The Hill, this week, looked at what it means that DeSantis is the early frontrunner. …
He has conservative bona fides, he’s been easily re-elected, he’s a prodigious fundraiser, and he has embraced the type of culture war politics that are of the moment on the right.
The best case, for Republicans, is that DeSantis could pursue a political program similar to Trumpism, while also avoiding the more negative parts of the Donald Trump experience, from the impulsiveness to the tendency to do things that trigger criminal investigations and special counsels.
However, there are other reasons to be skeptical about DeSantis’ chances to become the next president.
[I don’t think “paper tiger” is how I’d describe someone who just won Florida by 19 points and flipped Miami-Dade. Could he peak too soon? Perhaps, but I’d bet that he has more room to expand than Trump or Trump administration officials talking about running in 2024. — Ed]
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