Ron DeSantis is Sorta Flailing.

Let’s talk about the latest when it comes to his fight with Disney World.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readApr 18, 2023
Ron DeSantis, Photo via Gage Skidmore

As has been discussed before, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finds himself in quite a predicament when it comes to his political future. Thanks to the position he has put himself in, he now finds himself having to chose between running against the man who made his career who has been preparing for this moment for well over a year, or wait and risk losing the moment.

Unfortunately for him, the man seems to be flailing. In terms of optics, it feels as though DeSantis and his team seem to be searching for something to fling at the wall in search of something that’s going to stick. There’s a sense of desperation resonating from some of his actions and statements lately, and what better example than the latest?

Leave it to DeSantis to literally suggest building a prison next to the Disney theme park.

Richard Luscombe writes:

“…The Republican governor dropped the suggestion at a hastily convened Monday lunchtime press conference, at which he laid out steps the state legislature would take to try to regain control over Florida’s largest private employer.

The move is the latest in an ongoing feud that began in March 2022 when Disney’s then chief…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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