Glenn Reynolds writes a column for the New York Post, as well as his posts at Instapundit. Today Reynolds writes that Gov. Ron DeSantis is sorta-kinda filling the role of "shadow president."
If that title doesn't make sense to you, it's because it comes from British politics where the opposition party forms a "shadow cabinet." Its members are MPs who understudy and criticize the actual cabinet ministers from the party in power. Cabinet ministers being the equivalent of our cabinet secretaries.
Being governor of Florida isn’t the same as being president of the United States. But DeSantis has been able to show the spirit, and sometimes the substance, of actions that a Republican president might take.
In his role as governor, DeSantis has been making a lot of good choices, demonstrating the executive skills which a president needs. It's likely I will vote for whoever the GOP nominates in 2024, but if I had my druthers, the candidate would be DeSantis. Reynolds implies DeSantis would be his choice too.
