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There was much mockery and criticism in the mainstream media after mysterious technical issues compromised the debut of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the presidential campaign trail. The New York Times, for example, deemed it “the conference call from hell.”
Mr. DeSantis, however, followed the event with an appearance Wednesday evening on Fox News Channel that the network said drew 2 million viewers. He followed that, according to a campaign statement, with a “robust slate” of a dozen TV, radio and podcast interviews on Thursday.
The candidate “is continuing to hit the ground running,” it said.
Mr. DeSantis, however, does not need to worry about a preliminary imperfection, some say.
“When the history of the Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign is written, his announcement will be just one chapter,” predicted Jim Geraghty, a National Review columnist who deemed all the partisan cackling that erupted in the aftermath as “Overreaction Thursday.”
But what about Friday — and all the days to come?
Mr. DeSantis likely has a formidable arsenal of political firepower waiting to be deployed. Consider that a straightforward campaign video released Wednesday emphasizes that the governor is poised to “lead our great American comeback.” That video — and the much criticized Twitter Space event — were viewed over 30 million times in the first 15 hours, according to the DeSantis campaign.
“I still believe that the key moments in the 2024 GOP presidential primary will be the first time DeSantis and Donald Trump are on the same debate stage, and the first time DeSantis challenges Trump to his face — and how that exchange plays out for the two men. It’s not that nothing matters until then, but it’s hard to envision anything being decisive before then,” Mr. Geraghty noted.
MOVING ALONG, PART 2
Road trip season approaches.
“Will you travel for Memorial Day or Memorial Day weekend this year?” asks a new survey by TheVacationer.com, a consumer travel resource,
It found that 36% of U.
