There’s a lot to be concerned about the day after Ron DeSantis wins the presidency…if he is ever to win it. There’s a lot of time between now and election day, 2024 so it’s very early in the race despite the fact we already have two official candidates, and DeSantis isn’t one of them. But, it doesn’t look like DeSantis will be the GOP nominee in 2024.

A Harvard University poll has Trump over DeSantis by 12 points but a poll by Morning Consult has him up by 25. Neither of those has him as high over DeSantis as Trump’s favorite pollster which he touted at his recent Waco hate rally, Catturd2, a Twitter account that has Trump 45 points over DeSantis. I’m sure we’ll all be keeping our eyes on Catturd’s prognostications throughout the presidential race.

But time can change perceptions. For example, there were a few minutes in 2008 when some people didn’t see Sarah Palin as a raving lunatic shooting wolves from helicopters. Maybe between now and November 2024…or 2028, DeSantis will develop some charm and a personality. Maybe people won’t see him as much of a high white boot-wearing goose-stepping knee-jerk fascist asshole pointing his finger in the faces of high school students. Maybe people other than Nazis will have warm gushy feelings deep down inside when they hear the name “Ron DeSantis.”

But whether you have warm gushy feelings for Meatball Ron or not, he’s a fascist. He’s looking to turn Florida into a dictatorship where he chooses the kind of education your kids have, tells Disney what content they can create (only Herbie movies), and a place where he fires elected officials. Also, no images of penises allowed which is ironic since the state resembles a flaccid penis.

So if Meatball becomes president, will there be a national ban on black history, science, math, or any education on LGBTQ?

For example: After it was revealed that yesterday’s shooter was a transgender person, I had fucknuts tweeting at me that my cartoon was wrong because trans is the same as drag. Those people need to be educated that trans and drag aren’t the same thing, but under a Meatball regime, that education won’t be available.

Ron DeSantis is smarter than Donald Trump and his legislative record is more successful than the Former Guy’s. Ron DeSantis as governor gets things done, sure they’re all horrible things, but he gets them done. The only thing saving us from a Ron DeSantis dictatorship is his lack of a personality. Florida is not the rest of the nation and Pudding Fingers has a steep hill to climb to win over the rest of the nation. Spoiler alert: He will not charm the country.

Donald Trump is an entertainer. Sure, it’s only appealing if you have the maturity of a stupid racist 12-year-old, but he wins over those people. People like what DeSantis does while not really liking him. He’s not a cult leader the way Trump is.

DeSantis has huge obstacles preventing him from defeating Trump in the Republican primaries. He has to win over Trump’s voters. He can’t do that by telling the truth and saying Trump lost the 2020 election and he can’t do it by attacking Trump. And if he flatters Trump, then he’s telling primary voters to vote for Trump. So far, he’s doing a weird tightrope walk by defending Trump from the Manhattan Attorney General while saying, “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair.” Be careful what you stick your fingers into there, Meatball.

Oddly enough, I don’t believe Trump can win the general election as he’s lost the popular vote in two straight elections, but he will probably win the nomination. While I don’t think DeSantis can win the nomination, I think he would have a better chance than Trump to win the general election if he were to win the nomination.

Trump needs to be careful too because he’s criticizing DeSantis’ record as governor but even Trump supporters like the job Meatball’s done as governor. They are fascists. Trump should stay away from policy because he’s not good at it, and stick with what he does best, which is create juvenile nicknames.

So far, we have “Ron DeSanctimonious,” which DeSantis has said he kinda likes. There’s also “Meatball Ron” and I hear Trump is workshopping “Ron DisHonest,” “Ron DeEstablishment,” and “Tiny D” which could bounce back on Tiny Donald. How about “Boots DePudding Fingers?” Ron claims he never finger-banged that pudding, but Trump also lies about where his fingers have been. Has Trump tried “Ronald McSantis?” What about “Ron DeDumDum?” I got it! “Ron DeDumbass!”

Either way, a Trump or DeSantis presidency would be ruinous for this nation. Maybe the Washington Monument isn’t as much of a phallic symbol and more of a middle finger to Republicans.

Creative note: I wrote this last Friday and was drawing it yesterday (Monday), but I put it aside to cover the school shooting in Nashville.

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