Ron DeSantis desperately wants to be our president, but by the end of next year, he won’t even be a governor. He can’t do much about his unpleasant personality, and he knows that his favorite wokeness horse won’t run far in 2028. What can he do to keep his hopes alive?
Focus on the issues that really motivate the base and the donor class. First, there was Alligator Alcatraz. Then he decided to support a movement to cut or even completely eliminate property taxes. And as of today, he is going back to an issue that helped inspire the Tea Party–term limits for members of Congress.
Will it work? Based on his uneasy relationship with Trump’s most avid supporters, probably not, but give him some credit for persistence.