DeSantis is either the GOP-flavored fallguy (think Jeb Bush in 2016) for their real chosen one (Hillary, same election), or they desperately want him to win against all other GOP challengers because they have something really bad to hold over him for leverage.

At this point, if the MSM and their puppets are pushing for someone specific (or are acting delusional about someone), it's worth noting as that's the Establishment doling out their programming to the consumers. And as we all saw from '16-'20 with the TDS'ing, they clearly don't want populist candidates to disrupt their ongoing grift operations.