Posted on 08/04/2023 7:54:14 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Ed Rollins, responsible for the early adopter ‘Ready for Ron PAC,’ has abandoned the Governor of Florida’s collapsing presidential campaign, admitting that DeSantis has been a ‘flawed candidate’ unable to focus on anything else other than the culture war in an interview with the left-wing magazine, Rolling Stone.
Rollins admitted his frustration with DeSantis’s candidacy, and explained the Florida Governor only has himself to blame: “I know some of the people around him, and some of them are good, talented people.”
“Every time he opens his mouth, he has a tendency to — shall we say — think out-loud, and he clearly doesn’t understand the game… When you get into these culture wars the way that he has, the vast majority of people don’t understand what they are,” Rollins continued.
Rollins, in his own words, has spent the last 12 months running thousands of TV ads, creating tens of millions of online connections, and mailing millions of Americans on behalf of the Governor of Florida to little avail as DeSantis continues to slide toward single-digits in the polls.
“A top-to-bottom makeover and real accountability may be the only thing that saves Ron DeSantis, but even then you still have the governor at the top… And it is getting harder and harder by the day to see not just his people as the problem, but him as the problem,” he added.
DeSantis dismissed Rollins’ comments as “nonsense” during a recent appearance on Fox. He also doubled down on his culture war-obsessed campaign, calling it “central to the lives of tens of millions of people.”
WATCH:
WATCH: Brett Baier presses DeSantis on political consultant @EdRollins jumping ship and saying the Governor is a flawed candidate who takes culture wars too far pic.twitter.com/SDVXL8F5r7
— Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) August 1, 2023
I was really disappointed in Ed when he first came out on DeSantis. I’m glad he opened his eyes, but I’ve still lost all respect for him.
Oops.
Ed abandons everyone he works for. What else is new?
Please read his book it’s funny, especially when it comes to Arianna Huffington.
The ultimate mercenary.
In the world of conservative grift, Ed Rollins has a special place. At 80 years old, Kid Rollins should have another few bites of the political apple in 2028 and 2032.
Yep
…and DeSantis is ONLY in place as the governor of Florida by Trump’s backing….
…which DeSantis turned on!
A deep state operator complaining to a left-wing magazine that Governor DeSantis is opposing the left's cultural war on America. Now the operator is turning against the governor.
Think about that; and your schemata.
Trump supporters coming out in favor of Ed Rollins, the libertine who appears to have no issues with genital mutilation for minors, and preaching gay sex to schoolchildren. Not a good look.
I was just saying to my husband that I finally figured out that the Democrat war on US social culture and the Middle Class is intended to distract from the economic wholesale sell out of US wealth, especially fossil fuels and agriculture.
I am not saying that the social issues aren’t important, but they are mostly a political organizing too, that is easy to use against a political opponent to stir controversy, while the left concentrates on selling out real American assets.
In my WA county, the only way to communicate with Democrats on office, including school boards and city councils, is now though Facebook, which is censored.
Not to worry, Rollins always quits after the first few paychecks.................
Maybe Rollins is part of the problem. Trump regularly opens his mouth and thinks out loud. I think people appreciate any candidate that isn’t scripted and reading from a teleprompter. Perhaps some just like what Trump has said and done more that what DeSantis has said and done. That doesn’t mean they don’t like DeSantis, it just means they like Trump more.
People definitely get the culture wars. What do you think the entire governor’s election in VA was about?
I’m not defending DeSantis, just injecting a bit of reality.
[Yep
…and DeSantis is ONLY in place as the governor of Florida by Trump’s backing….
…which DeSantis turned on!]
Nobody likes a blowhard, and what was previously thought to be just an exaggerated persona for entertainment is now turning out to be the real Trump. If he keeps this up, only an isolated fringe will continue to support him, to the point that when he is convicted and loses the nomination, the GOP nominee who wins the White House won’t even pardon him, and that omission will actually elevate his/her approval rating.
FTA: Rollins explains all he did in the last 12 months, to no avail.
-———————Note to ED: YOUR plan didn’t work.——————————
Are we sure Rollins made the decision to leave, or perhaps DeSantis canned his ineffective ass, despite what’s being reported ? Those two surely had hot, hot, hot arguments about RDS’s lack of traction.
I’m still waiting for RDS to wise up and realize the best road to the WH is via Trump VP. If he can’t beat DjT, he won’t beat Youngkin in 4 years, or so it says in my crystal ball.
Are we sure Rollins made the decision to leave, or perhaps DeSantis canned his ineffective ass, despite what’s being reported ?
Rollins was interviewed by Kilmeade this morning. The guy is a totally straight shooter.
He said it became apparent pretty quickly that DeSantis doesn’t have what it takes and he left the campaign as it was a waste of time and money.
Keep flailing around, you’re bound to find something coherent to post.
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