And somewhere, Jeb is crying.
The report highlighted how DeSantis has become a dominate national political figure who has raised more money for his political operation than all other potential 2024 candidates. According to one recent survey, DeSantis also has the highest net approval rating of any major U.S. politician.
“I think Ron DeSantis will win Miami-Dade County,” said Evan Ross, a longtime South Florida-based Democratic consultant. “Democratic voters are not at all excited or motivated by Charlie’s campaign. Right now, I think it will be close, but I think DeSantis beats Crist here.”
“The only thing that might give Charlie Crist a chance of becoming governor would be DeSantis aggressively campaigning for him over the next two weeks,” Ross said. “Translation: It’s over. And it’s going to be ugly.”