It’s kind of interesting watching the dynamics play out on a national stage right now, and – even though I finally busted outta this joint for a little break – I was still watching the returns from Iowa up at Brother Bingley’s house. My governor vs the 800 pound gorilla and whoever the mincing miss was fluttering off to the side.
I was delighted DeSantis bested Nikki Haley, of course bummed that he didn’t prevail against the former president, but heartened that Trump didn’t blow him out of the water. Trump’s numbers on righteous sympathy alone could have really been monstrous with everything Dems are doing to him.
But I’m also realistic about the national contest. You’ve got a mega-complex, larger than life, bombastic former president with a tremendous record of both accomplishment and opprobrium that I don’t think we’ll ever see equaled again (and that might…
