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Behind the Bastards

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Ron DeSantis and the Media: The Enemy of the People

A year ago, Trump had a 34 point lead over DeSantis. Now he's at 32, which is not the speed of movement that you want to see after a year of effectively campaigning. One major area in which Ron lags behind Trump is his ability to draw interest and what amounts to free advertising from the media. Donald Trump famously got about a billion dollars in free publicity in 2016, thanks to relentless media coverage of his every move, gaff and speech. He understood it didn't matter if it was negative. What matters that they're keeping my face out front, right? It will make my supporters see me as like this kind of gladiator fighting for them.

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