In the last month alone, Ron DeSantis has released a much-discussed ad mimicking “Top Gun,” left Florida to campaign in a quartet of far-away swing states and talked about throwing Anthony Fauci across a river.
It’s not exactly been a traditional reelection campaign for the governor.
With little more than two months before Election Day, the Florida Republican has taken an unconventional approach to winning a second term in office, regularly making headlines with a message sure to please conservatives — including those who live beyond the state’s borders — even if it holds less appeal to the type of moderate voters reelection efforts normally target.
