Swamp Monsters: Trump vs. DeSantis―the Greatest Show on Earth (or at Least in Florida) by Matt Dixon
If you want to know what the media really thinks of a candidate’s chances of becoming president, look at how many and which reporters get assigned to them.
In 2016, for instance, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz all had some of the nation’s top political reporters following them around in packs. Compare that to how the media reacted when Donald Trump announced his candidacy. Outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post sent a single junior reporter or feature writer to watch him descend the golden escalator at Trump Tower.
