Ron DeSantis
Why ‘Imperial Governors’ Like DeSantis Don’t Make Good Presidents
Unlike presidents, who are seldom able to politically dominate Washington, D.C., many governors can dominate their states – so much so that some begin to believe they can do nothing wrong.
09.02.23 | 9:30 am
Trump Will Steal Oxygen From GOP Debate Whether He’s There Or Not
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08.17.23 | 5:49 pm
Where Things Stand: DeSperate DeSantis Tries To Appeal To … Someone On Abortion
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07.31.23 | 6:11 pm

As my colleague Josh Marshall notes below, today’s Times/Siena Poll gives us the clearest sign yet that, if you’re a Republican candidate and you’re not named Donald Trump, your grip on the Republican Party and the minds and hearts of GOP voters is tenuous at best and barely existent at worst.

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Where Things Stand: There Are Layers To Team DeSantis’ Furious Response To Donalds’ Criticism
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07.27.23 | 6:14 pm

Just a few hours after we noted last night that Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), the only Black Republican in Florida’s congressional delegation, very softly criticized one line of Florida’s new Black history curriculum, Team DeSantis responded with outsized fury.

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