It has been a telling week, after an announcement that Florida’s Ron DeSantis is allegedly poised to finally make it official that he is running for president. This week has seen a flood of coverage as a result. Time Magazine delivered a laughably exaggerated painting of a glowering governor, insisting his demonstrated leadership is actually a detraction. Politico also tapped Roger Stone as a source to slam Casey DeSantis, Florida’s First Wife. It all had a whiff of desperation.
Joining in on the DeSantis dysphoria was the Huffington Post with another profile, from Dustin Siebert, which was meant to demean the man—but actually made him sound better.
The Florida governor is more informed, tactical and calculated, which makes him way more dangerous. Imagine Donald Trump, but with brains and savvy. Imagine Trump, but with a stalwart dedication toward legislation that moves the country in a direction that should terrify most reasonable human beings. Enter Ron DeSantis.
We can make sense of this paradox, once you realize these are people beholden to a “Jose“ Biden presidency. When presented with a politician who is composed and competent, the media sees those traits as problematic and a threat. But something else disqualified this piece from Siebert—which first appears in the headline and then, again, in the body of his piece.
Much like every voting cycle is called “the most important election of our lifetime,” the press has an overreliance on describing any emerging Republican or GOP contender for higher office as being “the worst we have ever faced.” That the media experts feel free to resort to this exaggeration on a bi-annual basis is one thing, but not recognizing they are painting themselves into a corner by this stage is something else...
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