Completely agree and I continue to move towards DeSantis. Everything about him indicates that he would be a very strong leader with a lot of appeal. The press is already panicking trying to stop him.
He's handled Covid better than any other governor in the nation, and can run on that in the GOP primary. Noem has handled it almost as well, but she's given the little dictators in her cities & towns too much leeway.
Translation: He's handled Covid the most right-wing of any governor in the nation, and can run on that in the GOP primary. Noem has been almost as right-wing, but hasn't been dictatorial enough in crushing localism.