IMHO DeSantis blew his Covid response. He got himself into a position that he can’t get out of. So he had to double down, and it looked really stupid. The whole cut off funding for teachers and school districts over masks is a horrible position politically. In his defense he did do a good job with the building collapse. He did his job and said and did the right things.
I would prefer De Santis over Trump in that he has more control and hopefully won’t get into tweeting matches with Hollywood stars etc. Also, this obsessing on the last election may hurt with some voters.
That said, I don’t think Trump has been barn storming and building up points in the Republican Party in order to help De Santis out.
I would support either over anything I would expect the Democrats to put up.
Please. DeSantis has overseen a death count higher than his margin of victory in Florida. He was never that popular, and now he is nationally known as the guy snipe hunting ‘Marxists’ instead of keeping his own base alive long enough to get him another win.