{"id":2142016,"date":"2024-01-06T07:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pac-seeks-to-embarrass-desantis-on-florida-home-turf-with-billboard-effort\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T07:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:14:24","slug":"trump-pac-seeks-to-embarrass-desantis-on-florida-home-turf-with-billboard-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pac-seeks-to-embarrass-desantis-on-florida-home-turf-with-billboard-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s PAC aims to shame DeSantis in Florida with billboard campaign"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-pac-seeks-to-embarrass-desantis-on-florida-home-turf-with-billboard-effort%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=2142016&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>A\u2063 Super PAC Shifts Focus to Nikki Haley in Florida<\/h2>\n<p>A super\u2064 PAC\u2062 supporting former President Donald \u2064Trump&#8217;s potential 2024 election bid\u2064 has \u200dtaken a \u2063new approach in their negative attacks, moving away \u200cfrom targeting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in early states and instead focusing on the Sunshine\u200d State. According to data\u2062 from research director for the\u2062 California Target Book Rob Pyers, MAGA \u200cInc. recently spent $1.5 \u2062million on negative ads aimed at former U.N. \u200bAmbassador Nikki Haley, a\u2063 departure from their previous emphasis on DeSantis. This shift comes as Haley gains momentum in primary polls while DeSantis experiences declines in early states and\u2062 national polling\u200c measures.<\/p>\n<h3>Billboards Take Aim at \u2064DeSantis in \u200dFlorida<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to their focus on Haley, the political action committee also invested $11,634 in negative billboards targeting DeSantis in his \u200dhome state of Florida.\u200d Placed near\u2063 the governor&#8217;s \u2062mansion in Tallahassee, these billboards \u2064deliver strong messages. One reads, &#8220;How\u2019s the donor-funded gold simulator, \u2064Ron? Get \u2064to work lowering our insurance costs, not your handicap!&#8221; Another boldly states, &#8220;Welcome home, \u200cRon! The\u2064 only thing\u200c worse than your poll numbers is our insurance\u200b rates! Quit the campaign \u200cand get back to work!&#8221; Yet another takes a jab at DeSantis&#8217; private jet usage,\u200d saying, &#8220;Flying high, Ron? So are our insurance\u200d rates. Ditch\u2064 the private jet and\u2063 get back to work!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Motive and DeSantis&#8217; Response<\/h3>\n<p>According to\u200b Trump ally and Republican strategist\u200b Roger Stone, Trump wants\u200c to defeat DeSantis by a significant\u200d margin as payback for what he perceives as treachery \u2064during his candidacy. Stone also notes that regardless of the outcome in Iowa or subsequent \u200devents, there will be a presidential primary in\u2064 Florida\u200c in March,\u2062 with \u2063both DeSantis and Trump on the\u2064 ballot. On the \u200ceve of the deadline for \u200dDeSantis\u200d to remove his name from the Florida\u200d ballot, Trump spokesman \u2064Steven Cheung warned that failure to \u2064do \u200dso would result\u200b in being &#8220;crushed into oblivion&#8221; by President Trump.\u200d The\u200b Florida Republican \u2063primary is scheduled for March 19, following the early state competitions.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications and Skepticism<\/h3>\n<p>Stone suggests that the billboards not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkish-soccer-league-suspends-all-games-after-team-president-punches-referee-in-the-face\/\" title=\"Turkish Soccer League Halts Matches as Team President Assaults Referee\">bring negative attention<\/a> to DeSantis in \u200chis\u200d home state but also serve as a \u200bwarning to others who may consider opposing the former \u2062president. However, DeSantis&#8217;s campaign remains skeptical that Trump&#8217;s political machine\u200b is \u200ctruly finished attacking the candidate. \u200cThe campaign points to \u2062the $40 million spent on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-targeted-by-more-negative-expenditures-than-biden-and-trump-combined\/\" title=\"DeSantis faces more negative spending than Biden and Trump combined.\">negative independent\u2062 expenditures<\/a> against DeSantis, \u2063with over $23 million of it coming from \u200dMAGA Inc. \u200dThey also highlight Trump&#8217;s \u2064previous\u2062 shifts in focus from primary opponents\u2062 to the general election before returning to attacking primary candidates.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump continues to solidify Republican support\u2062 and openly vows &#8220;retribution&#8221; against those\u200d who don&#8217;t endorse him, the\u2064 attack on DeSantis\u200d in his home state\u200c reflects the former president&#8217;s determination to maintain control and loyalty within the party.