{"id":1977816,"date":"2023-07-19T18:51:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-faces-calls-for-campaign-shakeup-as-republicans-get-antsy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T18:54:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:54:33","slug":"desantis-faces-calls-for-campaign-shakeup-as-republicans-get-antsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-faces-calls-for-campaign-shakeup-as-republicans-get-antsy\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis urged to revamp campaign amid GOP restlessness."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdesantis-faces-calls-for-campaign-shakeup-as-republicans-get-antsy%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=1977816&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>Gov. \u2064Ron \u200dDeSantis&#8217;s Presidential Campaign Faces Calls for Change<\/h2>\n<p>Gov.\u200b Ron DeSantis&#8217;s \u200b(R-FL) \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-a-dozen-staffers-fired-by-desantis-campaign-amid-fundraising-woes\/\" title=\"Dozens of DeSantis campaign staffers fired due to fundraising troubles.\">presidential \u2062campaign<\/a> is facing \u2062new\u200d calls to \u200doust\u2062 campaign \u2063manager Generra Peck.\u200b According to political scientist Jeffrey Lazarus, \u2064it&#8217;s \u2063clear that\u200c the current strategy \u2062isn&#8217;t\u2064 working, and a \u200bchange\u2064 is necessary.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u2063 \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you look at \u2064the numbers,\u200c it&#8217;s pretty clear\u2062 that\u2064 whatever \u200cthey&#8217;re doing currently\u200c isn&#8217;t working,&#8221; said\u2063 Jeffrey\u2062 Lazarus, \u2064a political\u2062 scientist at \u2064Georgia \u2063State University.\u200d &#8220;So if I&#8217;m \u200cDeSantis, \u2063some\u200d kind of \u2062change\u2064 is necessary.\u2062 Change \u200bof \u200cpersonnel, change \u200dof\u200c strategy,\u2063 change\u200c of \u200dwhatever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Biden\u2064 Takes\u200c New Action on Key Issues<\/h3>\n<p>NBC reports that some DeSantis allies \u2062and donors are\u2062 calling for Peck to be \u2064let go in \u200dorder \u200cto\u200c reinvigorate his\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcauliffe-says-unpopular-biden-will-campaign-for-him-in-virginia\/\" title=\"McAuliffe Says \u2018Unpopular\u2019 Biden Will Campaign for Him in Virginia\">lagging campaign<\/a>. One \u200bally \u2062stated,\u200d &#8220;It\u2019s \u200ctime \u2063for\u2064 a\u200c shakeup at\u2063 the top,&#8221; as DeSantis&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-felt-relief-when-supreme-court-forced-admin-to-reinstate-trump-immigration-policy-nyt-reports\/\" title=\"Biden Officials Felt \u2018Relief\u2019 When Supreme Court Forced Admin To Reinstate Trump Immigration Policy, NYT Reports\">declining poll numbers<\/a> and recent staff\u2062 layoffs \u200dhave raised doubts about his ability to \u200bchallenge \u2063former\u200d President Donald \u200cTrump \u2064as\u200c the\u200b GOP&#8217;s 2024 front-runner.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, the\u2063 DeSantis \u2063campaign has \u200dalready begun implementing \u200da new media strategy. \u2064The governor \u2063recently \u200dsat down with CNN for his first\u200d major interview outside\u2063 conservative \u200dmedia,\u2062 defending his \u20622024 bid and\u200b highlighting his success\u2064 in\u200c Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u200d \u2064   \u2064<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u200d mean, the\u2063 proof \u200cis\u2062 in the \u2063pudding,&#8221; DeSantis \u2062told CNN host \u200dJake Tapper. \u2062&#8221;I\u2062 mean,\u200d I \u2064took a\u2063 state that had been\u200d a 1-point\u2063 state, and\u2063 we\u200d won it\u200d by 20 percentage\u2064 points,\u200c 1.5 million votes. Our\u200b bread \u200band \u2064butter were people like suburban \u2063moms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis\u2064 is doubling down \u200con targeting Iowa\u2064 voters ahead of the Jan. \u206415\u2063 caucuses next \u200dyear,\u200d emphasizing\u2063 the\u2064 progress\u200c his campaign \u200chas made.