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A Ron DeSantis Master Class in Rope-a-Dope

Why Democrats were fools to cast him as MIA during the holidays.

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Then-candidate for Governor Ron DeSantis attends a campaign rally in South Daytona, Fla., November 4, 2018.

Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Incoming criticism comes with the territory in politics, and responding to it is a skill. There are four, maybe five, schools of thought on how best to do so. Over the Christmas holidays, Ron DeSantis gave a clinic in one of them.

How to Respond

Dan McLaughlin

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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