{"id":1994646,"date":"2023-08-08T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantiss-campaign-manager-replaced\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T18:28:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:28:56","slug":"ron-desantiss-campaign-manager-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantiss-campaign-manager-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis&#8217;s campaign manager has been replaced."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fron-desantiss-campaign-manager-replaced%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=1994646&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA \u2013 AUGUST 06:\u2062 Republican presidential candidate\u200d Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Speaks to guests at Ashley\u2019s BBQ Bash hosted \u2062by Congresswoman\u200c Ashley Hinson \u2063(R-IA) on August 06,\u200d 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>3:17 PM \u2013 Tuesday, August 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A campaign official and a source familiar with\u2063 the decision \u2063confirmed to \u200cthe\u2062 press that Florida Governor Ron \u200cDeSantis \u200chas removed his\u2063 campaign manager, Generra Peck,\u200c in what\u2062 is the third \u200csignificant reshuffling of \u200chis political operations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>As part of the new structure, Peck will be promoted to the role of chief strategist. James Uthmeier, who served as chief of \u200cstaff in DeSantis\u2019\u2062 governor\u2019s office, will be replacing Peck in her position.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier stated in \u2064a \u200dtext message that the modification will \u200dtake place \u201cASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move comes only weeks after the DeSantis campaign and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantiss-campaign-manager-replaced\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis's campaign manager has been replaced.\">close advisors assured<\/a> that Peck\u2019s position was secure, despite the fact that the team had to lay off \u200ba third \u200cof its personnel due to \u200da financial shortage\u200c and concerns \u200dabout the campaign\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s staff promised to\u2063 scale back, develop an insurgent operation, and engage with \u200cthe mainstream media more often.<\/p>\n<p>One individual\u2064 close to the campaign, who requested anonymity in order to freely discuss the matter, said\u200d Peck\u2019s\u200c dismissal, came as, \u201cNo surprise. Should have occurred a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-wisconsin-officially-move-their-electoral-college-votes-to-president-trump-after-200000-mostly-biden-votes-were-ruled-illegitimate\/\" title=\"Will Wisconsin Officially Move Their Electoral College Votes to President Trump After 200,000 Mostly Biden Votes Were Ruled Illegitimate?\">couple weeks ago<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 campaign \u2063spokesperson, Andrew Romeo, confirmed the\u200b staff changes, saying, \u201cUthmeier has been one of Governor DeSantis\u2019 top advisors for \u200byears, and he is needed where it \u200bmatters \u200cthe most: working hand in hand\u2064 with Generra Peck and the\u2063 rest of the team to put\u2062 the governor in the best possible \u200dposition to win this primary and defeat Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also stated that David Polyansky, who previously worked for Never\u2062 Back Down, a super PAC \u2064backing DeSantis,\u2063 will join the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier, who performed a study of campaign operations prior to the change, has the \u201ctrust\u201d of DeSantis and his\u200c wife, Casey, \u2064as well as the respect of campaign personnel. \u2063The source, who \u200dwas\u2064 not\u2063 allowed to\u2062 talk publicly\u200d about the topic, claimed Peck was experiencing \u201cmanagerial angst\u201d and had \u201clost [the] confidence\u201d of the campaign staff.<\/p>\n<p>The individual described Uthmeier\u2019s job as \u201cCEO\u201d of the campaign \u200dbut also said that he relies on Polyansky and Marc\u2064 Reichelderfer,\u200d a \u2062longtime Tallahassee political strategist, as \u201csenior vice presidents\u201d with national campaign expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Tyson, a well-known pollster, is also anticipated to play an \u2062important part in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier has\u200c been DeSantis\u2019 chief of staff since October 2021 after previously serving as the governor\u2019s general counsel. He has \u200dalso been engaged in several of the governor\u2019s \u2062most visible projects, including last year\u2019s scheme \u2062to \u2062transport migrants from\u200c Texas\u200c to Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n<p>He previously served as a senior advisor to former \u2064Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, but his expertise is mostly in legal work rather than campaign \u200cmanagement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor\u2019s office, Uthmeier is taking an unpaid leave of absence from the\u200d administration to focus on the DeSantis campaign \u200band \u200dis not retiring permanently from his position as chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Kelly, a former senior deputy to DeSantis \u200bwho \u2063was \u200crecently chosen to be the Secretary of Commerce, will serve as temporary chief of staff while Uthmeier works with the \u2062campaign, which is based in Tallahassee, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor has consistently maintained that he would push forward in 2024 polling in early states such \u2063as Iowa, \u200cNew Hampshire, and South \u200dCarolina. Donald Trump\u200c is still leading by a wide margin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Houston Astros visit the White \u200dHouse following their 2022 World Series win<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nearly two years \u200bago, 13 U.S. \u2063service members were killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Two Conservative Groups recently \u2063filed a lawsuit\u2063 to block the Biden Administration\u2019s plan to cancel Student Loans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Trump is not alone in his calls to\u2063 move the January 6 trial to West\u200b Virginia as the state\u2019s Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has echoed the same call<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BENGALURU (Reuters) \u2013 South\u2063 Korea\u2019s Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday it \u2063plans to \u200blaunch more electric vehicles under the Hyundai and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BERLIN (Reuters) \u2013 German technology group Robert Bosch said on Tuesday that it will establish a joint venture \u2064with TSMC, Infineon\u200d and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>TAIPEI (Reuters) \u2013 Taiwan \u2063Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said \u2064on Tuesday that\u2062 its board had approved a 3.5 billion euro ($3.8 billion)\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) \u2013 Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to \u2062stop a fine the Nordic country\u2019s data\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed attendees at Ashley&#8217;s BBQ Bash in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event was hosted by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on August 6, 2023. The photo was taken by Scott Olson\/Getty Images. 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