When does Ron DeSantis author his next book?
A decade ago, before he was even a congressman, Gov. Ron DeSantis published a book. The book was aimed at countering the book former President Barack Obama released in the mid-1990s, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, and it had a similarly long-winded title. Unlike Obamas book, Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the age of Obama was not a best-seller. Its more of a collectors item, really  signed copies of it are going for $500 to $550 on eBay right now. If the Governor has a few boxes of them in his garage, he could whip out a Sharpie and make a few bucks. The publishing company could probably do a second run and make bank. Even better, DeSantis could capitalize on his newfound stardom by writing a second book. DeSantis is a  or, to some, the  rising star in the Republican Party. His brand of politics has captured eyes and ears across the country. Hes on the radar of every American who isnt a fan of masks, vaccine passports, so-called woke corporations or Big Tech. DeSantis is a lot of things but lets be honest, wealthy isnt one of them. Hes been in the public sector for his entire adult life  from Navy JAG to Assistant U.S. Attorney to congressman to Governor. Those positions are prestigious, sure, but nobody gets into them for the paycheck. According to DeSantiss most recent financial disclosure his net worth is $291,449. Politician-penned books, however, generate a lot of cash. Maybe he wont get Obama-level sales, but he doesnt need to. Just look at U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio  he cashed an $800,000 check before his book, An American Son, landed on shelves in 2013. Hes earned plenty more since then through royalties. That put him in the black and then some. DeSantis doesnt need a Time Magazine cover hailing him as the Republican Savior. Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts got a $700,000 advance for his book. DeSantis is arguably more popular now than Rubio was at his zenith, and like the Senator, he also has an interesting life story. He didnt come from a family of means, but he ended up with Ivy League degrees that East Coast elites drool over. His Yale J.D. didnt land a cushy job in Big Law, it landed him in Iraq and Gitmo. DeSantis wont allow himself to think this, but theres also the possibility that his star could fade. Were he to turn out to be this decades version of former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, DeSantiss leverage negotiating a book deal could fall apart. Now is the time for DeSantiss to get behind the keyboard! Plus, a book release is essentially a rite of passage for would-be presidential contenders. With all the 2024 talk surrounding DeSantis, now is time for him to get started on a second book. Or, at the very least, get some publisher to give him an advance.