<\/p>\n<p>However, the interview was \u2062overshadowed by\u2064 news of \u2063a target letter sent to Trump\u200b by special \u200ccounsel\u200d Jack Smith,\u2062 who \u2064is \u2064investigating \u2062the Jan. \u200b6 Capitol riot, \u200das\u200d well \u2062as a Fox\u200d News town \u2064hall \u2063featuring\u2064 Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Despite setbacks, DeSantis&#8217;s campaign remains\u2063 tight-lipped \u2064about recent staffing \u200dproblems. The\u200c team \u2062recently \u200dlet \u2063go \u200bof several \u200dstaffers,\u2063 but their second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santos-reports-strong-fundraising-numbers-but-spends-most-of-haul-repaying-debts\/\" title=\"Santos achieves robust fundraising, yet primarily allocates funds to debt repayment.\">-quarter report shows<\/a> a strong fundraising\u2062 performance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u200c  \u200b \u200d \u2062<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bmedia has tried to \u200bdestroy\u200b Ron DeSantis\u2019s campaign\u200d since day one\u2062 because they \u200bare \u200bscared to death he \u200bwill \u200bbeat Joe\u2063 Biden,&#8221; \u200csaid\u2062 Andrew Romeo in \u200ba\u2064 statement. \u200c&#8221;The\u200d Governor has never cowed to false\u2064 media narratives and \u200dhe\u200b isn\u2019t about to start now. We \u2064won\u2019t \u2062be deterred \u2063and are going \u200cto win \u2063the nomination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump allies criticized DeSantis&#8217;s CNN interview, suggesting that\u2063 the campaign lacks \u2063a compelling message and an appealing candidate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u2062 \u2064 \u2062\u200c <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2064 real \u200dstory\u200b here \u2062is that the DeSantis campaign \u2064doesn\u2019t \u200dknow \u2062how to turn things around \u200dwith their \u200ccurrent candidate,&#8221;\u200d said\u2062 Jason \u200cMiller, a \u200cTrump 2024 senior \u2064adviser. &#8220;DeSantis could \u200chave\u200b easily \u2063joined \u2062one of\u200c CNN\u2019s \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-faces-calls-for-campaign-shakeup-as-republicans-get-antsy\/\" title=\"DeSantis urged to revamp campaign amid GOP restlessness.\">high-profile primetime\u2064 hosts<\/a> \u2064and reached \u200cmillions of new voters \u200dif \u200dhe\u2063 had\u2062 something compelling \u2062to say, but with an unlikable \u2063candidate, no \u200dcampaign message, \u2062and\u200b rapidly\u200d sinking poll numbers, the \u2064campaign is\u200b doing\u2064 an afternoon hit \u200bthat\u200c nobody will\u2063 watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Experts suggest that\u2064 DeSantis needs\u200c to \u200brefine \u200chis\u2063 message and present bold ideas \u200bto resonate with voters. \u2063Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker\u200c advises going lean \u2063and bold, \u2063emphasizing the importance of\u200d a \u2062strong\u200b campaign message and \u200cfundraising at\u2064 the grassroots level.<\/p>\n<p>Political scientist\u2063 Jeffrey Lazarus\u2062 believes\u2062 that DeSantis\u200b will need to \u200cconsistently \u2063attack Trump if \u200dhe\u2063 wants\u200b to\u2064 secure the \u2062nomination.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u2064  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re trying to \u200dpaint themselves \u200das the alternative to Trump \u2063without actually saying\u2063 anything about\u200d why\u200c DeSantis is\u2064 better than Trump,&#8221; \u200dLazarus said. &#8220;If \u2062you&#8217;re\u200d not \u2063going \u2062to\u200d attack the \u2064front-runner, \u200dyou\u2064 can&#8217;t win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall,\u200c DeSantis&#8217;s campaign is at a critical juncture, \u200bwith calls for change \u200dand the\u2063 need\u2063 to \u2063redefine his\u2062 message in\u200d order to stand out in the crowded field of Republican \u200bcandidates.<\/p>\n<p><a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u200chere<\/a>\u200c to read more\u200d from\u200d The Washington \u2063Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is needed for Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R-FL) struggling presidential campaign. Political scientist Jeffrey Lazarus from Georgia State University suggests that the current approach is ineffective, urging DeSantis to consider replacing campaign manager Generra Peck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1977817,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/1977816","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}