secretly angling to be the orange man s successor in 2024 or maybe his running mate. when it comes to the pandemic, the two shared a similar do-nothing attitude that worked out great. last month, desantis basically said covid is over and banned businesses from requiring proof of vaccination. the orlando sentinel reports florida ranked 37th in the nation in a study measuring consumer confidence, job market strength, and covid-19 safety. but wait, there s more. ron is also getting into a maga warrior arms race with greg abbott on the issue of fearmongering about immigration at the border, the brown scare. desantis said he s sending florida law enforcement officers to the southern border at abbott s request, the same day abbott said hold my beer, i m building a war, and fronting $250 million of texas taxpayer money for it.