After Ron DeSantis’ landslide reelection victory in 2022, the far-right Florida governor’s cheerleaders —including right-wing author Ann Coulter — saw him as the presidential candidate with the best shot at defeating Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary and going on to defeat President Joe Biden in the general election. But DeSantis ran what many pundits described as a lackluster presidential campaign, arguing that he needed to be much more forceful in his attacks on Trump. DeSantis eventually suspended his campaign and gave Trump a lukewarm endorsement. Trump was furious that DeS…