lines, how far will he go to attack wokeness outside of government? Will he attempt to censor the internet and the MSM?
The last two questions are of extreme importance. He should be asked them during the GOP debates over the next two years. His answers will tell us whether he is just a traditional Republican or the Hungarian Candidate.