'Bordering on whiny': DeSantis' 'lackluster' campaign ripped apart by columnist

Recent news seems to suggest that Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign is tanking, citing polls showing him trailing Donald Trump by more than 30 points while Fox News confronted him on his diminishing star power. According to CNN's Dean Obeidallah, while DeSantis looked good on paper for a GOP frontrunner, he wasn't immune from Trump's personal attacks – and that is why his campaign is floundering.

In response to the attacks, DeSantis tried taking the high road. But Trump's only escalated his taunts -- to which DeSantis still tried to pull his punches.

"To be blunt, many of his critics must be asking themselves if DeSantis can’t (or won’t) stand up to the twice-impeached, 77-year-old Trump, how can anyone believe he will take on our nation’s enemies?" Obeidallah writes.

"DeSantis also comes across as cold, flat and bordering on whiny. For example, asked about his lackluster polling last week on Fox News, his low-key answer was to blame the 'corporate media' and — oddly — the president of Mexico," Obeidallah continues.

"Does either point hold up to scrutiny? Hasn’t the media been critical of Trump, too, especially after the January 6, 2021 insurrection? And wouldn’t the Mexican leader’s criticism likely help DeSantis with GOP voters, given their views on immigration?"

Read the full op-ed over at CNN.