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DeSantis is hence running in a contest where he cannot frontally target his chief opponent.  Worse, he cannot even steal a smidgen of attention from his chief opponent. 

Forget about the juggernaut of Trump; DeSantis could not even steal the limelight at the debate from candidates he has bested in the polls.

DeSantis could have skipped this contest, much like how Trump skipped the debate, since it is fraught with serious peril and victory is unlikely.

But that didn't happen.