DeSantis gets praise — and warnings — for his hurricane response
Ron DeSantis’ handling of the hurricane this week showed why he’s a darling of conservatives and the donor class — but also exposes his vulnerabilities.
DeSantis’ work ahead of the storm and during the relief efforts highlighted his command of the bureaucracy and ability to communicate complicated instructions to the masses in simple terms.
But it also foreshadowed potential fodder for his rivals, including scrutiny of Florida’s affordability problems.
Over the weekend and into this week, DeSantis temporarily left the campaign trail and canceled donor events to oversee his administration’s response to the hurricane, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm but didn’t cause massive damage on...
