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Some backstabber from Ron's campaign is leaking drama to the NY Post
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:58 pm
Ron and Casey DeSantis had to approve tweets, fundraising emails, creating ‘bottlenecks’ during doomed campaign: report
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey, are accused of being meticulous micromanagers who refused to allow staffers to send out campaign emails or tweets without their approval throughout his 2024 presidential race, former workers charged in a new report.
The level of control the DeSantises exerted on staffers, most of whom had no experience working on national political campaigns, created “bottlenecks” and led to repetitive social media posts and fundraising emails being sent out, multiple former DeSantis campaign aides told the Daily Caller.
“There’s nothing anywhere in the organization, DeSantis or his wife don’t have their fingers on,” a former campaign official told the outlet.
“That includes a tweet, everything.”
Another former aide said that “DeSantis had to approve every single fundraising email.”
The Florida governor’s insistence on personally reviewing all communications rather than delegating the chore out created a “bottleneck,” with sometimes as many as three days going by before submitted work was approved for release by either the governor or his wife, according to former campaign officials.
“They only had what looked like 1-3 form emails going out because DeSantis has to review every single fundraising email before it goes out,” a former staffer said. “So on top of a failed launch on Twitter Spaces, they ran with the same messaging for days because of the bottleneck.”
Another former aide recalled that it “would sometimes take two or three days to get a tweet approved for the people on the digital campaign because it had to go through these extremely arduous bureaucratic structures of approval.
“Both the governor and the first lady had to look at different tweets before they went live,” they added.
DeSantis ended his White House bid earlier this month after a tumultuous eight months on the campaign trail.
Coming off a landslide gubernatorial re-election victory in 2022, DeSantis, 45, was widely seen as the likeliest Republican to beat former President Donald Trump, 77, in the GOP primary.
However, his support peaked in national polls months before the launch of his presidential campaign, during a glitch-filled Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk this past May.
The DeSantis campaign underwent multiple messaging “resets” and laid off a significant number of staffers just two months into the doomed campaign.
Last November, a near-brawl reportedly broke out when tempers flared during a super PAC strategy meeting aimed at countering former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s then-surging campaign.
The DeSantis-aligned Never Back Down super PAC saw several leaders and strategists resign in the weeks after the fiery meeting.
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:00 pm to stout
I honestly don't see a problem with most of that.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:01 pm to Bunk Moreland
Sounds like useless drama for people who like drama.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:02 pm to Bunk Moreland
Taking 3 days to get a tweet out shouldn't happen. Twitter is fast moving and you have to react fast sometimes. What's the point of a social media team if you have to have them run everything by your wife first?
Is Casey a campaign strategist?
Is Casey a campaign strategist?
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:04 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Sounds like useless drama for people who like drama.
Sounds like what many of us have said and that is Ron ran a bad campaign
Campaign Ron was not the same as FL Gov Ron. He turned into just another stiff politician and lost any momentum he had. Confirming there were multiple bottlenecks just backs this up.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:05 pm to stout
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Last November, a near-brawl reportedly broke out
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:10 pm to stout
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Sounds like what many of us have said and that is Ron ran a bad campaign
No shite. He lost by a gazillion points. You're not breaking new ground here.
But, so what? I don't remember a single Ronbot explaining his support of RDS with, "he runs a f'n awesome campaign". The reason Ronbots supported DeSantis is because the dude gets conservative shite done as a chief executive.
I wonder why superfans obsess about campaigns and not so much the jobs winners do.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:12 pm to stout
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Another former aide recalled that it “would sometimes take two or three days to get a tweet approved for the people on the digital campaign because it had to go through these extremely arduous bureaucratic structures of approval.
This seems like the opposite of what happened.
The tweets seemed like shotgun, off the cuff, type that often bit him in the arse.
I would have assumed that he didn’t oversee it enough.
If his messaging was his own, then he earned his loss.
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:14 pm to David_DJS
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I wonder why superfans obsess about campaigns and not so much the jobs winners do.
You can't win a primary if you don't run a good campaign, David.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:15 pm to stout
It's time to leave Ron alone.
He rides with MAGA now. All is forgiven.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:24 pm to Paddyshack
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You can't win a primary if you don't run a good campaign, David.
When Dems started indicting Trump, they made him superman for his emotional base. We saw it in these threads. Trump superfans actually believed that if you didn't jump on the Trump train, it was proof of all sorts of stupid shite. Example - if you didn't pledge your allegiance to Trump, you supported Dem lawfare. Like I said, emotions ruled the day.
DeSantis did exceedingly well running for governor in the 3rd largest state in '22. On an evening when a red wave was expected and never showed up, he was the one huge red bright spot. So he can run an effective campaign. He just wasn't nearly up to the task of competing with Trump for Republican votes in the '24 primary.
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:24 pm to David_DJS
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I wonder why superfans obsess about campaigns and not so much the jobs winners do.
No you don't.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:25 pm to BuckyCheese
The first policy thread will be wild.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:25 pm to BuckyCheese
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No you don't.
You are correct.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:30 pm to stout
Casey was Tons downfall. She’s a Jackie O wanna be sorority slut that can never be satisfied. Nothing will
Ever be enough for her, she thinks she’s a princess.
Ever be enough for her, she thinks she’s a princess.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:32 pm to BamaScoop
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She’s a Jackie O wanna be sorority slut
MAGA!
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:49 pm to TrueTiger
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He rides with MAGA now. All is forgiven
He doesn’t based on the bots continuing to attack
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:56 pm to stout
Dictator
Still love me some Ron!
Still love me some Ron!
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