DeSantis?

Trump was in the basement. Not anymore.  One poll (Emerson) had Trump ahead by a whopping 46 points while a recent one (CBS News/YouGov) has Trump leading DeSantis by 36, and that's with DeSantis up in the recent poll seven points. So, the operative question is why?

Without a doubt, Saint Trump being persecuted by a multitude of DAs has taken a political corpse and brought it vibrantly back to life with the MAGA base. The other thing is Trump staying far away from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. That also helps against DeSantis. But the elephant in the room is Florida's six-week abortion ban. How is that playing among Republican pro-life women? I wonder. So it could be a factor in the mix: a woman says she's resolutely pro-life, but maybe she believes that other women should have more options than an absolute abortion ban. The latter is not DeSantis' position. But we're spitballing here.

My sneaking suspicion is, as Republican women go in Florida, so will they go in most other states. That will either throw a life preserver to DeSantis or finally sink him politically.

Whether it's tears of despair or great joy, Mickey and Minnie Mouse will be there to thoroughly comfort and buck up the hapless governor, or newly rising phoenix.