Ron DeSantis hasn’t even announced he’s running for president, much less run any commercials or participated in any debates. And yet, based on the current state of the polls, some commentators are already writing him off. Is that fair?
Absolutely not. It’s way, way too early to draw conclusions like that; for one thing, the polls are all over the map. The one thing DeSantis genuinely has to worry about, however, is the attitude of Fox News. If Rupert Murdoch suddenly decides he’s a loser, he’ll make it up with Trump, and then DeSantis will be in real trouble. He’s not going to win without Fox in his corner.