The Florida governor wanted to unseat Trump in part by harnessing voters’ rage over Covid and vaccines. Internal data reveal that’s a losing bet

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    1 year ago

    TL;DR: It’s because his campaign is beating the antivax and COVID restrictions drum, but GOP polling shows that COVID isn’t listed in even the top 15 issues of concern for conservatives. Also, DeSantis is somehow boosting Trump’s numbers because Trump has managed to play both sides of the vaccine issue with his base.