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To be fair, Desantis immediately interrupted and said they weren’t going to raise their hands “like children”. No candidate would raise their hand after a comment like that. All their specific answers were certainly not climate friendly, but they are at least a little bit more nuanced than the title implies
Desantis didn’t have an issue raising his hand when the question was whether they would support Trump should he receive the nomination.
“Pick me daddy trump! Did you see how fast I raised my hand?”
I didn’t watch. Was it akin to a Bellamy salute?
He had probably already gotten his bit out of the way and didn’t know what to do hahaha
That's not nuance, that's an excuse.
That definitely still demonstrates a ride or die mentality. If one sleaseball can sway the room in such a way where than budging against it would lead to ridicule, that still shows the sort of internal pressure there is to tow the party line no matter what
And the dude on the far right of the stage started to, but then quickly lowered it when he saw there would be no vote.
At least we seem to be progressing past the point we were at when Senator James Inhofe literally carried a snowball into the Senate as irrefutable proof that climate change isn't real
But then some of them did on later questions, so... take that for what you will.
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