a winner, because that s what we ve done in the state of florida. and that s exactly what we would conationally not only in the election do nationally, not only in the election, but bringing all these great policies to bear. charles: let s bring in our panel, columnists dan dan henninger kim strassel along with editorial board member kyle peterson. kim, you know, the media had a field day with all those glitches. beyond that, though [laughter] do you think there ll be anything else to remember about the announcement? well, the glitches are totally forgettable, charles. i think what s going to matter is what desantis does in the weeks and months ahead in terms of message. and you re already beginning to see the opening of that message, at least when it comes to his approach to donald trump which is going on the something along the lines of this, which is donald trump, you know, he had a lot of good ideas, big ideas, but because he is who he is, he couldn t get it done. l
senior fellow t american federation for children and a major with, major proponent of school choice. those are really harsh words. i mean, to say that it was clear that they were choking the life out of public education is a bold statement. i mean, look, it s ridiculous. only 26% of eighth graders are proficient in north carolina. you d think that the governor would be issuing a state of emergency about the failing government school system. but, no, instead he s issuing this so-called state of emergency over all families, all parents getting more of an opportunity for educational freedom in the state of north carolina. the reality is, this is a state of emergency for special interests who control roy cooper, the teachers unions and the defenders of the status quo. but it is a state of serendipity for parents who want more of a say in their own kids education. charles: we have seen this rise as a political issue. it certainly has played a major role in florida, it probably got youngk