Oh wait, you meant:
Who would you prefer as leader of a polity?
Are we including DeSantis as President of Venezuela and Chavez as President of the US as options? Because otherwise this is a dumb and meaningless comparison.
EDIT:
I mean, on what axis could Chavez be better than DeSantis on that a majority of people here prefer him to DeSantis? Economics? Trans issues? Upholding democracy?
A Venezuelan DeSantis would make most citizens long for even Maduro (let alone High Energy Hugo) after he murdered trans people, leftists, and other “degenerates”, declared a military dictatorship, and enriched his friends and family at the expense of the starving masses, so yeah, hard pass in that case!
Great point, actually. That's why we need to make Florida a country.