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-does-delicate-dance-with-democrats-as-he-considers-political-future\/\" title=\"Manchin treads carefully with Democrats while pondering political future.\">negative ad campaigns<\/a> targeting Nikki Haley and the billboards targeting Ron DeSantis\u200d reflect \u200bthe intense competition within the Republican Party\u2063 for\u200b the 2024 presidential race<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dEr displays a picture of DeSantis with the caption, &#8220;Floridians deserve better than \u2062Ron DeSantis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decision to\u200b shift their\u200b attention to Nikki Haley is noteworthy, as it demonstrates a \u200brecognition of her \u200dgrowing popularity among\u200d Republican voters. \u2063Haley, who served as the U.S. Ambassador\u2062 to the United Nations during\u2062 the Trump administration, has been positioning herself as \u2064a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election. Her strong conservative stance and her experience in international relations make her a credible\u2064 contender within the party.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, \u200cRon\u2063 DeSantis has been facing\u200d challenges in both early state polls and national polling. \u200bDespite his initial success in managing the COVID-19 \u2062pandemic\u2062 in Florida, his handling of recent issues such \u2063as the controversial voting bill and the\u200d impact\u2064 of climate change on the state&#8217;s \u2062coastline have\u2064 attracted criticism. These setbacks\u200d have resulted\u2064 in a \u2064decline in his popularity and have provided an opportunity for Haley \u200dand other potential contenders to gain ground.<\/p>\n<p>The negative ad campaign\u200c against Haley launched by the super PAC MAGA \u2062Inc. aims to tarnish her image and diminish her chances \u2063of \u2062securing the Republican nomination. The ads highlight her\u2062 past \u2063disagreements with former President Trump, with one of them stating, &#8220;Nikki Haley turned her\u2064 back on Trump when \u200bhe needed her\u200d the most.&#8221; By capitalizing on \u2063Haley&#8217;s moments of\u2062 divergence from Trump&#8217;s agenda, the super\u2062 PAC\u2064 seeks to \u2064cast\u2063 doubt among \u200bconservative voters regarding her loyalty and commitment to the party&#8217;s values.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the billboards targeting\u2064 DeSantis reveal growing discontent among some Florida residents. While DeSantis \u2063has promoted\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-rakes-in-big-labor-cash-after-right-to-work-flip-flop\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Rakes in Big Labor Cash After Right To Work Flip-Flop\">pro-business environment<\/a> \u200dand has implemented policies favored by conservative supporters, \u200ccritics \u2063argue that he has prioritized\u2064 personal interests over the needs of the state. The billboards emphasize promises made by\u2063 the governor but unfulfilled, particularly\u2062 in regard to lowering insurance costs. As Florida residents continue to face rising insurance fees, the billboards act as a visual reminder \u200cof DeSantis&#8217; alleged failure\u2064 to deliver \u2063on his campaign commitments.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200c important to note that negative campaign strategies are not limited to one party\u200d or individual. Super PACs on both sides of\u2063 the political spectrum have used similar tactics to undermine\u200b the \u2063credibility of their\u2062 opponents. \u200cIn \u200dthis case, however, the shift in focus from DeSantis to Haley indicates \u2064the changing dynamics \u200bwithin the Republican\u200b Party and\u200b the\u2062 acknowledgment \u200dof Haley&#8217;s potential as \u2064a strong contender in the 2024 presidential\u200b race.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 election approaches, it will be interesting \u2063to observe how candidates \u200bnavigate the political landscape in Florida\u200b and beyond. The negative ad campaigns and billboards targeting DeSantis and\u200c Haley reflect the\u200c intense competition within the party and the strategies employed to secure the Republican nomination. Ultimately, \u2063it \u2064is up to the voters to decide which \u200ccandidate \u2062aligns best \u200dwith \u200dtheir values and aspirations\u2062 for the future \u2063of the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis. MAGA Inc., a super PAC backing Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign, has shifted its strategy by targeting former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley with $1.5 million in negative ads. This move marks a change from their previous emphasis on attacking Gov. 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