THE VILLAGES, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a tour to promote his newly published book with a series of speeches around the state on Feb. 28—a tour that lets him campaign for a presidency he hasn’t officially declared he’s seeking.
He began the day in Venice, on the state’s Gulf Coast, touting “The Courage to be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival.”
It’s a book he wrote, instead of handing to a ghostwriter to craft, he’s said.
By the end of the day, it “is the nation’s No. 1 book according to Amazon,” DeSantis told the wildly enthusiastic crowd….