{"id":1982625,"date":"2023-07-25T19:45:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-makes-massive-campaign-change-as-he-struggles-to-gain-in-polls-against-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T19:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:46:45","slug":"desantis-makes-massive-campaign-change-as-he-struggles-to-gain-in-polls-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-makes-massive-campaign-change-as-he-struggles-to-gain-in-polls-against-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis alters campaign strategy amid polling challenges against Trump."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-makes-massive-campaign-change-as-he-struggles-to-gain-in-polls-against-trump%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=1982625&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>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 Presidential Campaign Makes Major Changes as Trump Dominates<\/h2>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 presidential campaign is \u200bfacing\u200d challenges as it struggles to gain traction in the 2024 primary, which has so far been dominated by former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/25\/desantis-lets-go-of-more-than-1-3-of-campaign-staff-as-reset-continues-00108046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported that the \u200dcampaign will be cutting \u200dmore than a third\u200d of its staff,\u200d amounting to \u206238 jobs across various departments. This \u200bincludes the recent departures of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-makes-massive-campaign-change-as-he-struggles-to-gain-in-polls-against-trump\/\" title=\"DeSantis alters campaign strategy amid polling challenges against Trump.\">senior campaign advisers<\/a>, Dave Abrams and Tucker Obenshain, as well as the \u2063previously announced elimination of 10 event planning positions.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200bstatement, DeSantis campaign \u200bmanager Generra Peck said, \u201cFollowing a top-to-bottom review of our organization, we have taken additional, \u200caggressive steps to streamline operations and put Ron DeSantis in the strongest position to win this primary and defeat Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some aides will be \u2063leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-delaware-revokes-attorney-lin-woods-appearance-as-counsel-for-carter-page-after-filing-georgia-and-wisconsin-cases-against-2020-voter-fraud\/\" title=\"Judge in Delaware Revokes Attorney Lin Wood\u2019s Appearance as Counsel for Carter Page After Filing Georgia and Wisconsin Cases Against 2020 Voter Fraud\">campaign staff<\/a>,\u200d they will be joining a pro-DeSantis political group \u200cto support the broader effort, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign\u2019s \u200bofficial Twitter account responded to the news, stating, \u201cDESANTIS CAMPAIGN FIRES 38 AS POLLING COLLAPSES.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: DESANTIS CAMPAIGN \u2063FIRES 38 \u200dAS POLLING COLLAPSES <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6FvZmCmhwM\">https:\/\/t.co\/6FvZmCmhwM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1683891464617459723?\">July \u206425, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the RealClear\u200c Politics average of polls, Trump currently leads the field of Republican candidates by more than 30 percentage points. He has 52.3 percent support, while DeSantis \u2064has \u206318 percent.<\/p>\n<p>A recent poll by Monmouth University showed Trump ahead of DeSantis by \u200d32 percentage points.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2024 \u200cNational Republican Primary:<\/p>\n<p>Trump 54% (+32)<br \/>\nDeSantis 22%<br \/>\nRamaswamy 5%<br \/>\nScott 3%<br \/>\nChristie 3%<br \/>\nHaley 3%<br \/>\nPence 3%<br \/>\nBurgum 1%<br \/>\nJohnson 1%<br \/>\nHutchinson 0%<br \/>\nSuarez 0%<br \/>\nHurd 0%<br \/>\nElder 0%<br \/>\nLaffey 0%<\/p>\n<p>Head-2-Head:<br \/>\nTrump 55% (+20)<br \/>\nDeSantis\u200c 35%<\/p>\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonmouthPoll?\">@MonmouthPoll<\/a>, 681 RV, 7\/12-19\u2026 \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GmilxAp4pG\">pic.twitter.com\/GmilxAp4pG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Politics_Polls\/status\/1683860330991046656?\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In May, before DeSantis officially\u2062 announced \u200chis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">presidential bid<\/a>, several polls\u200c showed him with 25\u200b percent support among \u2063the primary electorate. A CNN poll conducted in March even had DeSantis beating Trump, 39 to 37 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2062 has not yet decided whether he will participate in the GOP debate on August \u200d23. When asked about it, \u200dhe said, \u201cWhen you have a big\u200c lead, you don\u2019t do it.\u2063 We have a lead of 50 and 60 points\u200d in some cases. You\u2019re leading people by 50 \u2064and 60 points, you \u200bsay why would you be doing a debate? It\u2019s actually not fair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> refused to \u2063say\u200d whether he would participate in the first Republican primary debate on August 23. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C6oz0Mlq5c\">pic.twitter.com\/C6oz0Mlq5c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RawNews1st (@Raw_News1st) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raw_News1st\/status\/1680946611071995905?\">July\u2063 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked \u2064about the risk of not showing up to the debate, Trump responded,\u200b \u201cHe\u2019s going down and a couple of them are going up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the primary race \u200bcontinues, DeSantis faces an uphill battle to gain ground against the formidable presence of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-makes-massive-campaign-change-struggles-gain-polls-trump\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; 2024 presidential campaign is reducing its staff by over a third due to his struggle to gain momentum in the primary, currently dominated by ex-President Donald Trump. 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