{"id":2106647,"date":"2023-11-23T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-desantis-super-pac-ceo-resigns\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T19:42:42","slug":"pro-desantis-super-pac-ceo-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-desantis-super-pac-ceo-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Steps Down"},"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%2Fpro-desantis-super-pac-ceo-resigns%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=2106647&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the Thanksgiving Family \u2062Forum at \u2062the downtown Marriott on \u2064November 17, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Jim Vondruska\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia Flores<\/a><br \/>11:38 AM \u2013 Thursday, November 23 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Chris\u200b Jankowski, the CEO of the biggest super PAC \u200cbacking presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis,\u200b has resigned.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jankowski stepped down\u2062 as the CEO of the DeSantis (R-Fla.) affiliated super PAC, Never Back Down, on\u2064 Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNever Back Down\u2019s main goal and sole focus \u2064has been\u200d to elect Governor Ron DeSantis as president,\u201d Jankowski said in a statement. \u201cGiven the current environment it\u200d has become \u200cuntenable for me to deliver on the shared goal and that\u200b goes well beyond a difference of \u2062strategic opinion.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His decision comes after a heated debate took place at a super PAC \u200dstrategy meeting. The goal of the meeting was to brainstorm ways to address and counter DeSantis\u2019s presidential competitor Governor Nikki Haley\u2019s \u200d(R-S.C.) rise in \u2063the polls.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Jeff Roe, a\u200b political consultant, and Scott Wagner, \u2063a former Yale classmate of DeSantis\u2019s, got into an argument.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYou have a \u2063stick up your \u200ba\u2013, \u200bScott,\u201d Roe seethed at Wagner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Wagner then responded, \u2063\u201cWhy\u2063 don\u2019t you come over here\u200c and get it?\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, Wagner proceeded to get \u200cup from his seat. He was restrained by two\u2062 Never Back Down board members.  <\/p>\n<p>The Florida Republican and his \u2064wife, Casey DeSantis, have \u200bgrown frustrated with the path that the super PAC \u2063has been on. \u2064Never Back Down is no longer running ads in\u200b Iowa amid concerns that connecting the super PAC to the \u200dgovernor is hurting him amongst voters.<\/p>\n<p>At couple\u2019s request after the boardroom brawl, a\u2062 new DeSantis super PAC was \u2064created. It is called Fight Right Inc. The group \u2064is currently running\u200d ads in Iowa comparing Haley to\u200d Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this \u2063week, DeSantis\u2063 got a major endorsement from influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As I\u2019ve made my way through 98 of \u200bIowa\u2019s 99 counties, Iowans\u2063 have shared what a critical role <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobvanderplaats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bobvanderplaats<\/a> plays in engaging Iowa\u2019s faith community in the key battles that matter. His support tells Iowans they can trust me to fight and win for them.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to have\u2026\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QO6CgVK4T\">pic.twitter.com\/7QO6CgVK4T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron\u2064 DeSantis \u2064(@RonDeSantis)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1727110264787460318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November \u200c21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Despite \u2064the \u2063endorsement, 45<sup>th<\/sup> \u2064 President Donald J. Trump is still leading the\u2062 polls \u200cin the Hawkeye State.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcca\u2063 2024 IOWA\u2062 GOP CAUCUS<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Trump \u2014 \u206344% (+27)<br \/>\u2022 DeSantis \u2014 17%<br \/>\u2022 Haley \u2014\u200d 17%<br \/>\u2022 Ramaswamy \u2014 5%<br \/>\u2022 Christie\u2062 \u2014\u200d 4%<br \/>\u2022\u200c Burgum\u200b \u2014 1%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Arc Insights  | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldsFreedom24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FieldsFreedom24<\/a>       <br \/>\u2022 800 LV |\u2063 November 9-14\u2063 | \u00b13.5%<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4cVlL90ht\">https:\/\/t.co\/W4cVlL90ht<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wje6fLNhXe\">pic.twitter.com\/wje6fLNhXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/1726717918057263211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u2064Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A\u200d car explodes\u200b on \u2064Niagara Falls\u2019 Rainbow Bridge, Anti-Globalism\u2063 wins in the Netherlands\u2064 and Joe\u2063 Biden celebrates \u2063Thanksgiving <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk follows through with his promise, filing what he\u200b called\u2064 a \u200d\u2018thermo-nuclear lawsuit\u2019 against Media Matters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>For the first \u200dtime \u2063since \u2018Reconstruction\u2019 ended in 1877, Charleston, South \u2063Carolina elects a Republican as\u2062 mayor. