DeSantis' Failed Campaign Has Lessons For the Political Press. And A Public Radio Parody.

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🗓️ 27 January 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Tracing the rise and fall of Ron DeSantis; Trump campaigning in the courtroom; a laugh at public radio's expense.

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0:00.0	We should have looked more closely at how easy it was for him in Florida.
0:06.0	You can win a statewide election in Florida without shaking a single hand outside of a back room.
0:12.8	Ron Desantis was hyped by the national media,
0:15.8	despite red flags in his home state.
0:18.6	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.
0:21.5	I'm Brooke Gladstone. And I'm Michael Londier. Opponents of Donald
0:25.1	Trump are hoping his run for office will be stymied by the 91 indictments he's facing.
0:30.3	But... None of this matters to him. It's just an opportunity to be on CNN one more
0:35.7	night of the week. He is very good at winning for losing. Plus a new TV show puts public radio under a satiric lens.
0:46.7	My post-oebucha isn't just a treat.
0:49.8	It's a prescription-straint blend of yeast and bacteria cultures.
0:53.5	The only cultures you seem to respect.
0:55.9	It's all coming up after this.
1:00.6	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. I'm Michael Loeinger.
1:05.0	And I'm Brooke Gladstone.
1:06.6	On January 16th, Donald Trump won the Iowa Caucus by a 30-point margin over rivals Nicky Haley and Ron Desantis.
1:15.6	And then...
1:16.6	Florida Governor Ron Desantis has just announced that he is no longer running for
1:20.7	president.
1:21.7	It is now a two-person race.
1:24.0	Trump took New Hampshire handily, seemingly clearing the path of any
1:28.0	obstacles to his party's nomination.
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