Thanks, Ron DeSantis, for the Laughs
Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign was a humiliating failure from start to finish. He deserved nothing less.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis, at a rally in Gilbert, South Carolina, on June 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher / the State / Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
What is it with Florida governors?
Eight years ago, former governor Jeb Bush’s presidential run turned out to be a surprisingly poignant character arc, with the once-favored Bush son devolving from imposing front-runner and all-but-certain winner, to a pitiful, shrinking figure diminished by round after round of public humiliation, often at the hands of Donald Trump.
Eight years later, it’s been the same story for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who on Sunday suspended his campaign for president, clearing the way for another Trump GOP nomination.
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