“The good thing is, is that the people are able to render a judgment on that whether they re-elect you or not. And I’m happy to say — you know in my case — not only did we win re-election, we won with the highest percentage of the vote that any Republican governor candidate has had in the history of the state of Florida. ... That verdict…
“The good thing is, is that the people are able to render a judgment on that whether they re-elect you or not. And I’m happy to say — you know in my case — not only did we win re-election, we won with the highest percentage of the vote that any Republican governor candidate has had in the history of the state of Florida. ... That verdict has been rendered by the people of the state of Florida.”
Sorry, Charlie, I disagree with your analysis. This may not be "punching back" in the way that "I got reelected and that loser Trump didn't" would be, but that's the clear message for anyone who isn't so sucked into the Big Lie that they assume DeSantis is talking about some hypothetical politician who didn't win their reelect, as opposed to politicians who supposedly did, like DeSantis and Trump. DeSantis seems to be walking the same line as Brian Kemp, which is what Republicans have to do these days to stay on the right side of the base. It's smart, not cowardly. (Well, ok, it's cowardly, but if your goal is to be President rather than brave, it's a fine strategy.)
“The good thing is, is that the people are able to render a judgment on that whether they re-elect you or not. And I’m happy to say — you know in my case — not only did we win re-election, we won with the highest percentage of the vote that any Republican governor candidate has had in the history of the state of Florida. ... That verdict has been rendered by the people of the state of Florida.”
Sorry, Charlie, I disagree with your analysis. This may not be "punching back" in the way that "I got reelected and that loser Trump didn't" would be, but that's the clear message for anyone who isn't so sucked into the Big Lie that they assume DeSantis is talking about some hypothetical politician who didn't win their reelect, as opposed to politicians who supposedly did, like DeSantis and Trump. DeSantis seems to be walking the same line as Brian Kemp, which is what Republicans have to do these days to stay on the right side of the base. It's smart, not cowardly. (Well, ok, it's cowardly, but if your goal is to be President rather than brave, it's a fine strategy.)