ANALYSIS — Ron DeSantis is having a moment.
Yelling at young students is not typically a wise political tactic. These are not, however, typical political times. Only one star in the Republican universe shines brighter these days: former President Donald Trump.
DeSantis, the Republican governor of what he calls the “free state of Florida” over his COVID-19-skeptical policies, left last weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference with ample momentum. He cut into Trump’s lead in CPAC’s 2024 presidential straw poll by a double-digit margin.