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While the\u200d Biden Administration boasts about \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-desantis-super-pac-ceo-resigns\/\" title=\"CEO of Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Steps Down\">lowering gas\u200c prices ahead<\/a> of\u2062 Thanksgiving weekend, things may\u2064 not be all that they seem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Altman\u2019s return\u200c as OpenAI\u2019s chief executive\u2064 will strengthen his grip on the startup and may leave\u200b the ChatGPT creator with fewer checks on his power.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>EU lawmakers agreed \u200cto draft rules requiring Google, Meta and other\u2062 online services to identify and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-closer-look-at-the-iowa-caucuses\/\" title=\"Examining the Iowa Caucuses\">remove online child pornography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>4:19 PM UTC \u2013\u200d November 22, 2023 (Reuters) \u2013 Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares fell nearly 4% on Wednesday on\u200d fears that widening U.S.\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Altman\u2019s return as CEO of OpenAI caps a\u2062 frenzied discussion about the future of the startup at the center\u2063 of an \u2063artificial intelligence boom.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200crnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What were the internal tensions that led to Chris Jankowski&#8217;s resignation from Never Back Down?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: CEO of Ron DeSantis&#8217; Super PAC Resigns amidst Internal Strife<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jankowski, the CEO of Never Back Down, the leading super PAC supporting presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, has recently stepped down from his position. The resignation comes after a heated debate during a strategy meeting where tensions escalated among \u2064members, resulting \u2063in Jankowski&#8217;s decision\u2062 to resign. \u200dThis development highlights the \u2062growing frustrations within \u200cDeSantis&#8217; camp and the challenges surrounding his \u200bbid for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Internal Strife at Never\u200c Back\u2064 Down<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the strategy meeting was to devise effective strategies to counter the rising popularity of Governor Nikki\u200d Haley, DeSantis&#8217; presidential competitor from South Carolina. The meeting, however, took an ugly turn when political consultant Jeff Roe \u200cand Scott Wagner, \u2064a\u200c former Yale classmate of DeSantis, engaged in a heated argument. Their exchange further escalated when Wagner challenged Roe physically, which ultimately led to his restraint by two board members.<\/p>\n<p>The Shift\u2064 to Fight Right Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Amid mounting\u200d frustration and concerns about the impact of Never Back Down&#8217;s ads on \u2062DeSantis&#8217; campaign, \u2064a new super PAC \u200dcalled Fight \u2063Right Inc. was created at\u2062 the request of DeSantis and his wife, Casey DeSantis. Fight Right Inc. aims to\u2063 promote DeSantis&#8217; candidacy while running ads \u200din\u200d Iowa \u200cthat draw\u200b comparisons between Haley\u200d and \u200cHillary Clinton. The decision to establish a new super PAC underlines the determination\u200d of the\u2064 DeSantis campaign to reposition itself and adapt \u2062to the evolving political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217; Endorsement and Polling Numbers<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, DeSantis received a significant endorsement from influential Iowa evangelical \u200bleader \u200dBob Vander Plaats. Vander Plaats&#8217; endorsement signals DeSantis&#8217; growing support within Iowa&#8217;s faith\u2064 community and \u200dsolidifies his position as\u200b a contender \u2062in the state&#8217;s GOP caucus.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the endorsement, former President Donald J. Trump continues to lead the\u200d polls in Iowa with a significant margin. According to recent polling data, Trump commands 44% support, while DeSantis \u2062and Haley\u200d are tied at 17%. These \u2063numbers\u200b indicate that DeSantis still faces an uphill battle to secure a leading position in the Hawkeye \u2063State.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jankowski&#8217;s resignation from Never Back Down has \u2063exposed internal tensions within Ron DeSantis&#8217; political apparatus. The creation of Fight Right Inc., along with the recent endorsement from Bob Vander Plaats, represents\u200b the campaign&#8217;s efforts to regroup and refocus its strategies. However, with Trump currently dominating the polls in Iowa, DeSantis will need to navigate challenges and garner more support to strengthen his position in the\u2064 race for the presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron DeSantis, Republican candidate for president, was present at the Thanksgiving Family Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. 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