DeSantis has made Trump's lines (and his lies) his own.
can avoid the leader’s punishment. That’s why DeSantis went after the Special Olympics, using his veto threat to imposeto prevent the organization from insisting on a Covid-19 vaccination mandate for its athletes. That’s not the move you make if you care about being seen as decent, but it’s the move you make if you want to be feared.
The rallying of Republican elites around DeSantis means that Floridians will most likely serve as unpaid extras in a presidential dress rehearsal that will last through 2024. Look for DeSantis to double down on the autocratic ways that have paid off for him, not least by attracting powerful donors. DeSantis may be too polished to declare, as Trump did during his own presidential campaign, that he could “stand on Fifth Avenue and shoot someone” and get away with it.
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