"Ron DeSantis displayed gutsy leadership in confronting Covid, enduring taunts as “DeathSantis” and far worse, as he refused to cower before the might of Dr. Fauci, the medical establishment, Big Pharma, the media, and Democrat politicians. As a result, Florida prospered as other states closed down their businesses and schools. (The other governor who resisted the panic, South Dakota’s Kristi Noem, was not up for re-election this year.) Note the sign on his podium as he addressed supporters at his campaign headquarters in the wake of his victory, with his cancer-survivor wife at his side. He similarly stood up to Disney, one of if not the state’s largest employers when it pushed homo- and trans-sexual indoctrination for school children. And his handling of Hurricane Ian demonstrated great competence. It's worth noting that he supporters began chanting "Two more years, two more years!" obviously encouraging him to run for president."