Why anyone would select Trump over DeSantis is beyond me.
Because for most of Trump's base, it's all emotional. It's a desire to use the arm of the federal government to enact retribution on their opponents. They want nothing more than a "verbal bomb thrower." They just want to "own the libs."
Reducing the size of government and cutting spending are conservative positions. MAGAs want more spending and printing regardless of the consequences as long as the money is spent on them and not the brown people