As a congressman in 2015, Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) criticized the Obama-Biden administration for not providing lethal aid to Ukraine after Russia invaded and annexed Crimea. But today, as governor of Florida and a potential 2024 presidential candidate, DeSantis has walked back his Reaganite clarity and hawkish stance, apparently concerned that Donald Trump plans to use Ukraine as a cudgel against him with MAGA voters.

That is a mistake — both substantively and politically.

A Harvard CAPS-Harris poll shows that while some MAGA Republicans agree with Trump’s soft stance on Ukraine, many more Republicans still support Ukraine. And the primary voters who back DeSantis — or say they are open to backing him in a two-way race — prefer his old, pro-Ukraine position.

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