Analysis: Now that midterms are over, and a success… NewsCorp, which i...

3y ago Nov 10, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Now that midterms are over, and a success… NewsCorp, which is Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and the no longer great New York Post (bring back Col!), is all in for Governor Ron DeSanctimonious, an average REPUBLICAN Governor with great Public Relations, who didn’t have to close up his State, but did, unlike other Republican Governors, whose overall numbers for a Republican, were just average—middle of the pack—including COVID, and who has the advantage of SUNSHINE, where people…

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

70%

This multi-part thread reveals acute narcissistic injury triggered by DeSantis's historic 19-point gubernatorial victory coinciding with underperformance of Trump-endorsed candidates nationally. Trump employs several clinically significant defense mechanisms simultaneously: pathological distortion (claiming midterms were "a success"), devaluation (calling a historic victory "average" and "middle of the pack"), and rationalization (attributing success to sunshine and migration patterns rather than governance). The thread constructs an elaborate creator-creature narrative across six posts, establishing Trump as DeSantis's political savior who rescued him from obscurity, endorsed him, rallied for him, and even "sent in the FBI" to protect his election. This credit-claiming framework serves dual purposes: it diminishes DeSantis's independent agency and establishes a loyalty debt that DeSantis is violating by entertaining 2024 ambitions. The timing is critical—five days before Trump's planned campaign announcement. The narcissistic injury of unfavorable comparison (DeSantis's dominant victory vs. Trump candidates' losses) threatens the narrative foundation of Trump's political relevance. The disproportionate response (a six-post thread attacking a fellow Republican who just won) and the reality distortion required (reframing 19 points as "average") indicate significant narcissistic activation. The invented nickname "DeSanctimonious" signals the formal designation of DeSantis as an enemy, a pattern previously applied to rivals Trump subsequently attempted to destroy politically.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Stream-of-consciousness style
Ellipsis continuation (multi-part thread)
Characteristic nicknames ('DeSanctimonious')
ALL CAPS emphasis
6:06 PM ET - plausible for either but style is unmistakably Trump

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (DeSantis landslide victory and media positioning as 2024 rival)

Rage: Intensity 65% targeting Ron DeSantis, NewsCorp/Fox News

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.60

Baseline Deviation: slight

Mildly Hypomanic

Prolific multi-post thread (6+ posts)Grandiose self-referential narrativePressured, run-on writing style

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

85%

Antisocial

40%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

30%

Defense Mechanisms:

devaluationprojectiondistortionrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Cognitive Markers:

tangentialitycircumstantiality

Parasocial Techniques:

Positioning audience as insiders who know the 'real' storyCreating shared enemy (media/DeSantis alliance)Invoking MAGA identity as loyalty marker

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframing objectively poor midterm results as 'a success'
Describing a historic 19-point victory as 'average' and 'middle of the pack'

Reality Distortions:

Midterms characterized as 'a success' despite significant Trump-candidate losses
DeSantis's 19-point victory (largest since 1982) called 'average' and 'middle of the pack'
Implies DeSantis closed his state unnecessarily during COVID (DeSantis was known for reopening early)

Fact Checks (3)

"Midterms were 'a success'"

Mostly False

Republicans narrowly won the House but lost key Senate races. Trump-endorsed candidates significantly underperformed in competitive races. The predicted 'red wave' failed to materialize.

"DeSantis was an 'average REPUBLICAN Governor' with 'middle of the pack' numbers"

False

DeSantis won by 19.4 points, the largest Florida gubernatorial margin since 1982, flipping historically Democratic counties including Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.

"DeSantis 'close up his State' during COVID"

Mostly False

While Florida had initial COVID restrictions in spring 2020, DeSantis became nationally known for reopening earlier than most states and opposing lockdowns/mandates. He was widely characterized as anti-lockdown.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Post ts_109322017568994719

Overview

This is one post in a multi-part thread (at least 6 posts) constituting an extended attack on Ron DeSantis following the 2022 midterms. The thread's structure—ellipsis-connected sequential posts—serves as Trump's substitute for a long-form statement.

Context

DeSantis had just won reelection by 19 points, the largest Florida gubernatorial margin since 1982, while Trump-endorsed candidates underperformed nationally. Media immediately positioned DeSantis as a 2024 rival, just days before Trump's planned Nov 15 campaign announcement. This created a acute narcissistic injury: an unfavorable comparison at the worst possible moment.

Key Psychological Dynamics

The Creator-Creature Narrative

The full thread constructs Trump as DeSantis's political creator—endorsing him when he was "politically dead," sending FBI to protect his election, fixing his campaign. This establishes a debt framework where DeSantis's success belongs to Trump, and any independent ambition constitutes betrayal.

Distortion of Reality

The opening clause—"Now that midterms are over, and a success"—is a stark reality distortion. Trump-endorsed candidates lost key Senate races (Oz, Masters, Walker, Laxalt), and the predicted "red wave" failed to materialize. This denial serves as a precondition for the argument: if midterms were a failure, Trump bears responsibility; if a "success," he can pivot to attacking DeSantis.

Devaluation Strategy

Calling DeSantis "average" and "middle of the pack" despite a 19-point historic victory represents classic narcissistic devaluation—diminishing a threat by distorting observable reality. The attribution to "SUNSHINE" externalizes DeSantis's success to geography rather than competence.

Archetypal Dynamics

Trump embodies the King/Creator archetype—the sovereign who made DeSantis and can unmake him. DeSantis is cast as the ungrateful protégé, a contamination narrative (I helped him → he betrayed me).

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Midterms were 'a success'"	Mostly False	Republicans narrowly won the House but lost key Senate races. Trump-endorsed candidates significantly underperformed in competitive races. The predicted 'red wave' failed to materialize.
"DeSantis was an 'average REPUBLICAN Governor' with 'middle of the pack' numbers"	False	DeSantis won by 19.4 points, the largest Florida gubernatorial margin since 1982, flipping historically Democratic counties including Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.
"DeSantis 'close up his State' during COVID"	Mostly False	While Florida had initial COVID restrictions in spring 2020, DeSantis became nationally known for reopening earlier than most states and opposing lockdowns/mandates. He was widely characterized as anti-lockdown.

Overall Veracity: 13%