While the chattering class elites in DC & NYC are correct that Trump's behavior had a lot of bad influence in how dictators abroad acted not surprisingly they are asleep to how DeSantis rhetoric on COVID has impacted opposition factions in English-speaking democracies. 1/ I made the mistake of using pejorative term "real" American yesterday. What I should have said is the elite Dem consulting class that formulates messaging needs to get out of the DC suburbs where every GOP they know is some sort of mushy Ed Gillespie-type elite 2/

THREAD: The media in Florida & nationally has to make some serious editorial decisions on how exactly to cover Governor DeSantis going forward. 1- It's becoming increasingly clear he is no longer a serious policy maker but is far more into performative art & race-baiting. 1/ 2- The media has an obligation to cover things fairly and represent both sides BUT 3- Regardless of how fair the media is they will be accused of bias. 4- No figure in America with Trump underground has a command of the right-wing echo chamber like DeSantis. That's critical. 2/