And the reason Trump had limited success with legislation and had to rely on executive orders was? Congress. Does DeSantis have a plan to deal with a House and Senate that are almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats and whose Republican caucuses are dominated by RINO’s?
His time dealing with the Florida legislature offers him no preperation for what would await him on Capitol Hill. Can anyone seriously argue that Desantis’s legislative successes in Florida were the result of great negotiating talent on his part? DeSantis won’t get to just dictate the terms to a compliant Congress like he did in Florida.
As far as working with a hostile or at the very least a timid, risk averse Congress, I’ll take Trump any day over DeSantis. Trump is a charismatic personality who understands how to negotiate and interact with people, and who, in spite of the Congressional obstructionism he faced, still managed to pass important legislation.
DeSantis has no people skills. If he were to win the election and come to town expecting to dictate to Congress, he’d be in for a rude awakening.
I’m sure DeSantis will do fine. He is a technocrat, a legislator, he is focused on solutions, not talk. We might not like the compromises, but if he can get deals, like building the wall, that would be fine.
You dismiss DeSantis falsely. Besides, Trump was supposed to be the master negotiator and business person, yet he failed miserably at picking people, at managing people, and at accomplishing anything beyond executive order dictates. I recall more than once new reports suggested he was surprised that his pronouncements weren’t followed.