WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential announcement Wednesday — a glitchy live broadcast on Twitter — was the latest example of the Republican candidate's all-out effort to court his party's most online activists.
The governor loves to latch on to online conservatives' obsessions, niche or otherwise.
Wednesday's announcement, like his speeches, was laden with attacks on acronyms such as ESG, DEI and CRT, which only the most plugged-in partisans can quickly identify as "environmental, social and governance" and "diversity, equity and inclusion" goals for companies and organizations and "critical race theory" taught on some university campuses.
