If anything, DeSantis’ answer is too respectful to Trump’s appointees. Neil Gorsuch, probably the best of the three, reached the bizarre conclusion that Congress, in 1964, banned employment discrimination against gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals. He reached the equally bizarre conclusion that much of Eastern Oklahoma belongs to Indian tribes for purposes of the Major Crimes Act.

Brett Kavanaugh, the worst of the three, is very far from a “home run.” I’m not sure he’s even an extra-base hit. …

DeSantis’ answer to Hewitt is a good one. Rather than attacking one or more Trump appointee, it’s enough to inform voters that the three don’t measure up to “gold standard” Justices Thomas and Alito, and to tout the strong conservatism of the Florida Supreme Court justices he has appointed.