Yesterday Gillum won the Democrat primary in Florida for governor. It's amazing to see how fast the media started campaigning for him to win the general election. This morning, as I write this, one of the items trending on Twitter is "Trump-backed DeSantis". Ron DeSantis is, of course, the candidate who won the GOP primary. He was indeed endorsed by President Trump. Still, news articles about the primary results talk of "Democrat Gillum and Trump-backed DeSantis." Why is that? Why is it so important that every story tie DeSantis to Trump? After all, DeSantis is an experienced Florida congressman with a record of his own. DeSantis won the primary with 56% of the vote over about eight other candidates. Why is the most notable thing about his victory that he is "Trump-backed"?
The funny thing is that I doubt this Trump-backed line will actually make a difference. Remember, Florida voted for Trump in 2016. Since then, newly registered voters in Florida have moved the registration numbers towards the GOP. For the most part, the people who hate Trump are already going to vote for the Democrat. Nevertheless, the media hates the President so vehemently that they think connecting DeSantis with Trump will hurt Desantis' chances for victory. It's a triumph of delusion over reality.
The funny thing is that I doubt this Trump-backed line will actually make a difference. Remember, Florida voted for Trump in 2016. Since then, newly registered voters in Florida have moved the registration numbers towards the GOP. For the most part, the people who hate Trump are already going to vote for the Democrat. Nevertheless, the media hates the President so vehemently that they think connecting DeSantis with Trump will hurt Desantis' chances for victory. It's a triumph of delusion over reality.
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