The DeSaster Continues: A Roundup of Ron DeSantis’ Terrible Weekend
July 17, 2023
Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch was a horrific failure, and it’s been floundering ever since.
This weekend’s headlines serve as a pretty good indicator that this won’t change anytime soon.
ABC News: DeSantis campaign cuts roughly a dozen campaign staffers, with more shakeups expected: Sources
ABC News: DeSantis weighs media strategy shift as donors fret about early campaign struggles: Sources
Associated Press: DeSantis presidential campaign is cutting staff as new financial pressure emerges
Bloomberg: Ron DeSantis Resets 2024 Bid With Six Months Until Voting Starts
CBS News: Ron DeSantis campaign fires staffers after fundraising shows high spending rate
CNN: DeSantis fundraising slowed after initial campaign launch, filing shows
The Hill: DeSantis team a little lighter after campaign sheds staff
HuffPost: Ron DeSantis Cuts Staff, Shifts Media Strategy Amid Struggling Campaign
NBC News: Ron DeSantis’ campaign finances have some flashing warning signs
NBC News: Ron DeSantis fires roughly a dozen staffers in campaign shake-up
New York Times: DeSantis Sheds Staff Amid Heavy Spending
Politico: DeSantis campaign sheds staff amid cash crunch
Politico: DeSantis’ fundraising report shows signs of strength and real spots of trouble
Politico: Playbook: DeSantis in disarray?
Semafor: Ron DeSantis runs for president, take two
Washington Post: ‘A long slog’: Inside DeSantis’s early struggles and effort to rebound