but back too ron d to ron desan other element is he might be running for president and we saw how donaldall as a signature issue. and clearly desantis and abbott are trying to claim that 34maga mantle. but i have a question about whether it is a miscalculation. it works with the conservative base, but what about the general electorate. >> and one irony here too is republicans will often talk about we need more deterrence at the border, prevent the crossings, to prevent asylum seekers fleeing poverty from coming into the country. essentially what you are doing here is also giving people a lift into the country. this doesn't do anything to deter any crossings if that is your measure of success at the border. and i will note, whether or not you are he illegally or legally crossing the border, you still have a right to ask for asylum. >> and governor ducey, governor abbott, governor desantis also possible presidential candidates down the road. abbott saying that we make sure everybody signs a form, they intentionally volunteer to be moved. >> texas has moved -- they sign an authorization to

meanwhile, florida governor ron desanity ifs was asked today about the flights and whether or not they would continue. he wasn't as specific about whether more flights would be imminent, but he says he believes by organizing that flight that has put the immigration issue on the forefront of people's minds agros the country. even though there has been a great deal of criticism and many government officials, the biden administration saying that simply the governor is trying to create chaos at this issue -- at this time. >> i want you to stay with us. i also want to bring in cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein. ron, how is the fallout from these migrant flights reshaping potentially the political land skaup right now, especially as we approach these upcoming midterm elections? >> yeah, thanks, wolf. you can see the long-term play for desantis politically is that very much in the trump mold of how the republican party has been reconfigured he wants to be seen as a fighter who will take even outrageous action to kind of take the cudgels to liberal institutions. in the near term repu