Ron DeSantis Sounds Like Donald Trump But MAGA World Isn’t Buying It

After starting the year polling almost even with former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis began losing ground in March and continued sinking through the spring. Notably, the decline began before Trump’s first indictment. A July Economist/YouGovAmerica poll shows Trump at 49% and DeSantis at 20% in a multicandidate GOP primary, which is similar to the polling averages. A Morning Consult poll released last week has Trump at a hefty 56% and DeSantis at a dismal 17%.

Fortunes can still change. The complaints about the DeSantis campaign often sound generic. He lacks the…