After declaring Trump unique threat, some liberal media declare DeSantis even 'more dangerous'
FOX NewsAPR 2023
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
DeSantis is taking jabs at Trump’s unconventional style as a politician in a desperate attempt to make up a major deficit in the polls. When it comes down to it, though, DeSantis isn’t a serious enough person to take down Biden or save the US. DeSantis is just a puppet of the DC swamp. Trump is the only one that can orchestrate an American comeback.
Anti-Trump narrative
DeSantis is going on the offensive, which is what any challenger to the former president must do to move the Republican Party beyond Trumpism. So far, DeSantis has had a counterpunch for every Trump criticism, which could lead voters to see the light and realize that DeSantis’ policies and managerial skills would be better for the party and the country.
Democratic narrative
As the polling shows, the Republican Party has no intention of deserting Trump, and any glamorizing of DeSantis’s campaign is a product of the media needing a juicy race to report on. Every challenger of the past who attacked Trump fell by the wayside, and DeSantis — dangerous as he is — hasn’t proven that he’ll be any different nor that he can get as many votes as he can get headlines.