Posted on 10/11/2023 10:46:27 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Steve Cortes, a key aide and spokesman for the pro-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Never Back Down super PAC, exited the group, according to a statement released Tuesday.
“Steve launched his own show and left his role as a spokesman for Never Back Down. He will continue to support Governor DeSantis in his personal capacity,” spokeswoman Erin Perrine announced.
Cortes publicly acknowledged the DeSantis campaign faced an “uphill battle” against former President Donald Trump’s commanding lead during a Twitter Space in July.
“Right now in national polling we are way behind, I’ll be the first to admit that,” said Cortes, who worked on Trump’s past campaigns.
Cortes also described Trump’s primary victory as “inevitable” during a radio show interview last month.
“It is a rematch that nobody wants yet it seems at this moment to be inevitable,” Cortes said of a potential general election featuring Trump and President Joe Biden.
The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman reported that Cortes’s “high praise of Trump in some public appearances had caught attention among Republicans.”
Cortes didn’t respond to a message asking about his status after his Twitter/X bio dropped the Never Back Down affiliation. But his high praise of Trump in some public appearances had caught attention among Republicans.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 10, 2023
Cortes’s departure from the DeSantis campaign comes as the Florida governor trails Trump by 49 points, recent surveys have shown. The campaign is also strapped for cash, as just $5 million out of the $13.5 million in cash on hand it holds is eligible for use in the GOP primary, according to the Times.
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Trump predicted DeSantis would drop out of the race soon, comparing DeSantis to “a wounded bird falling from the sky.”
“He has proven to be a terrible and inept candidate who even fought Social Security and MediCare,” Trump posted online.
“He will SOON be out of money and dropping out of the race for President. After having single handidly gotten him elected Governor, with no thanks or glory, it has been a beautiful thing to watch,” Trump added. “Good luck Ron!”
Meatball needs to take a hike
Cortez remains DEAD to The Warroom.
“”””Cortez remains DEAD to The Warroom””””
Yep-—Cortes confirms that those, who work in Washington DC, will do anything for money.
Next job for Cortes will be on RFK JR Independent Campaign.
He backed down.
When Reno89519 abandons DeSantis, then meatball is cooked.
Should have stayed with DeSantis and the winning ticket
DeSantis will be just fine, just hold the line until these criminal DA gets through we Trumpet and he will fall right into place for the GOP nomination
That’s a crappy way to win the nomination. He will not win the general however.
Hi! The jerk sees the writing on the wall eh?
Did he have a giant L tattooed on his forehead?
Unfortunate, since I enjoyed Steve’s take on things when Bannon had him on.
Steve was good on the quantitative explanations of ongoing Economics.
Probably still is.
But turned out to be bought and paid for on the Political side.
Bye-Bye baby, bye-bye.
Lol
Wild74 is a democrat hoping Trump will be in prison.
But does wild74 know there is nothing in constitution preventing Trump from running from prison?
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