Many of those on the right who seem to detest DeSantis have been extremely critical of the fact that he didn’t address the iffy news of a possible Trump indictment immediately. I saw this phenomenon on various websites that seem … Continue reading →
I see no problem with his statement. I’ve highlighted certain words I think are important: While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, … Continue reading →
DeSantis has been pretty good at dealing with the hostile MSM. Case in point: During a briefing on Florida’s supposed “book banning,” DeSantis didn’t just rhetorically defend his state’s measures to remove pornographic material from schools. He actually showed what … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about the campaign to discredit DeSantis waged by Trump and a number of what might be called EverTrumpers or OnlyTrumpers. It augurs an internal fight on the right that could lead to defeat in 2024 even without … Continue reading →
There will be a lot more of this sort of thing before the 2024 campaign is through: For reasons that make sense to no one but his most ardent supporters, Donald Trump has decided to engage in a ridiculous smear … Continue reading →
Of course, polls can be wrong, and opinion can change – sometimes rapidly. But my gut tells me that this is substantially correct: The poll finds Trump deeply unpopular at 30% favorable, 62% unfavorable. That places him well below Joe … Continue reading →
Each day the election results have become more and more clear and more and more depressing. It looks to me as though it will take a great deal of luck and almost a miracle to get a Senate majority, or … Continue reading →
Here’s a discussion. An excerpt [emphasis mine]: Ron DeSantis, meanwhile, has surged to numbers never before reached in Florida. He and Rubio both won in Miami-Dade County, a huge liberal enclave in this state–where Rubio hails from, while not previously … Continue reading →
Commenter “grandpagrumble” asks a question: I have a simple(ton) question. The red tsunami occurred in Florida, but nowhere else. Why? My answer isn’t all that complicated, although it isn’t simple either. The first element is DeSantis’ leadership. That’s one of … Continue reading →
Documentary maker Ken Burns on De Santis: Without hesitation, he agreed with [CNN] host John Berman’s suggestion that the doc addressed “some of the same themes” seen in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to send “two planeloads of migrants to … Continue reading →
…and fires a state prosecutor who pledged to defy the law. What a novel idea – that state prosecutors cannot overrule the legislature and act as the judiciary, thus rolling all three branches of government into the executive branch! This … Continue reading →