I'm not sure why it's even a point to compare with Whitmer. I mean, short of having a complete complex with trashing her, I don't even get the point. Is DeSantis's goal to just be comparable to Whitmer? Is your goal for a politician to be comparable to Whitmer? Not only comparable to Whitmer, but comparable to Whitmer only using comparisons where all context are removed from the comparison thus rendering it not reflective of reality?
You can't look at DeSantis's actions on their own and think wow he kinda screwed the pooch?