As someone who has met enough celebrities to have grown tired of them, I could still recognize the moment for what it was: A muscular display of raw star power, the political equivalent of Taylor Swift’s running into Travis Kelce’s arms and laying a big smooch on him. Some people didn’t see it that way, however.
Now look, I understand when you’ve picked a losing candidate how it can feel to see people enjoying the fame and celebrity and rush of exhilaration others feel when they see their winning candidates receiving the joy and adulation of the crowds. It’s ridiculous to assume that DeSantis, whom I personally like by the way, could ever draw the kind of attention or excitement that Trump does. And while some of the more “serious minded” conservatives out there may balk at the celebrity factor out there, you’d be a fool to discount its effects on politics. Ever since Richard Nixon was destroyed in the debates by a handsome young John F. Kennedy and a young Roger Ailes wrote a memo that eventually culminated into the creation of Fox News, at least some conservatives have gotten that memo that star power, looks, and charisma matter. Or as the kids…
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