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Turmoil at pro-DeSantis super PAC overshadows Florida governor’s White House bid at critical moment
cnn ^ | Dec 4, 2023 | Steve Contorno, Jeff Zeleny, Kit Maher

Posted on 12/04/2023 2:53:33 PM PST by backpacker_c

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had only moments earlier departed a Saturday celebration marking his completion of a 99-county tour of Iowa – a feat he has hyped for months

Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting the Republican’s White House bid, abruptly let go three key senior staffers that evening, including an interim CEO who had just been installed nine days earlier. The sudden departures sent shockwaves throughout DeSantis’ political operation, from Tallahassee to Des Moines.

The next day, he presented himself as a focused and disciplined candidate, never mentioning the behind-the-scenes political strife.

In a statement to CNN, deputy campaign manager David Polyansky said, “The collective firepower of Team DeSantis remains unmatched.”

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: cnn; desantis; flailingcampaign; neverbackdown; turmoil
Other articles are saying the 3 people were fired, which is stronger than just 'let go'.

There's some intrigue over who actually has control of the desantis campaign and the neverbackdown super pac.

Also interesting is the timing..... after the supposed huge milestone of a rally celebrating having hit 99 caucus sites, with desantis, reynolds, and vander plaats as speakers.

Of course, it wouldn't have had anything to do with the spectacular crowd that turned out to see all 3, would it?


1 posted on 12/04/2023 2:53:33 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

Ron, you coulda been a contenda, in ‘28.


2 posted on 12/04/2023 3:06:05 PM PST by OKSooner ("You won't like what comes after America." - Leonard Cohen.)
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To: backpacker_c

CNN wants him gone to give Haley the best chance.


3 posted on 12/04/2023 3:06:13 PM PST by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: backpacker_c

All aboard the butthurt bus back to Florida...


4 posted on 12/04/2023 3:13:05 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: backpacker_c

Notice how they zoom in on DeSantos rallies? It makes it look like such a massive crowd....gak~


5 posted on 12/04/2023 3:14:21 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Yep, there were probably 50-60 people there...

And if the desantis supporting nevertrumpers what to dispute that...

You can find your own pics and post it with a verifiable media source like a news or radio station.

But it might be kind of hard, because the image I posted, came off the live stream the desantis campaign had of the event....

🤣

6 posted on 12/04/2023 3:34:31 PM PST by backpacker_c
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Haley and DeSantis should rent a stadium for a duel.

That is about the only way they could fill the seats.


7 posted on 12/04/2023 3:37:40 PM PST by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: dragnet2

Can’t nothing be more butt hurt than Rumps defeat in 2020 and DeSantis victory in 2022


8 posted on 12/04/2023 4:08:18 PM PST by wild74
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Hey wildthang, when the DeSaster butthurt bus heads back to Florida, will you be standing alongside the highway waving your hanky?

Seriously, what was Ron thinking going up against Trump? He musta really been full of himself to think he could pull one that off. Wow...Talk about getting the hood slammed down on your head...


9 posted on 12/04/2023 4:48:37 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: backpacker_c

DeSantis should put on sensible shoes and embrace being a lil’ guy. He would be more authentic and would get the lil’ guy vote.


10 posted on 12/04/2023 6:42:31 PM PST by HalfIrish
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