In response to Ron DeSantis filing for South Carolina’s Republican primary ballot, the South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain released the following statement:
“After just a few months on the campaign trail, Ron DeSantis’ campaign is already imploding, not just because of his lack of charisma, but because he’s a deeply unelectable candidate with a failed economic record and extreme policy agenda. Because of his failed leadership, Florida faces some of the highest costs in the nation, is one of the lowest ranking states in health care affordability, and has twice the rate of inflation than the U.S. average – and residents’ fundamental freedoms are under attack. He may be the first to put his name on the ballot in the Palmetto State, but at the rate his campaign is going, South Carolinians will be saying ‘DeSantis, who?’ come February 2024.”
Here’s what they’re reading about DeSantis’ flailing campaign as he files today:
- 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
