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Duress crossword1/22/2024 ![]() Ron DeSantis, who is expected to run for president, has turbocharged his attack on LGBTQ+ people, racial minorities and gun safety. What happens when you try to avoid the knife fight and hit him with jabs instead of uppercuts.īusiness Column: A glimpse into the dystopian abyss of President DeSantis’ America what happens when you try to run a conventional campaign against Trump. Just ask Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, etc. ![]() That’s the thing about power and people like Donald Trump - they will not surrender it easily. Instead, Trump predictably unleashed an onslaught of haymakers against DeSantis that left him bloodied, bruised and cast as a lightweight not ready for prime time. That tells me the entire premise of DeSantis’ campaign is completely off base, in particular the flawed assumption that the Republican primary electorate was ready to abandon Trump in favor of a “Trump without the baggage” alternative.ĭeSantis thought he could win over the Trump base without having to actually engage with him. Since March, former President Trump has managed to double his lead over DeSantis to a formidable 33 percentage points. The fact that there are those in the political media using words like “reset” to describe this moment underscores how underwhelming DeSantis has been as a candidate thus far. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a candidate enter a presidential contest under so much duress. But do not mistake engagement for enthusiasm or views for votes. ![]() It will be one of the most heavily consumed pieces of content of 2023 because Musk can make sure the back end of Twitter makes it so. There was no iconic image in front of American flags or video of him battling the harsh elements of winter, just a sanitized, controlled and unremarkable audio-only conversation with one of the world’s richest men.ĭon’t get me wrong, on Twitter, DeSantis’ announcement will get a massive amount of views and engagement. The first impression Americans will have of the DeSantis campaign is that he declared his candidacy on a platform that’s been in a financial free fall ever since his announcement co-star, Elon Musk, took it over. Ron DeSantis’ audio announcement via Twitter Spaces that he is officially seeking the Republican presidential nomination. When the way in which you are making an announcement (and the technical difficulties that ensued) overshadows the announcement itself, you’re in big trouble. ![]()
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