AMAC’S 2022 MAN OF THE YEAR
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
August 14, 2022 Governor Ron DeSantis speaking with attendees at a “Unite & Win Rally” at Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore
W ith a stunning landslide victory in his reelection bid and a slate of major policy wins, 2022 was already a banner year for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Now, he can add one more accom- plishment to that list: AMAC’s Man of the Year award. An “America First” Success Story In a poll of AMAC members, the 44-year-old DeSantis edged out
former President Donald Trump and entrepreneur Elon Musk for the honor of Man of the Year. Trump was the most recent person to take home the prize, winning it for his effective leadership and decisive action in his final year in office, even with nearly every political and cultural institution arrayed against him. Governor DeSantis, who has himself repeatedly drawn the ire of the political and cultural establishment, embodies many of those same traits
that make President Trump such a revolutionary leader perhaps unsurprising given that the governor has also styled himself as a populist Republican unafraid to wade into the Culture War. DeSantis has repeatedly faced down the cancel culture mob, defiantly declaring that “Florida is where the woke goes to die.” Much to the chagrin of the Demo- cratic Party and the mainstream media, the more conservatively DeSantis governs whether calling
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