DeSantis did well against Crist if I recall. At least Florida voters thought he did.
Well, one Republican Florida voter later compared DeSantis unfavorably to Crist; that made me kind of mad.
Floridians aren’t happy with DeSantis bailing on them. He’s so unpopular now that he can’t do a live rally in the State for fear of drawing a meager crowd (as he has in Iowa) and comparing poorly to Trump’s massive events.