Ron DeSantis is trapped. If he criticizes Trump, he risks losing support from the base; if he doesn’t, there is no rationale for his candidacy. Is there any way out of this dilemma?
Yes. The Hungarian Candidate needs a surrogate who has little or no chance of winning the nomination on his own to destroy Trump at the debates. DeSantis could then say little or nothing and pick up the pieces at the end of the process.
The logical person for the job is Liz Cheney, but she probably isn’t interested in helping DeSantis. Chris Christie would be my second choice; he has shown some interest, and he has some form, having ripped Rubio a new one at a debate in 2016.
Better get on the phone with him ASAP.