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DeSantis Is Courting Fickle GOP Voters — Can He Close the Deal?

At the presidential level especially, elections are a love affair. The candidate is a suitor. He’s trying to win affection, to ignite passion and enthusiasm. Voters want to be wooed — ideally to be swept off their feet.

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Governor DeSantis, right, shows his surprise during remarks with journalists at Tokyo, April 24, 2023. Kimimasa Mayama/pool via AP
DANIEL McCARTHY
DANIEL McCARTHY

Governor DeSantis needs to rethink his strategy before he starts his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

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DANIEL McCARTHY
DANIEL McCARTHY

Mr. McCarthy is a vice president at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the editor-in-chief of its magazine Modern Age: A Conservative Review. He is also a regular contributor to the Spectator’s World edition. He has a long association with the American Conservative, and his writing has appeared in an array of publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, First Things, the Claremont Review of Books, Reason, the Daily Telegraph and the New York Post.

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