DeSantis feels more like a narrative device for the media than a serious candidate. The news outlets need to work up some drama so that they have something to talk about between now and Trump's coronation. I could be wrong, but I feel like I've seen this movie before.
I think it's more like wish casting. we all know that the most probable outcome of the Republican primary is Trump but media personalities don't wanna accept that Biden wasn't the magic bullet against "Trump-ism" they thought (or in the case of more opportunist people claimed to believe) he would be.
I think it's all of the above, and probably not even that intentionally. Media outlets have the incentive to create horserace narratives, regardless of the underlying reality. They also have preexisting explicit and implicit biases that will slant their coverage to their preferred outcome. And, of course, lots of them are followers who will cover DeSantis for no other reason than response to induced demand. It all adds up to a manufactured DeSantis hype train that will, barring some unforeseen circumstances, chug along until it's clear he isn't going to win, at which point the narrative will shift to Trump vs Biden. Rinse repeat.
DeSantis feels more like a narrative device for the media than a serious candidate. The news outlets need to work up some drama so that they have something to talk about between now and Trump's coronation. I could be wrong, but I feel like I've seen this movie before.
I think it's more like wish casting. we all know that the most probable outcome of the Republican primary is Trump but media personalities don't wanna accept that Biden wasn't the magic bullet against "Trump-ism" they thought (or in the case of more opportunist people claimed to believe) he would be.
I think it's all of the above, and probably not even that intentionally. Media outlets have the incentive to create horserace narratives, regardless of the underlying reality. They also have preexisting explicit and implicit biases that will slant their coverage to their preferred outcome. And, of course, lots of them are followers who will cover DeSantis for no other reason than response to induced demand. It all adds up to a manufactured DeSantis hype train that will, barring some unforeseen circumstances, chug along until it's clear he isn't going to win, at which point the narrative will shift to Trump vs Biden. Rinse repeat.
:jeb:
It would be hilarious to get Jeb, Bernie, and Hillary on the campaign again this time going after Joe and Trump
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