Opinion

Casey DeSantis Is the Smiling Face of Anti-LGBTQ Activism

‘THINK OF THE CHILDREN’

Take Sarah Palin’s “hockey mom” populist schtick, gussy it up with 2023’s “wokeness” panic, and you’ve got a strikingly powerful presidential campaign surrogate.

Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift
opinion
An illustration including photos of the LGBTQIA+ Pride Flag, Barbed Wire, and Casey DeSantis.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Getty
Eleanor Clift

Eleanor Clift

eleanorclift

eleanor.clift@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
PoliticsTrump-Hating Podcast Rockets Past Rogan With Nearly Double the Downloads
Nandika Chatterjee
U.S. NewsTesla Stock Has Tanked So Much That It’s No Longer Musk’s Biggest Asset
Leigh Kimmins
Crime & JusticeParents of Missing Student Believe They Know What Happened to Her
Nandika Chatterjee
PoliticsMAGA Melts Down After Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump for Impeachment Demand
Liam Archacki
PoliticsKaroline Leavitt Opens Up About 32-Year Age Gap With Husband
Jasmine Venet