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LZ Granderson: DeSantis sacrifices trans teens for political points. That tells you enough about him

Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the Thanksgiving Family Forum at the downtown Marriott on Nov. 17, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

If charisma is a gift, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is clearly working with lumps of coal. His town hall on CNN last week confirmed it, but we had a pretty good sense already.

Back in February, NPR reported that Donald Trump was among conservatives as DeSantis. When he launched his presidential campaign in May with Elon Musk's help, the governor had money and momentum. Then

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