Ron DeSantis Won’t Hesitate to Race Donald Trump to the Bottom

Ron DeSantis has proven himself to be just as thin-skinned, soulless, and vengeful as Donald Trump , says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: Desantis has delightedly signed new laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, abortion rights, gun restrictions, voting liberties, conversations about the history of racism, and from his boundless well of spite, Disney.

He says he's polling a drab, distant second to Trump , but he's not getting credit for being as awful as he is.

Ruben Navarrette: Florida Gov. DeSantis is a detail guy; Trump is too scattered to orchestrate windfall paybacks for major donors.

He says he knows he can’t win a tight national election if the racists and homophobes stay home.

He adds that he's succeeded at stifling discussions of gender identity and Black history in public education.