“I think it helps him tremendously for two reasons,” said Republican strategist Michael McKenna. “First, it shows that he is a target of the media crowd, which legitimizes him among all sorts of people. CBS only sends ‘60 Minutes’ to hit jobs either on the weak or on people whom they fear. The governor is in the second category.”
Instead of dismissing or ignoring the story, Mr. DeSantis has tackled it head-on, calling the segment “horse manure” and “a lie” while blasting the network as “smear merchants” running a “fake narrative.”
“Second, the whole episode has shown everyone that he has a considerable amount of grit, which may be the single most important ingredient in political success at this level,” said Mr. McKenna, a columnist for The Washington Times and former Trump White House official.
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