Ron DeSantis Campaign Leaked: Strategy Documents Revealed for High-Stakes Republican Presidential Debate

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor and potential Republican presidential candidate, has received blunt advice and strategy guidance from a super PAC associated with his campaign ahead of a high-stakes debate. The guidance includes attacking Joe Biden and the media multiple times during the debate, defending Donald Trump from any attacks by Chris Christie, and attacking political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy. The documents were posted on the website of Axiom Strategies, owned by the super PAC, Never Back Down. Super PACs are prohibited from strategizing privately with political campaigns, so they often post documents online in obscure locations. However, it is unusual for a super PAC to post such documents on its own website, especially with such explicit detail and strategy guidance. The documents suggest that the super PAC is attempting to dictate how DeSantis should conduct himself during the debate. The New York Times reached out to DeSantis’s super PAC for comment, and they removed a key memo summarizing the debate strategy from their website. The strategy memo does not mention specific policies, as it aims to focus on gaining attention rather than discussing solutions.