Posted on 06/13/2023 7:44:40 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Some unknown political consultant told Ron DeSantis it would be a great optic to show up at a Rodeo in Oklahoma and announce his presence. The event atop the bleachers came replete with grand trumpets to announce his entry.
The cringe-factor was already off the charts when Top Gov grabbed the microphone and announced, “Hello Oklahoma, great to be wit ya. Greetings from the free state of Florida, we appreciate what you do here“… and things went rapidly downhill from there as the audience turned to see King Meatball, deliver his prose. [video below]
This latest exhibition takes place as the Daily Mail notes donors are increasingly apoplectic as the “awkward” and “gaffe prone” campaign strategy rolls out – seemingly under the control of Casey Desantis.
[Via Daily Mail] – Ron DeSantis’s campaign wants him to meet and take more questions from ordinary voters to overcome fears about his temperament, DailyMail.com has learned.
The 44-year-old has so far shied away from Q&A sessions on the road, despite being a standard feature of U.S. politics. The Florida Governor, who is currently in a distant second place behind Donald Trump in opinion polls, has also evaded media scrutiny at his public events.
He recently exploded at one reporter in New Hampshire who door-stepped him and asked why he failed to take unscripted questions from the audience, raising doubts about his temperament.
And during a campaign event in Iowa last month, footage of DeSantis laughing manically about the cost of running a vintage Porsche triggered online jokes.
Now, three DeSantis staffers have said they have concerns about the Navy veteran’s presentational style after being overshadowed by his wife Casey at rallies.
They are now figuring out ways to overcome his rigid appearance as he makes trips to more diners and meets with smaller groups of voters in his bid to nail down the Republican nomination.
‘He just needs to chill out a bit and be less stiff,’ one source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said. ‘He always looks awkward and needs to get out and meet more people.’
Another senior member of Team DeSantis fumed: ‘If his wife is a former TV reporter and she can’t teach him, who can?’
A third source said that they even had to coach the Florida governor on ‘when to smile’ when trying to interact with ordinary Americans. (read more)
Keep in mind, ABC News reported last month that Ron DeSantis will skip the exploratory committee phase and go straight into full campaign mode. However, the best part of the information provided from within the DeSantis operation is this, “The team has been paying close attention to how to help manage the governor’s facial reactions in the upcoming debate.” Too funny.
Nothing screams authenticity quite like taking political lessons in controlling your facial expressions. However, given the outcomes, as represented in the Iowa appearances, the face control classes didn’t work out too well. Casey must be big mad.
The problem DeSantis has is a matter of authenticity. In the big picture, authenticity is an outcome of believing in your message. President Trump is exceptionally authentic because his America First message is his. President Trump believes his message. Juxtapose this with the brutally inauthentic Ron DeSantis, and you’ll find the outcome of a candidate who is selling the message created by others.
The Florida governor is a manufactured outcome of consultants, advisors and brand image managers who create the message that DeSantis has to sell. The result is something very weird, inauthentic and cringe. WATCH the Twitter Video:
🐊Rob #DeSantis interrupted a rodeo🤣 pic.twitter.com/v9ZBpifOZY
— miguelifornia (@miguelifornia) June 11, 2023
I have no sympathy for them. They are doing it to themselves; but I told you this would happen.
Authenticity is key. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made.
I have to admit, for a second I thought it was the Babylon Bee!
Not the Bee...:)
A Castro shirt in Oklahoma?
Jeb 2.0
Man, that was bad and embarrassing. That music and those people looked like WTF? Probably never heard of him. LOL
DeSadness is Jeb without the guac bowls. 😏
I like Ron but this is not a smart move.
so what if DeSantis is “stiff” and unlovable in public events? We should vote for a politician based on policy and track record, not their “movie star” quality. Voting for politician based on “likability” is immature and foolish. But then again, so is the American voter.
It’s ok to be scared of DeSantis.
But comparing him to Jeb just makes you look foolish.
If DeSantis gets the nomination, great. If he doesn’t, great. We Floridians could do much, much worse.
“ so what if DeSantis is “stiff” and unlovable in public events? We should vote for a politician based on policy and track record, not their “movie star” quality.”
Unfortunately that’s where we are at.
Superficial overrules competence .
The DeSantis “track record” in Congress wasn’t all that spectacular. Yeah, he was in freedom caucus. Yawn
Only RDSers are smart and brilliant. Sounds like GOPe to me. They know a dud with connections when they see one.
I like DeSantis, but this move is killing his future chances. He is getting bad advice. You think he looked good or stiff?
“so what if DeSantis is “stiff” and unlovable in public events? We should vote for a politician based on policy and track record, not their “movie star” quality. Voting for politician based on “likability” is immature and foolish. But then again, so is the American voter.”
This is a hit job. He is not nearly as bad as characterized. If one wants a personality contest instead of winning policy, vote for Katy Perry.
They worked to identify the best candidate for 2016 based on extensive polling and focus groups that were done over a period of many months. What made this process so interesting was that they didn't do polls and focus groups based on actual candidates. They simple had the participants read items and ideas from speeches and public statements that were given by these various political figures.
Based on the polling and focus groups, they found that Jeb Bush was far and away the best candidate against any and all hypothetical opponents in any election: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Bernie Sanders, and even Barack Obama.
The problem was that once Jeb Bush emerged from the text on paper and became an actual person on the campaign trail, the guy turned into the biggest loser in the 2016 campaign field. People loved what they read from Jeb Bush, but to most voters he had as much appeal as a grapefruit.
He’s not the best campaigner, and it’s good he’s getting experience.
I wish we could elect Trump, but just don’t see it happening.
Worse thing about him in congress....he supported the Tans Pacific Partnership....booooo
I’ll admit, he seems really awful at this.
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