{"id":1986694,"date":"2023-07-31T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/julia-johnson-desantis-is-slightly-backing-off-on-culture-war-amid-campaign-reformatting\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:01:20","slug":"julia-johnson-desantis-is-slightly-backing-off-on-culture-war-amid-campaign-reformatting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/julia-johnson-desantis-is-slightly-backing-off-on-culture-war-amid-campaign-reformatting\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Johnson: DeSantis softens culture war stance in campaign revamp."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjulia-johnson-desantis-is-slightly-backing-off-on-culture-war-amid-campaign-reformatting%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=1986694&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 Washington Examiner: Gov. Ron \u200cDeSantis &#8220;Slightly Backing\u2064 Off&#8221; Culture War as\u200d 2024 Presidential\u2063 Campaign Takes Shape<\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Examiner&#8217;s Julia Johnson revealed on Monday that Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is making strategic adjustments to\u2064 his presidential campaign for the 2024 election. Currently trailing former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary, DeSantis is reevaluating his approach to the culture war.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that the Florida governor has recently downsized his campaign staff, including\u200b the elimination\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/julia-johnson-desantis-is-slightly-backing-off-on-culture-war-amid-campaign-reformatting\/\" title=\"Julia Johnson: DeSantis softens culture war stance in campaign revamp.\">ten event \u2064planning \u200cpositions<\/a>. DeSantis has gained recognition for fearlessly confronting the culture war, even engaging in disputes with the Walt Disney Company over Florida legislation.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican\u2063 Candidates Push Boundaries in Criticizing Trump<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s not talking about\u2064 the woke ideology as much as he was initially,&#8221; Johnson shared during\u200d her appearance\u200c on C-SPAN. &#8220;I think what we&#8217;re starting to \u2063see is that\u2063 he&#8217;s just slightly backing off on the culture war. He still holds strong opinions on cultural issues and remains steadfast in his beliefs, but there seems to be a slight\u2064 toning down of \u200chis rhetoric.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also discussed Trump&#8217;s continued dominance in the Republican primary, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-states-and-d-c-still-have-mask-mandates-in-place\/\" title=\"Nine States and D.C. Still Have Mask Mandates in Place\">facing legal challenges<\/a>. She noted that Trump has effectively embraced \u2064the attention surrounding his multiple indictments, which has surprisingly bolstered his \u2064campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever he receives \u2062a new target letter or faces \u200cnew charges or indictments, he experiences a surge in the polls,&#8221; Johnson explained. &#8220;Republican voters clearly do not trust \u200bwhat the Department \u2063of Justice is presenting \u200bto them. Whether this skepticism is warranted or not,\u2063 they simply do not believe it. In fact, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-to-newsmax-trump-wants-to-win-back-the-house-senate-before-wh\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes to Newsmax: Trump Wants to Win Back the House, Senate, Before WH\">recent poll revealed<\/a> that about half of Republican voters don&#8217;t even think there\u2064 are classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Marquette Law\u200d School poll, nearly half of \u2062Republicans expressed their continued support for Trump as the Republican nominee, while DeSantis&#8217;s popularity continued \u200bto decline. In \u2063May, DeSantis dropped from 35% to 25%, and in July,\u2064 he \u200cslipped three \u200cmore points, landing at 22%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The\u2062 Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-kemp-perdue-locked-in-tight-georgia-gop-primary-both-tied-with-stacey-abrams\/\" title=\"Poll: Kemp, Perdue Locked in Tight Georgia GOP Primary; Both Tied with Stacey Abrams\">hypothetical general election matchup<\/a>,\u200d President Joe Biden \u2063and Trump are currently tied at\u200d 50% each. However, in May, Biden trailed Trump with 47% to Trump&#8217;s 52%. DeSantis, on the other \u2063hand, maintained\u200c his lead \u200bover Biden,\u2064 surpassing him with 51% to 48%, with \u2062minimal change since May.<\/p>\n<p>A recent \u200danalysis from Sabato&#8217;s Crystal Ball revealed that Trump&#8217;s \u2064support among white-collar or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrats-veer-hard-left\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Democrats Veer Hard Left\">college-educated voters<\/a> has increased. The authors at Sabato&#8217;s Crystal Ball emphasized earlier this year that any Republican contender in the primary must successfully rally these college-educated voters if they hope to have a chance at defeating Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of rebranding himself as a more moderate candidate to appeal to a broader base of voters. DeSantis aims to distance himself from divisive issues and focus on his accomplishments as governor, such as handling the pandemic and boosting the economy. 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