Post by Old Badger on Jul 9, 2023 21:35:02 GMT -5
On Friday, NBC News reported that DeSantis had apparently deceived the public about his June 5 decision to send Florida emergency support personnel to assist with a building collapse in Davenport, Iowa. At the time, DeSantis used the tragedy to frame himself as a governor willing to take decisive action to help struggling states. In reality, DeSantis’ team had known for nearly 10 hours that Iowa officials no longer needed Florida’s help. That inconvenient truth didn’t stop DeSantis from taking credit for his nonexistent emergency response — and billing Florida taxpayers nearly $500,000 to send three unneeded specialists to Davenport.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/desantis-iowa-gaffe-indicative-bigger-problem-rcna93273
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/desantis-iowa-gaffe-indicative-bigger-problem-rcna93273
LOL! He no longer even can get the optics right. The Governor also is "dogged by an unavoidable awkwardness when meeting voters outside his Florida safe space." For example, he spends time in Iowa talking about his fight with Disney back home rather than issues in, well, Iowa. And let's fact it, the guy is socially awkward and has all the charm of a rusty hub cap. His wife is is biggest asset because she apparently can connect with people; he just can't. The result: His roughly 40 percent support among GOP voters in March polling now is down to about 15 percent. And it's a near-certainty that if he loses in Iowa come January he's going to be forced out of the race. The big winner in his current demise: Donald J. Trump.