Dan Balz: “The narrative that has enveloped the presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now almost uniformly negative: He’s described as a candidate who lacks people skills. His campaign operation has been messy. He’s fallen from the heights at which he began the year.”
“All of that is accurate but doesn’t fully describe the balance sheet of candidate DeSantis.
On a weekend when the political world was focused on Iowa, on a day when DeSantis competed for attention with former president Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fair, there were reminders of why the Florida governor, though distinctly trailing, remains Trump’s principal rival for the nomination.”Dan Pfeiffer: “Those who are positive Trump will be the nominee in 2024 are the same people who were positive Trump would NOT be the nominee in 2016. Therefore, it’s worth testing that assumption. After the last few elections of unexpected outcomes, a boatload of humility is in order.”