Never Trumpers join Dem attack on DeSantis?

Red States:

As many states in the union struggled to come up with any kind of coherent response to COVID, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has stood out as an exception. He spurned lock downs early on, opened schools, and most importantly, he owned the results like a leader is supposed to. He didn’t hide behind draconian mitigation measures in order to shirk the responsibility he has for his residents. That’s led to one of the better balances of health and economic outcomes in the country.

You wouldn’t know that by the media coverage. As I shared last night, the press are already cooking up their latest scandal, which laughably enough seems to revolve around the fact that DeSantis has prioritized seniors for vaccination (see The Media Push a New Ron DeSantis ‘Scandal’ Because They Are Freaking Terrified of Him).

But while we know how the left and their media allies view DeSantis, an open question has been how the Never Trump remnants of the Republican party will handle the highly successful and well liked governor.

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A few weeks ago, I saw some ranting from David French, a writer at Goldberg’s The Dispatch, on Twitter. I noted his continued obsession with Trump while others on the right were discussing the future possibilities of figures such as DeSantis and Kristi Noem. I then said that I’m sure The Dispatch will find a reason to disapprove of DeSantis as well. And while I figured I’d be proven right eventually, I wasn’t sure it’d be this soon.

Regardless, take note of what’s an unforgivable sin in Never Trump circles because it says a lot about their supposed principles. To many Republicans, pushing almost half a dozen disastrous conflicts in the last 20 years might be unforgivable, whether we are talking Iraq, Libya, Syria, or the rest. To others, perhaps they’d find terrible fiscal policy or caving to the cultural left to be unacceptable. For many, support for abortion would be something they couldn’t look past.

Yet, for Never Trumpers, as per their namesake, everything revolves around the former president. They have no qualms with politicians who helped push garbage “arm the rebels” policies in Syria, for example, that led to over half a million dead bodies of innocents. They are also perfectly fine with Susan Collins being pro-choice. But let a politician make a cringe campaign commercial aimed at Trump voters and that becomes an eternal, damnable sin. Think about how stupid that is.

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What I see is the left and the Never Trumpers are already starting to attack potential 2024 Republican candidates for President.  That is why they are still obsessed with Trump and why they are making bogus attacks on DeSantis and Ted Cruz.  Kristi Noem may get some of that same treatment because she has been good at handling the Covid pandemic too without lockdowns.

What is behind this irrational push of lockdowns which clearly do not work to halt the spread of the disease and only work to kill jobs and the overall economy?  Smart people should vote against anyone who thinks lockdowns are the answer.

See, also:

Bizarre NBC News Hit Piece Criticizes Ron DeSantis for Prioritizing Seniors for Vaccine Distribution

‘Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, ignored federal guidelines and prioritized getting senior citizens — one of Florida’s most potent voting blocs — vaccinated first,’ NBC News reported.