Suzanne RidgwayMay 1, 2023
Judd Legum

Horse race reporters are getting sick of the "DeSantis floundering" narrative and are slowly pivoting to a "DeSantis comeback imminent" narrative

The narrative shift is made up. It's not based on facts. It's based on the needs of these reporters to write something new.

May 1, 2023 at 4:50pmWeb
Show threadmovedMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum Reprobate reporters seeking new hook as Florida fascist's floundering forays into flip-flopping
Show threadVHaschMay 1, 2023
@givemefoxes @juddlegum
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Show threadRoy #EatTheRich Pardee 🇺🇸May 1, 2023
@juddlegum I believe the appropriate term is "kayfabe"
Show threadGregory HaysMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum The Comeback Kid!
Show threadExtinction (our fate)May 1, 2023
@juddlegum So it's an editorial policy problem.
Show threadJohn BreenMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum It kind of seems to me like we are waiting for a "Pence v Trump" primary battle, with bone-headed horse-race coverage of Little Ronnie DeSansCajones filling the need for attention-grabbing content in between.
Show thread🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸May 1, 2023
@juddlegum True that
Show threadTom Bellin May 1, 2023
@juddlegum Aides to DeSantis say that the campaign has newfound energy. "Having hit absolute rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up!" one anonymous staffer said. Another staffer standing nearby nervously shuffled her feet but did not say anything.
Show threadDoug WarrenMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum
I'd be more concerned about our media's ability to control public perceptions if I didn't know they'd been completely unable to steer any interviews with Republicans in the last two years even slightly towards discussing the, you know, coup.
Show threadMemphisDaPlaya 🎲🎲May 1, 2023

@juddlegum

Put him on the bottom of the 10 cent superfecta ticket with all the other "also rans".

Show threadBronMason For Kamala 2024May 1, 2023

@juddlegum
“It’s not based on facts. It’s based on the needs of these reporters to write something new” WITHOUT HAVING TO DO ANY WORK! (Fixed it!)

That’s why they loved trump—he handed them a work-free story daily if not more frequently!

Show threadFrances_Larina 🏳️‍⚧️May 1, 2023

@juddlegum

It's weird, watching the Fourth Estate evolve into the Fifth Column...

Show threadNicole ParsonsMay 1, 2023

@juddlegum

I wish reporters had narratives about the power jockeying amongst Republican billionaire donors instead.

DeSantis is a hot potato being tossed between Griffin and Russian oligarchs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/us/politics/ron-desantis-ken-griffin-2024.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2022/05/02/billionaire-gop-megadonor-ken-griffin-i-dont-appreciate-governor-desantis-going-after-disneys-tax-status/?sh=4c479ff631c6

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/ron-desantis-ukraine-war-putin-criminal

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-23/on-ukraine-and-russia-desantis-seems-to-be-siding-with-the-cranks
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/special/special-sections/2019/10/16/desantis-received-money-from-pair-hit-with-federal-campaign-finance-charges/2515991007/
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/federal-agents-search-fisher-island-property-allegedly-linked-to-russian-oligarch/2849245/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ron-desantis-donors-donald-trump-uncertainty-1234716875/
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3723346-russian-oligarch-linked-to-putin-says-he-interfered-in-us-elections/
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-new-york-manhattan-indictments-a5f233a6e1ab0652764d95223b030881
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-oligarch-seizes-400-000-acres-of-ukrainian-farmland-owners-say-11670338956
https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/florida-dems-call-for-state-gov-desantis-to-end-300m-in-russian-investments/
https://newrepublic.com/article/165782/republicans-putin-history-relationship-manafort

Major G.O.P. Donor’s Commitment to DeSantis Is Murkier Than Thought

The hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin, who seemed set to be a powerful financial backer of the Florida governor, is said to still be evaluating the Republican primary race.

The New York Times
Show threadAlice MarshallMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum the narrative is ALWAYS about the Republicans, even though the current President is a Democrat.
Show thread@Ms_Ellen_FMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum I prefer the narrative that DeSantis is too partisan, evil, and boring to be elected.
Show threadPyperkubMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum ALL Horse Race reporters make stuff up. Polls are worthless until Attacks are in full swing. US elections are about negative campaigning.
Show threadDan CMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum what would be cool is if these political reporters, maybe, just maybe - reported on politics. It’s not sexy, and maybe your stockholders could care less - but “real kitchen table” people might want to know what they stand to loose with the GOP budget proposal, or how did the national debt get so high, or guns, trans/lgbtq rights, women’s personal rights, etc. CNN “presidential town hall” with trump is just the latest example of main stream media’s sycophancy
Show threadDan CMay 1, 2023
@juddlegum and btw - screw desantis
Show threadVHaschMay 1, 2023

@juddlegum

According to Europeans who've been subjected to DeSantis, he's even more laughable than donny was... but not in an amusing way.

Show threadMemphisDaPlaya 🎲🎲May 1, 2023

@juddlegum

They might have to put him down. He's returning to the barn lame. A mouse spooked him on the track.

Show thread(((Cindy Weinstein)))May 2, 2023
@juddlegum. Yes, and as @jayrosen_nyu writes, let's turn away from the "odds" and focus on the "stakes."
Show threadcostrikeMay 2, 2023
@juddlegum when do we get "DeSantis shimmying"?
Show threadProtectiveHenMay 2, 2023
@juddlegum As a former reporter who never once wrote a horse race article, this stuff just royally pisses me off. How many ways do politicians impact on regular people's lives via pieces on various policy areas that they could frame out? What about doing a piece on where each candidate gets their money? The extent of dark vs. known funding?
Show threadHumanity In DeclineMay 2, 2023

@juddlegum

Biased optimist and they don't even know it.