We finish the day with a stop at Flannigan’s, one of his favorite local diners, on Dunedin’s main drag. By now, word has spread through town that the governor might stop by and the place is packed. As he walks in, hugs are given, hands are shaken, and any myth he is aloof easily evaporates.
By the time he leaves, everyone in the place has told him the same thing: “You need to run for president.”
Salena Zito is maybe the best reporter of blue-collar Americana currently writing copy. She normally works the rust belt states but seems to feel at home in Florida too.
I've wondered if DeSantis is a good "retail" politician; Zito says he is. I'll take her word for it.
