2023-08-09 21:15:46
Trump challenger Ron DeSantis
Even employees of the campaign team, who wish to remain anonymous, criticized the DeSantis campaign for being disoriented and without a clear vision.
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Washington US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is relaunching his election campaign given his rival Donald Trump’s large lead in polls for the Republican primary. Florida Gov. fired his campaign manager Generra Peck on Tuesday and replaced him with close adviser James Uthmeier. However, Peck remains with the team as chief strategist. DeSantis had already fired almost 40 members of his team in July.
DeSantis is second in the race for the opposition Republican presidential nominee. His popularity ratings in polls have been plummeting for months. In the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, his nationwide support stood at just 13 percent, far behind ex-President Trump’s 47 percent.
Even members of the campaign team, who wish to remain anonymous, have criticized the campaign for being disoriented and without a clear vision. A prominent contributor to the Republican cause, Dan Eberhart, called the restructuring of the campaign team half-hearted. Peck and Uthmeier would merely switch from one position on the campaign team to another. “Governor DeSantis needs to change the dynamic,” Eberhart urged.
DeSantis faces a pivotal moment in his campaign on August 23 in Milwaukee at the first public meeting of the Republican presidential nominees. However, Trump will not offer him a target for attack in the television debate because the ex-president does not want to take part in this Republican meeting. This increases the risk that DeSantis could attract criticism from other applicants.
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