I will say this for DeSantis: he at least seems to have a better intuitive grasp of what "marginal" Trump voters liked about Trump than, say, Hawley or Cruz.
https://twitter.com/conblob/status/1375158839901704194
DeSantis understands that the biggest thing isn't the far-right policy. It isn't even really the racism — that's the entire party at this point.
It's the way that Trump would take their every slightest frustration, and declare war on it. He would name the enemy, and go after it.
It's the way that Trump would take their every slightest frustration, and declare war on it. He would name the enemy, and go after it.
It's just such a simple, compelling kind of politics for people who don't want to think.
Identify who's the problem. Talk smack and get into a fight with them. Declare victory over them. Find the next person who's the problem. Repeat until America is great again.
Identify who's the problem. Talk smack and get into a fight with them. Declare victory over them. Find the next person who's the problem. Repeat until America is great again.
DeSantis, more than any other Republican, has really tried to make that his formula.
See the past few weeks: he's identified the media and health experts as the enemy, attacked them, and declared victory. It doesn't actually solve Florida's COVID issue but that doesn't matter.
See the past few weeks: he's identified the media and health experts as the enemy, attacked them, and declared victory. It doesn't actually solve Florida's COVID issue but that doesn't matter.
The big question is, can he make that work as well as Trump did? While not turning off the same voters who got sick of Trump doing it? Or is it just going to come off as fake and whiny after a while?
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