The Left Needs Ron DeSantis to Fail

There is a reason why the Left needs Governor Ron DeSantis to fail. And it isn’t just about the 2024 presidential election.

Sure, given that DeSantis has the potential to unite the Trumpist and traditional Republican wings of the party, Democrats would much rather have him go down in flames in the 2022 governor’s race. Otherwise, they may have to take their chances against him with a nearly 82-year-old President Joe Biden or a deeply unpopular Vice President Kamala Harris. But politics alone cannot explain the level of hysterical obsession that out-of-state liberals have developed for the Florida governor.

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Philip Klein

Philip Klein is the editor of National Review Online.

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There is a reason why the Left needs Governor Ron DeSantis to fail. And it isn’t just about the 2024 presidential election.

Sure, given that DeSantis has the potential to unite the Trumpist and traditional Republican wings of the party, Democrats would much rather have him go down in flames in the 2022 governor’s race. Otherwise, they may have to take their chances against him with a nearly 82-year-old President Joe Biden or a deeply unpopular Vice President Kamala Harris. But politics alone cannot explain the level of hysterical obsession that out-of-state liberals have developed for the Florida governor.