DeSantis’ second inauguration is being watched closely as a preview of what’s to come

© Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/TNS Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, known as the“ stop woke” bill, in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on April 22, 2022. “If it has more of a national reach, the speech may give us some early clues as to what kind of campaign Gov. Does he mention the war in Ukraine or show any proposals for grappling with inflation and the national economy? COVID-19 became DeSantis’ launchpad to a new kind of Republican messaging, one that embraced big-government to expand power over institutions disliked by the political right. Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and Rick Scott, doesn’t expect DeSantis to announce his political aspirations Tuesday but sees DeSantis’ profile as unique.