And yet....
he continues to think he can become president of the U.S.A, with his polling.....
Previously on this site a knowledgeable poster had this to say:
It is too soon to say how much DeSantis has been damaged. If things stay exactly the same over the next 16 years DeSantis, indeed, may be finished.
But things change. Reagan bounced back nicely after losing his presidential campaigns in 1968 and 1976 - the latter against a sitting Republican president.
And Trump rebounded after his disastrous loss to Pat Buchanan when they both ran for president in 2000.
Net: I think there is a good chance things may change in the next 16 to 20 years.