What If Ron DeSantis Is Less Crazy Than Donald Trump?

For some Republicans, he represents a bridge away from Trump and Trumpism.

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Left: Florida governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., March 5, 2023. Left: Former president Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in National Harbor, Md., March 4, 2023.

Allison Dinner, Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

There’s a question haunting the minds of political junkies. What if Ron DeSantis is less crazy than Donald Trump?

There are several versions of it, because the semantic range of “crazy” in our politics is especially large.

Michael Brendan Dougherty

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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