I just think the problem is he doesn’t have one “big idea” to run on . He’s not a visionary he’s a reactionary. That’s worked in Florida as fends off Disney and the Covid Gestapo, but it doesn’t translate to a bigger picture vision for the country that gets people excited. Reagan Obama and Trump all understood how to push that “one big idea” on the way to the presidency.
Got to have that “Vision Thing”.
He'll have a chance to do that in 2028, especially if Trump loses. If Trump wins, well, DeSantis went for it. Sometimes you get one chance.