Ron DeSantis continues his ‘full Grassley’ quest

Florida Politics ^ | October 8, 2023 | Staff Reports

[conservative98]

"Winning Iowa requires understanding Grassley."

Gov. Ron DeSantis is back in Iowa, following the footsteps of one of the state’s most influential politicians.

The DeSantis campaign told media Saturday night that the GOP candidate is back on track to go “full Grassley,” an homage to the strategy employed by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a longtime sitting Republican lawmaker from Iowa.

The game plan? Visit all 99 counties in Iowa before the caucuses. Grassley has a legacy of spending time in each county on a yearly basis, and as the longest serving Republican in the Senate, it’s a no-brainer for GOP presidential hopefuls to borrow from his playbook.

“The DeSantis family is back in Iowa for a three-day swing,” the media update said. DeSantis is on a “quest to visit all of the state’s 99 counties,” it added.

As of Saturday, DeSantis had visited 64 Iowa counties, giving him ample time to visit the remaining before the caucuses on January 15.

[conservative98]

📊 2024 GOP Primary - post-debate early state polling (commissioned by pro-DeSantis PAC)

Iowa:
Trump 50% (+31)
DeSantis 19%
Haley 11%
Scott 6%
——
New Hampshire:
Trump 46% (+28)
Haley 18%
DeSantis 12%
Christie 8%
——
South Carolina:
Trump 54% (+36)
Haley 18%
DeSantis 12%
Scott… pic.twitter.com/FFchD6Yuih— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 2, 2023

To all you @RonDeSantis Desimps out there …..your fearless leader @jeffroe has declared he only has 16 days left to pull off a miracle !

DISCUSS…..— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) October 8, 2023

[Jan_Sobieski]

Grassley? To understand Grassley you must understand…

1. The strongly worded memo
2. Investigations meant to “run the clock out”
3. The definition of “Controlled Opposition”

[FreeReign]

A recently elected governor of Florida to visit all 99 counties of — Iowa!

How approprate!

[Boogieman]

Who is telling him that the vests are a good look?

Is Sweater Vest Santorum his image consultant?

[Lurker]

“Who is telling him that the vests are a good look?”

The same people who told him to take on Trump.

L

[Boogieman]

I can’t understand an adult man who lets other people dress him like a child.

And it’s not just DeSantis, just about every Republican campaigning lets consultants tell them how to dress. How many times do you see that “top button unbuttoned, and sleeves rolled up” look when a politician goes to meet with “working class” or “rural” voters? They don’t dress like that any other time. It’s ridiculous.