For the last two or three months we’ve had this on-going spectacle of major media continuing to portray Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the arch-rival and potential slayer of ex-President Trump even after it’s become increasingly clear he has really no chance at all of winning the nomination. In fairness to DeSantis it’s unlikely that anyone stands a chance, unless the judicial system or mortality remove Trump from the stage. But it’s only with DeSantis that you have the yawning gap between perception and reality. Everyone knows Pence and Scott aren’t happening.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1458400