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1. Don't see DeSantis as another Huey Long, not even a "lite" version.
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:37 PM
Apr 2022

"The Kingfish" was a left-wing populist, famous for his "Share Our Wealth" speech advocating for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution. Long, like DeSantis, was a power-hungry, authoritarian demagogue, leading to talk of armed insurrections and numerous death threats by his many enemies. Huey was eventually assassinated; his last words were, “God, don’t let me die. I have so much to do.”


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