{"id":1974528,"date":"2023-07-16T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-up-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-and-cash-burn-through\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:55:08","slug":"youre-fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-up-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-and-cash-burn-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-up-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-and-cash-burn-through\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis echoes Trump, shakes up campaign staff due to poor polls and cash burn. You&#8217;re fired!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoure-fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-up-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-and-cash-burn-through%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The 2024 GOP Presidential Primary: \u2063DeSantis vs.\u200b Trump<\/h2>\n<p>The 2024 GOP presidential primary \u2064is\u2063 gaining\u200b steam as\u200b Republican candidates try to make their \u200ccase to the country.<\/p>\n<p>So far, however, the primary\u200b contest\u2063 centered around two \u2064candidates:\u2064 Florida Republican\u2064 Gov. Ron DeSantis, and former \u2063President \u2062Donald Trump, with Trump maintaining \u2064a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-gop-rep-david-valadao-flips-california-house-seat-its-the-third-pickup-in-the-state-for-republicans\/\" title=\"Former GOP Rep. David Valadao flips California House seat. It's the third pickup in the state for Republicans.\">large lead<\/a> over the \u200bFlorida governor in\u2063 most polls.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is \u200cnow using\u2064 one\u2064 of\u2064 Trump\u2019s most\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-director-regrets-altering-rgb-quote-about-pregnant-women\/\" title=\"ACLU Director \u2018Regrets\u2019 Altering RGB Quote About Pregnant Women\">famous quotes<\/a>: <strong>\u201cYou\u2019re\u200b fired.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On \u200cThursday, DeSantis \u2064fired several of\u200d his staffers because his \u200ccampaign was\u2063 spending too\u200b much money,\u2062 according\u2062 to\u2063 <a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/ron-desantis-fires-roughly-dozen-staffers-campaign-shake-rcna94470\" \u200ctarget=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>. This comes as \u200cthe Florida\u2062 governor \u2064has seen his \u200dcampaign sinking in\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somehow-57-of-new-yorkers-still-approve-of-andrew-cuomos-performance-are-we-missing-something\/\" title=\"Somehow, 57% Of New Yorkers Still Approve Of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Performance. Are We Missing Something?\">polling data<\/a> \u200dagainst Trump.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c of Friday, the\u200c <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-primary-r\/2024\/national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a> polling \u2062average \u2063showed \u200cTrump \u2064leading \u200dDeSantis by 28.7 points\u200c in \u2063the GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>The now-fired \u2062staffers\u2064 worked \u2063with DeSantis to set up \u200devents, and some may \u2064soon\u2062 join a \u200bDeSantis-allied\u2064 outside\u2062 group known\u2063 as \u200d\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/neverbackdown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Back Down<\/a>,\u201d a \u200bpro-DeSantis\u200c super PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Additional staffers will likely lose their\u200c jobs in the coming weeks as \u2064the DeSantis\u2063 team tries to free\u2063 up cash \u200cspent, \u2062according \u2063to\u200c NBC.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ddecision to fire \u200cthe staffers comes as \u200dthe pace \u2063of donations \u200dto \u2062the DeSantis\u200c team has\u2064 slowed, according \u2063to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/15\/desantis-fundraising-report-00106482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Should DeSantis\u2062 drop out of the presidential\u2063 race?<\/h3>\n<form \u200did=\"firefly-poll\" onsubmit=\"ff_poll_submit(event)\">\n\t<div\u200c id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n\t\t<div\u200d class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should \u200bDeSantis \u200bdrop out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: \u200bnone\">\n\t\t\t<label><input\u200c type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\"\u200b value=\"yes\">\u200c Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" \u200cname=\"answer\" value=\"no\"> \u2064No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles \u2062you \u2064to\u2063 The Western\u200d Journal\u200c news updates \u200bfree of \u200dcharge. \u200cYou may\u200b opt out at anytime. You also agree\u2063 to \u2064our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u200cand\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms \u200bof Use<\/a>.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t\t<div\u200b id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width:\u200c 0%\">\n\t\t\t\tYes:\u2063 0%\u200c (0 Votes)\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width:\u200d 100%\">\n\t\t\t\tNo:\u200d 100%\u200c (1\u200b Votes)\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p>Politico reported \u2062that DeSantis\u2019s\u200c campaign has \u200dreceived\u2062 a hefty amount of donations from outside \u200cdonors but \u2063has also \u2064spent a\u2062 lot.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign \u200bhas reportedly spent \u2064$900,000 on merchandise, $883,000 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-up-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-and-cash-burn-through\/\" title=\"DeSantis echoes Trump, shakes up campaign staff due to poor polls and cash burn. You're fired!\">digital fundraising consulting<\/a>, $867,000 for media placements, \u200cand $730,000 on direct\u200c mail as well as\u200c having to pay 90 staffers on the\u200c books.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"\u200c lang=\"en\">DeSantis tapped out \u200dtop \u2064donors and burned through $7.9 million\u200c in \u200bfirst six \u200dweeks, \u200bper NBC analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers suggest, \u200dfor first\u2063 time, that solvency\u2064 could be a threat\u200b to DeSantis\u2019\u2062 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>More on Q2 via \u2064me, <a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bridgetbhc?\">@bridgetbhc<\/a>\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkamisar?\">@bkamisar<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexandramrqz?\">@alexandramrqz<\/a> \u200c<a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RwqAyHNL9p\">https:\/\/t.co\/RwqAyHNL9p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bJonathan Allen (@jonallendc) \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonallendc\/status\/1680363374981382144?\">July 15, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The DeSantis \u2063team \u200cwill reportedly\u2064 focus its \u200befforts on Iowa because of \u2064the\u2063 state\u2019s first-in-the-nation \u200bnomination caucuses, according \u200cto NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>If\u200d DeSantis were to\u2062 win in\u2062 Iowa, the\u2062 GOP field\u200b would\u2063 likely become\u200c smaller, giving\u200d the Florida \u2064governor \u2062a better chance\u2063 at a one-to-one matchup with\u200b Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Some \u200dindividuals with connections to the DeSantis campaign are\u2063 placing blame \u2064on manager\u2064 Generra\u200d Peck for \u200bthe financial\u200d situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey \u2064never should \u200dhave brought so many\u200b people \u200con, \u2064the burn rate was\u2062 way too high,\u201d \u2064a Republican\u200d source \u200bfamiliar \u2063with the \u200dcampaign said,\u200d according to \u2064NBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople warned the\u200c campaign \u2062manager \u200bbut she wanted to \u200bhear \u2064none\u2063 of\u200c it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" \u200chref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-cash-burn\/\">You&#8217;re\u200b Fired\u2062 \u2013 DeSantis Echoes Trump, \u2064Shakes\u2063 Up\u200b Campaign \u200dStaff\u200c Amid Poor\u2062 Polls \u200dand Cash \u2063Burn\u200c Through<\/a> appeared first on \u200b<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western \u2064Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>trailing behind Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, as candidates vie for support. Trump holds a significant advantage over DeSantis in polls, dominating the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2186,"featured_media":1974529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}