The Florida governor faced a humiliating strategy leak. Next week’s first GOP debate is do-or-die for his presidential hopes.
. As summer recedes and the primary debates kick-off, we enter a new phase. It’s not crazy to think that, unless things change fast—very fast—there will be mounting pressure for DeSantis to exit the race well before the first primary vote is cast.
True, he’s still running a strong second to Donald Trump in national polls, but time is running out for him. That is presumably why DeSantis’ SuperPAC posted this debate memo online. The assumption was that nobody else would notice it. Unfortunately, theyOkay, enough with the inside baseball. The bottom line is that this leak makes DeSantis look simultaneously incompetentEven worse, this memo will make it more difficult for DeSantis to do and say the very things that he needs to do and say on Wednesday night.
Even a skilled orator would have difficulty overcoming the backlash from that leaked memo. Unfortunately, DeSantis is not a natural communicator—a fact highlighted by a surreal recent article fromUsually the young Turks who catch fire in politics have charisma. DeSantis’ rise defied that characterization, but it has caught up with him. Perhaps Ramaswamy will reap the benefits with a riveting performance. Don’t bet on Ron, though.
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