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Ron DeSantis is planning a campaign reboot as he struggles to close the gap with Trump - A NEW REBOOT
Nbcnews ^ | July 20, 2023 | Dasha Burns

Posted on 07/20/2023 9:06:42 PM PDT by backpacker_c

DeSantis campaign officials tell NBC News that there be a shift to less of a Florida focus, more lean events and an insurgent approach.

Expect fewer big speeches and more handshaking in diners and churches.

There will be more of a national focus than constant Florida references.

Campaign filings show that the DeSantis campaign needs to figure out how to bring in more money and spend less. It fired roughly a dozen staffers last week. Donors and allies are pressing for a change. The poll numbers are stagnant. And rival GOP presidential candidates are smelling blood in the water.

“Downright low” is how a source who was present when the staffers were fired described morale these days.

The layoffs shook the campaign. The source in the room that day said a lawyer and senior staff member — not Peck — went around the office and dryly notified employees they were being let go, thanking them for their service and telling them they needed to leave by 2 p.m. that day. The fired staffers were told someone would follow up with them in the coming days.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: desantis; desantis2024; failingcampaign
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Well, I guess the last reboot/reramp/relaunch a couple of days ago, has gone out the door.....

Odds there is another reboot after this weekend?

1 posted on 07/20/2023 9:06:42 PM PDT by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

He should save his money. He’s f’d. Maybe in 2032. F’ng RHINO.


2 posted on 07/20/2023 9:11:58 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: backpacker_c
No, I think the next step for the DeSantis campaign is to cue the orchestra to play "Nearer My God to Thee," as they did on the Titanic in its final moments.
3 posted on 07/20/2023 9:12:10 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: backpacker_c

Close the “gap”? More like a canyon.


4 posted on 07/20/2023 9:12:15 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: backpacker_c

It’s like the Ukrainian counteroffensive. It’s a perpetual failure until the whole operation dies.


5 posted on 07/20/2023 9:12:19 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: backpacker_c

>> I guess the last reboot/reramp/relaunch a couple of days ago, has gone out the door... another reboot after this weekend?

“Y’know this [RdS POTUS campaign] thing just hasn’t worked right since I installed those GOPe drivers... crashes/reboots constantly...”


6 posted on 07/20/2023 9:12:45 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Jesus is LORD and Savior! And Donald Trump is President of the United States of America.)
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To: backpacker_c

Ron is fine. All he needs to do is tell the truth about where he wants to take the country. I’d vote for him in a heartbeat. But I do have my preference...Trump.


7 posted on 07/20/2023 9:13:17 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump Lake 2024....Go down swinging!)
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To: backpacker_c
Well if can't overcome himself and his robotic spill,he'll continue to fail...as I knew he would!
Media pumped him up beyond what he can deliver on day one.

He's just not or ever be a WOW factor in anything he says!

Just my Opinion! ;)

8 posted on 07/20/2023 9:14:36 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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To: backpacker_c

Desantis campaign is the Fetch of 2023…. It’s not going to happen.

https://youtu.be/Pubd-spHN-0


9 posted on 07/20/2023 9:16:59 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: backpacker_c

“We must reject the culture of struggles that has infected Ron’s campaign.”


10 posted on 07/20/2023 9:17:00 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: backpacker_c

It’s futile. Go back to Florida and do your freaking job instead of trying to advance in your career.


11 posted on 07/20/2023 9:17:29 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: Equine1952
He should save his money. He’s f’d. Maybe in 2032. F’ng RHINO.

2032?

After Trump get's clobbered in 2024, blows the midterms in 2026, gets wheeled out again for 2028 (He's the only man who can Drain The Swamp!), blows the 2030 midterms, good luck...

By 2032, Republicans will be losing races in Wyoming.

12 posted on 07/20/2023 9:18:16 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins.)
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To: FreeReign

Huh? Mind explaining that?


13 posted on 07/20/2023 9:18:21 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: djstex

Trump had to carry him across the finish line against a corrupt drug addict.

He’s a decent administrator and a smart guy but he’s a horrible retail campaigner. Zero it factor, no presence..

Never trumps fail once again thinking this guy could take down Trump


14 posted on 07/20/2023 9:19:14 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: backpacker_c

John Lennon song Just Like Starting Over

It’s been too long since we took the time
No-one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It’s like we both are falling in love again
It’ll be just like starting over
Starting over

It’ll be just like starting over
Starting over

Why don’t we take off alone
Take a trip somewhere far, far away
We’ll be together all alone again
Like we used to in the early days


Singer Chris Stapleton:
Song Starting Over

And honey, for once in our life
Let’s take our chances and roll the dice
And I can be your lucky penny
You can be my four leaf clover
Starting over
Starting over


15 posted on 07/20/2023 9:20:05 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Equine1952

Remember when Ron said this: “We must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years.”


16 posted on 07/20/2023 9:20:19 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: backpacker_c

Nothing about DeSantis jettisoning his Botox Babe.


17 posted on 07/20/2023 9:20:53 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: backpacker_c

IF ONLY HE HAD WAITED.

But when you think about it, if he was too stupid to see THAT, it hurts, because I liked him, I really liked him.


18 posted on 07/20/2023 9:21:32 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Drew68

Wow. He’s out in 2024. Then screws the mid terms. Blah blah blah. How’s that go again?


19 posted on 07/20/2023 9:23:13 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: toddausauras

He can’t tell the truth because he’s owned by the party money men.

He’s absolutely wrecked any chance at higher elected office by this foolish run

He is going to lose the primary in his home state while he is it’s sitting Governor…. He is going to be humiliated.

He has taken himself from a position of likely 2028 front runner to desperate/punchline.


20 posted on 07/20/2023 9:23:50 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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