Who do you prefer as a leader: Ron DeSantis, or Hugo Chavez?

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Hugo Chavez drastically reduced poverty in Venezuela, and the constitution he initially passed is more favorable to third parties and political organizations outside government affiliation than what was previously the standard in the country. DeSantis is clearly more authoritarian.

[PSOL]

Maria shook her head, her eyes flashing with determination. "But what about the people, Carlos? What about the millions of Venezuelans who were lifted out of poverty under Chavez? What about the healthcare and education programs that he implemented, the land reforms that he carried out? DeSantis has done nothing for the working class, nothing for the poor. He only cares about enriching his friends and allies."

96% of Venezuelans are in poverty (76% in extreme poverty) as a direct result of Chavez’s policies. There has been perhaps no greater enemy of the poor of any leader of any country in the past decade.

That’s not how you say US sanctions and Saudi oil dumping on behalf of the former.