Going against Trump means going against the policies that make America great. DeSantis has mirrored every Trump policy here and that is the foundation for his support. Policies Floridians have demanded.
Florida has always gotten a bad rap but over the last 4 years we have had it better than any state in the nation.
We're not going back for anyone or anything.
DeSantis is not stupid, he knows this. I think there are bigger games here. If Trump wanted to pick a solid candidate and use him as a bait to expose all the RINOs, he could not have picked better than Ron. At the same time, it allows the RINOs to calm down a bit even if a Maga wave hits in midterms - because in their mind, they can defeat Trump in 2024.
This fall sunder Sun Tsu's "Keep the enemy confused and quiet"
None of this made any sense to me - everyone knows Trump will run in 2024 and he will most likely win this time even though they'll try and do a steal again. DeSantis will be a shoe in for 2028, he's still young. Everyone can see Florida has been one of the best states in the union to have been in the last 4 years.
So maybe you're right.
If Trump wins in 2024 he should just name Mar-a-lago the Florida whitehouse and govern from there. Given what the feds have been up to the last few years it would make sense to govern from a state with a friendly government.