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‘Mockery’: Openly gay GOP ex-lawmaker ditches DeSantis over ‘disgusting’ anti-LGBTQ attack ad

Published by AlterNet A former Republican state lawmaker says she was “Team DeSantis” before the Florida GOP governor and flailing presidential candidate's campaign over the weekend promoted a viciously anti-LGBTQ ad she says is part of his “morally wrong” and “politically misguided” attacks on LGBTQ people. Now, she says, “you couldn't pay” her to vote […]

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Jul 5, 2023 - 20:00

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‘Mockery’: Openly gay GOP ex-lawmaker ditches DeSantis over ‘disgusting’ anti-LGBTQ attack ad

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AlterNet

A former Republican state lawmaker says she was “Team DeSantis” before the Florida GOP governor and flailing presidential candidate's campaign over the weekend promoted a viciously anti-LGBTQ ad she says is part of his “morally wrong” and “politically misguided” attacks on LGBTQ people. Now, she says, “you couldn't pay” her to vote for him. The ad, which she calls “the most anti-LGBTQ+ ad in recent history,” is a video (below) that went viral on social media with more than 20 million views after it was reposted by Ron DeSantis‘ presidential campaign. In an apparent effort to sway far-right Rep…