The Twitter fiasco
It was to be an innovative, dynamic launch. For his entry into the campaign for the Republican primary at the end of May, the governor of Florida had promised a direct on Twitter moderated by Elon Musk, a first. A way for the 40-year-old to embody a breath of fresh air against his main rival for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump, 77.
But this highly anticipated event turned into a fiasco, plagued by a series of technical problems. “Your microphone is not on”, “it’s a shame, it doesn’t usually happen like this”, heard the hundreds of thousands of users instead of the program that the governor of Florida was trying to expose.
A lack of charisma?
Triumphantly re-elected as head of Florida in November 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis hopes to seduce all of America with his shocking positions on immigration, abortion or gender issues. But on the ground, this man with a stocky physique and a rare smile, is often criticized for a lack of charisma.
“DeSantis tripped over the carpet,” said Todd Belt, professor of political science at George Washington University. “He fails to connect with voters,” who struggle to see what distinguishes him from Donald Trump, apart from more extreme ideas, he explains.
Falling polls…
The result is final. The governor, in whom the conservatives had placed their hopes after the disappointment of their party in the legislative elections last year, is now outpaced by the former president by more than 30 points in the polls, according to the aggregator RealClearPolitics. “The more people get to know him, the more he drops in opinion polls,” Donald Trump quipped on his Truth Social network this week. Surrounded by investigations, the former president threw himself headlong into his third race for the White House, posing as the victim of a “witch hunt”, led by Democrats – a thesis to which many adhere. of his supporters.
His historic indictment in a New York court? Then that by the federal justice in Miami? The former New York businessman boasts of having raised several million dollars thanks to these sequences, which have been the subject of dizzying media attention. The tumble of Ron DeSantis in the polls also benefits the dozen Republican candidates launched in pursuit of them, such as former Vice President Mike Pence. Their chances of winning the nomination, however, seem limited.
…but opportunities to revive
2023-07-16 07:04:40
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