DeSantis strategists almost start fistfight during meeting

A meeting where top strategists for Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron De Santis He was supposed to discuss strategy against his rival. nikki haley almost fell into a tumult, according to a report from NBC News.

Sources who spoke to NBC revealed that the near-fight, which took place last Tuesday, reflected growing tensions within the board of directors of Desantis’ main PAC, Never Back Down. According to a source who was in the room, Never Back Down consultant Jeff Roe almost came to blows with Desantis adviser and PAC board member Scott Wagner.

“You’ve got a stick up your ass,” Roe allegedly told Wagner, who responded by demanding that Roe “come here and get it back.” Wagner was reportedly restrained by his fellow board members before the two could confront each other. Three DeSantis allies not affiliated with Never Back Down are released a new PAC after the disastrous strategy session.

DeSantis’ campaign, once the great Republican hope to challenge former President Donald Trump’s 2024 bid, has could not perform to expectations. Sources told NBC News that the Florida governor, his wife and other senior members of the campaign had been frustrated by what they saw as a lack of effectiveness on the part of Never Back Down’s leadership, which had opened the door for Haley to will gain significant ground. in the period leading up to the primaries.

The new PAC, called Fight Right, is reportedly seeking to address DeSantis’ Haley issue in a way that Never Back Down seemed unable to. The PAC already advertisements launched in Iowa comparing Haley to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The ads imply that “Corrupt Hillary” is a “role model” for the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador.

The reality is that a new PAC can do little to stem the waning tide of support for DeSantis. The governor of Florida has delivered mediocre debate performances, whose highlights have been memes that poke fun at how deeply uncomfortable he looks in his own skin. Trump himself singled out DeSantis as the designated punching bag for his own campaign and, as he previously reported Rolling Stone, made his campaign prepare strategies to humiliate DeSantis in every way you could imagine.

With less than two months until the Iowa caucuses, the next few weeks are decisive for the candidates. In DeSantis’ case, falling polls and infighting among his top strategists may have left things beyond repair.