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<p>When Florida Gov. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-anti-free-speech-crusade-would-cancel-fox-news">Ron DeSantis</a> gathered top allies with deep pockets last week in <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/miami-drag-show-brunch-calls-bs-on-desantis-political-drama">Miami</a> for a three-day “Ron-o-Rama” retreat, his team made the case for a path to victory. But there’s a major problem with the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-secret-twitter-army-of-far-right-influencers">Team DeSantis</a> logic: Its case for DeSantis’ path to victory actually worked better for his chief rival, former President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-might-not-be-able-to-use-his-idiocy-as-a-defense-anymore">Donald Trump</a>.</p>
<p>The rationale hinges on myriad assumptions, and even those are shaky.</p>
<p><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://floridapolitics.com/archives/615020-exclusive-heres-audio-from-the-secret-ron-desantis-24-debriefing-to-donors/__;!!LsXw!UF0uNFG7qg2AXxDxxwFxTR9vyZg1znBuj_BDUjhxNMb1elG0X-izMRnRp9a-sYO6s5WT5QZmr9kt1EtxGQyDmwcFA8_5yg%24">Leaked audio and slides</a> obtained by Florida Politics show contradicting claims, spun in a way meant to make it sound like DeSantis has not just a shot, but a good one.</p>
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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Reuters
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gathered top allies with deep pockets last week in Miami for a three-day “Ron-o-Rama” retreat, his team made the case for a path to victory. But there’s a major problem with the Team DeSantis logic: Its case for DeSantis’ path to victory actually worked better for his chief rival, former President Donald Trump.
The rationale hinges on myriad assumptions, and even those are shaky.
Leaked audio and slides obtained by Florida Politics show contradicting claims, spun in a way meant to make it sound like DeSantis has not just a shot, but a good one.
