The Intelligence: Ron down, two left
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4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
He went from being the most viable challenger to Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, to endorsing him. Our US editor opines on why Ron DeSantis’ campaign fell short, and what it means for the New Hampshire primary. What the opening of a temple says about Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda (09:13). And, why is bad Instapoetry so popular (18:02)?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
| 0:04.6 | Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday. |
| 0:12.1 | So I'm counting this Caribbean rum distillery tour as professional development. Yours calling. Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways |
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist |
| 1:06.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:11.8 | I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:13.4 | And I'm Aura Ogunbe. |
| 1:19.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:27.0 | The inauguration of a Hindu temple in India today is something much more than a religious milestone. |
| 1:31.1 | It's a re-election campaign triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and symbolic of the slow remaking of a once proudly secular state. |
| 1:37.0 | And there's a lot of bad poetry out there, whereby there, I mean social media. |
| 1:44.1 | Our correspondent lays out precisely what makes it so bad, |
| 1:48.2 | and it's not just that it doesn't follow standard poetic forms or use nice words, |
| 1:53.0 | it's just that it doesn't feel true. |
| 1:59.4 | First up, though... First up, though. |
| 2:13.5 | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was once seen as the biggest threat to Donald Trump becoming the Republican presidential candidate. |
| 2:16.0 | But now, he's out of the running. |
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