Analysis: On a weekend when the political world was focused on Iowa, there were reminders of why the Florida governor, though distinctly trailing, remains Trump’s principal GOP rival
All of that is accurate but doesn’t fully describe the balance sheet of candidate DeSantis. On a weekend when the political world was focused on Iowa, on a day when DeSantis competed for attention with former president Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fair, there were reminders of why the Florida governor, though distinctly trailing, remains Trump’s principal rival for the nomination.
The staff shake-up continued a weeks-long reset — and weeks of bad press — for an operation that was spending money at a prodigious clip and that had been forced to lay off a third of its seemingly bloated staff. Because campaigns reflect the candidate, DeSantis, who repeatedly claims to be an effective manager and someone who could get on top of big problems as president, the fallout rightly landed on his shoulders.
On Friday, DeSantis got the endorsement from conservative radio talk show host Steve Deace, an influential figure on the right of the Republican Party. If DeSantis can consolidate a significant share of thein Iowa — some strategists believe things are moving in that direction, if slowly — his hopes for a strong showing at the first event on the calendar will be improved.
His message is continuing to evolve, as he balances talk about his Florida record and a heavy dose of rhetoric criticizing what he and his allies derisively call the “woke” left, with more biographical material and description of the agenda he would pursue as president. Much of it represents a dark and often us-versus-them description of the country, a potential problem in a general-election campaign.
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