That's not a criticism ... it's just the way our system works. The problem is that all too often, it DOESN'T work for the people who pay the bills and employ these political figures.
I would suggest that every Freeper should sit down and review Ron DeSantis' background carefully. Just list up to a half-dozen (or more) things that stand out from his biography -- Ivy League (twice) lawyer ... brief tenure at the DOJ ... career politician ... never worked outside government ... etc. If you read that biographical profile and didn't associate it with a specific person, you'd swear it fit the profile of a "Deep State" political operative to a T.
Now look around Washington these days. The place is filled with these people, and Donald Trump ran for office to fight this kind of sh!t.
Ron DeSantis is "managed," for sure. He will play the role of the outsider and the renegade while he must, but when push comes to shove and he's faced with a consequential decision in the White House where his principles are up against the financial interests behind the political forces there ... you can be damn sure he's going to come down on the side of Exxon/Mobil, Boeing, Raytheon, the John McCain Institute, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Until then, he's just George W. Bush in 2000 ... insisting that the U.S. should never get involved in "nation building" around the globe while the cabal of duplicitous @ssholes who manage him are already making plans for the country's next military (mis)adventures.
THE END.
This isn't a poke in the eye, but a serious reply.
I would suggest that every Freeper should sit down and review Ron DeSantis'Donal Trump's pre-2016 background carefully. Just list up to a half-dozen (or more) things that stand out from his biography -- Ivy League (twice) lawyerMBA ... brief tenure at the DOJ in Chapter 11... career politician supporter of abortion and gay rights ... never worked outside inside government ... etc. If you read that biographical profile and didn't associate it with a specific person, you'd swear it fit the profile of a "Deep State" Perot-like political operative to a T.
Again, I am not all-in on DeSantis. Winning in Florida is like winning the AAA World Series. The demons in DC aren't like the gators in Tallahassee.
Having said all that, I find the drama and veracity of many anti-Trump and anti-DeSantis factions to be akin to be that of the red and black ant jar-shaker.
The primaries can't happen soon enough.