There is the age-old question, what makes someone want to run for President. And then, there is the question of how the candidate announces. It can be at a rally, in a newspaper, a television interview. French Socialist Lionel Jospin launched his ill-fated 2002 run via a fax sent to the AFP news agency. Florida governor Ron DeSantis opting for Twitter. Not a tweet but a live discussion hosted by none other than the boss of said social media. Elon Musk insists the event does not constitute an endorsement on his part. But if the medium is the message, then what does this launch say about the candidate and the times we live in?
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