{"id":2004146,"date":"2023-08-17T19:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-slams-desantis-debate-strategy-predicting-trump-will-steamroll-the-field\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T19:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:03:50","slug":"top-republican-slams-desantis-debate-strategy-predicting-trump-will-steamroll-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-slams-desantis-debate-strategy-predicting-trump-will-steamroll-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP leader criticizes DeSantis&#8217; debate approach, foresees Trump dominating competition."},"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%2Ftop-republican-slams-desantis-debate-strategy-predicting-trump-will-steamroll-the-field%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=2004146&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>Top Republican Leaders and Allies \u200cCriticize Gov. Ron DeSantis Ahead \u200cof \u2062High-Stakes GOP Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Republican leaders and key Trump \u2064allies are expressing their \u200cdisapproval of\u2064 Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) after \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-bidens-top-advisers-leaves-white-house-to-shill-for-corporate-america\/\" title=\"One Of Biden\u2019s Top Advisers Leaves White House To Shill For Corporate America\">debate prep<\/a>\u2064 notes were leaked online. They are criticizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-people-react-at-tucker-carlson-forum-with-2024-candidates\/\" title=\"People react to 2024 candidates at Tucker Carlson forum.\">presidential\u2063 candidate<\/a> for \u200dcommitting \u2063malpractice ahead of the first high-stakes\u2064 GOP debate next week.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>House GOP Conference Chairwoman\u2063 Denounces Leak<\/h3>\n<p>House GOP Conference\u2062 Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) denounced the move in \u200ba statement on Thursday,\u200b emphasizing the importance of keeping debate strategies confidential during a \u200ccrucial \u2062election\u200d cycle. She called it\u200b an &#8220;obvious rule of debate prep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The leaked \u2062documents, published\u200c by a firm associated with DeSantis&#8217;s super PAC, revealed his\u2063 debate advice and research memos. These\u2064 materials showcased the Florida governor&#8217;s\u200b game plan for \u2063the upcoming\u200c debate in Milwaukee\u2063 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stefanik Calls \u200cIt \u200c&#8221;Absolute Malpractice&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This is\u2062 absolute malpractice,&#8221; Stefanik said. &#8220;And as I have said from the \u2064very beginning, President Trump is going to steamroll the entire \u2063field.\u2064 There is no real primary, \u200dand we need to focus on defeating \u2064Joe Biden\u200b to\u2064 save America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While it \u200dis uncertain whether Trump will participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-fades-in-post-debate-poll\/\" title=\"Fetterman Fades in Post-Debate Poll\">highly anticipated debate<\/a>, several candidates are expected to face \u200doff for \u200bthe first time as they strive to gain ground against \u2064the former president. Trump is reportedly considering hosting a counterprogram during the debate, but there is a possibility he\u2063 may still choose to join at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Even\u2062 if Trump is\u200c not present onstage, he is likely to\u200c be the main focus of the debate due to his continued \u2064dominance in polling, despite facing criminal \u2063indictments. \u2063Some candidates plan to use \u200dthese charges against Trump, while others aim to remain in his good\u200d graces by \u200cstaying\u200d silent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>DeSantis&#8217;s\u2064 Unique Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>DeSantis, \u200chowever, has a different strategy in mind. According \u2063to the leaked\u2062 memos, he plans to defend Trump in his expected absence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trump isn&#8217;t here,\u2064 so let&#8217;s just \u2063leave him alone. He&#8217;s too weak to \u200cdefend himself \u2062here,&#8221;\u2064 DeSantis is advised to say. &#8220;We&#8217;re all \u2063running against him. I don&#8217;t think we \u2062want to join forces with someone on this stage who&#8217;s\u200d auditioning for a show on MSNBC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead, DeSantis\u2062 intends to focus on entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has seen a recent rise in the polls, posing a growing threat to the Florida governor&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Targeting Vivek Ramaswamy<\/h3>\n<p>The leaked \u2062memo instructs\u2064 DeSantis to &#8220;take a sledgehammer to Vivek\u2064 Ramaswamy: &#8216;Fake Vivek&#8217; or\u2062 &#8216;Vivek the\u200c Fake.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u200d Ramaswamy\u2062 remains\u200b confident in his own debate preparation and\u200c dismisses DeSantis&#8217;s strategy\u200d to target him on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Another boring, establishment attack\u2062 from Super PAC-creation &#8216;Robot\u2064 Ron,&#8217; who is literally taking lame, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-slams-desantis-debate-strategy-predicting-trump-will-steamroll-the-field\/\" title=\"GOP leader criticizes DeSantis' debate approach, foresees Trump dominating competition.\">pre-programmed attack\u2064 lines<\/a> against me for next week&#8217;s debate,&#8221; \u200bRamaswamy said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>So far, five candidates have qualified for the\u2062 first debate and \u200dsigned the\u200c Republican National Committee candidate pledge to appear onstage: DeSantis, Ramaswamy, \u200bNikki Haley, Doug Burgum, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Three others\u2014Trump, Christie, and\u200d former Vice President \u200dMike Pence\u2014have also qualified\u200c but\u200b have not yet \u200csigned \u200bthe\u2063 pledge, which is a requirement \u2062to participate. Pence and \u200cChristie have indicated they \u200dwill sign it before the event, \u200dwhile Trump has outright refused.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read\u2062 more from The \u2062Washington\u2063 Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top GOP leaders and Trump allies criticize Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for leaked debate prep notes, accusing him of malpractice before the crucial GOP debate. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House GOP Conference Chairwoman, condemns the action, stating it on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004147,"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-2004146","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\/2004146","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=2004146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}