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The plan was for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his 2024 presidential campaign during a live audio conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter. But it didn’t go so well. “Servers are straining somewhat,” Musk was heard saying while the app was plagued by audio glitches and false starts. Musk and DeSantis were joined by David Sacks, another tech investor who is also a DeSantis donor.
Straight Arrow News contributor Jordan Reid speculates as to the real reason DeSantis announced his run for president flanked by two billionaires.
Okay, the first question I have is who on DeSantis’ team told him that it would be an excellent idea to launch on an audio-only platform with a rapidly dwindling fan base flanked by two billionaires, neither of whom are known for their even-handed temperaments or effective political strategies?
Who was it? Anyone? I’ve been trying to think about what the possible rationale would be for this. And the only reason I can come up with for allying yourself with Musk and announcing in such a truly bananas setting is — donations, I guess. Now clearly, Musk, who used to position himself as an independent, is allying himself with DeSantis and that corner of the Republican Party. So presumably he’ll be handing over a big check to one of DeSantis’ Super PACs.
And I imagine the same for David Sacks who, as an aside, is not a person I have ever thought about or whose opinions I have ever cared about. And I think it’s safe to say that the only reason he was there was that he’s like a crony of Musk’s. So just, weird. That’s just not the point of a campaign announcement. The point of a campaign announcement is to figure out what the party needs and what you can provide — in other words, your best and brightest qualities. And like, that’s kind of it. It’s not a fundraising moment. It’s an excitement-generating, confidence-building moment. And on those fronts, this was a less than shining example.
