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The fight against subsidy-suckling Big Sugar: Blending populism with conservatism

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The fight against subsidy-suckling Big Sugar: Blending populism with conservatism

When a Republican primary debate turns to charges of undue corporate influence, we pay attention. When a conservative lawmaker lays out a populist message grounded in conservative principles, we hope the rest of the GOP is listening, too.

Last week, Florida gubernatorial candidates Rep. Ron DeSantis (who represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District) and Adam Putnam (Florida’s agriculture commissioner) faced off in a Republican debate. Things got feisty.

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