Christie could pose a serious threat to DeSantis for one key reason

Ron DeSantis should be concerned about Chris Christie's viral takedown of Marco Rubio in 2016, writes _jahan.

Joy Reid reminded viewers of Christie’s famous exchange with Sen. Marco Rubio during a debate in 2016, when Christie called out Rubio for repeatedly using an obviously rehearsed line. Here's a clip from NBC News' 2016 coverage of the debate:That exchange went viral and helped sandbag Rubio’s campaign by portraying the senator as a robotic candidate unfit for prime time.seems hung up on that moment, given he tweeted about it Tuesday night after Christie’s campaign announcement.

But here's the thing: DeSantis has a similar vulnerability. He’s painfully awkward, and his rhetoric often sounds over-rehearsed. Joy helped highlight this Tuesday with a compilation of recent instances in which DeSantis used variations of a single attack line — seemingly aimed at Trump.“At the end of the day, leadership is not about entertainment. It’s not about building a brand. It’s not about virtue signaling.". It has apparently become a rhetorical crutch for him.to frame the fight against so-called wokeness as similar to World War II seems primed to become another crutch.

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