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Ron DeSantis’ Campaign Issues Continue.

He doesn’t stand a chance.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readOct 5, 2023
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Ah, Ron DeSantis.

DeSantis and what seems like the campaign of nothing but perennial disappointment continue to deal with their problems. Considering the fact that he has the charisma of a foot stool and a message that he cannot get to translate outside the state of Florida, I can’t say I’m surprised to see him struggle. Of course recent reports seem to indicate it’s only getting worse.

Hannah Knowles with The Washington Post writes:

“Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign is moving roughly a third of its staff to Iowa, banking further on an intense focus on the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state as he struggles to weaken Donald Trump’s dominance.

Staffers were notified Wednesday morning that they would need to move, the same day the campaign also announced it had raised $15 million across three fundraising committees. The campaign celebrated that number as a sign of recovery after a turbulent period of layoffs and cutbacks, though two-thirds of its cash on hand are not available for use in the primary — signaling the Florida governor has a large share of maxed-out donors…”

Yeah, it’s not looking good.

Part of me wonders if it would be better for him to drop out now, take the…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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