Posted on 07/17/2023 9:56:45 AM PDT by conservative98
CNN was the kingmaker in 2016; why shouldn’t it be now? In a shift for his campaign, Ron DeSantis plans to sit down with CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss the Florida governor’s vision for America. It will no doubt make CNN some cash that the network apparently needs. Like a quickly arranged fight between two spendthrift boxers, both the network and the campaign have a sense of urgency.
While I remain unconcerned about DeSantis’s prospects, the early success of DeSantis’s campaign in national and state-level polling has slipped ever since Trump regained the news cycle, in the wake of investigations and splashy bombast. DeSantis initially eschewed confrontational media hits, but he now has the opportunity to harvest more than a few cuts of red meat for a base that hasn’t seen as many gladiatorial trophies from the gator governor as they may have expected.
JUST ANNOUNCED: GOP presidential hopeful and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will sit down with @CNN’s @JakeTapper on the campaign trail in South Carolina for an exclusive interview. Tune in to @TheLeadCNN on Tuesday 7/18 at 4pmET for the full interview. pic.twitter.com/7ixiejqFaR— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) July 16, 2023
But is CNN the place to start for a DeSantis media blitz? Yes, even though a lousy showing would be costly. While there may be friendlier or less skeptical interviewers than Tapper — on a Daily Wire or Joe Rogan Experience appearance, say — many primary voters either watch CNN or hate CNN, and they would like to see Tapper, the network’s face, humiliated. Fogies have opinions about CNN one way or the other. DeSantis is 20 points behind Trump in that elder segment, compared with a 50-point gap with the youngest voters, but there are no more than seven GOP voters under 25, and three of them are Trump grifters (good work if you can get it). So while the Trump–DeSantis gap is narrowest with the older electorate, there are a great many voters in the bloc who remain unconvinced of DeSantis’s future.
If DeSantis has any chance of unseating Trump, he needs the free press that a CNN appearance offers. The New York Times, the Washington Post, Fox News, and ABC will all have opinions about his appearance there that they wouldn’t even comment on if he went to a podcast or Web-based news outlet — old media loathe new media, after all.
DeSantis grappling with Tapper will prime the network windbags, and there’s nothing better for a ship’s sails than Favonius’s blessing.
And the DeSantis team savaged Trump for it.
Now going on CNN is fine, apparently.
So there was a disconnect with what was happening in reality in 2016.
But in 2020, the Left did not make that mistake. They used every method possible to ensure Joe Biden's victory.
One of the worst part was that the Left locked down social media to prevent us from commenting on Hunter Biden just before the election in 2020. The New York Post had their account suspended until the election was over.
DeSantis needs to drop out now!
Support President Trump!
And finish his term as Florida Governor!
EASY PESEY!
No one cares what Desanris, or frankly any of the other also runnning have to say…
How many more “this” is when Desanris will finally break our do we have to go through before they admit it ain’t happening
Desantis is like Fetch from mean girls, the establishment keeps pushing but it’s never happening
De Santis is the bench
Now THERE is exactly how a d-bag looks.
Why’d you put egg on your face in quotes?
Great post. Thanks for taking the time to share it.
DeSantis can practice by taking scalps at National Review the most useless magazine around.
Two words that describe this “man”: soy boy.
that picture of Ron looks like he is wearing a mask that’s too big.
I really haven’t watched him live on tv or anything is that what he looks like?
If that picture is really him he doesn’t look healthy for mid 40s, wrinkly and saggy looking face.
Trump will be POTUS 47!
DeSantis should have sat this one out - he has no chance atall!
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