Posted on 01/17/2024 10:35:38 AM PST by conservative98
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving a majority of his campaign staff to South Carolina, and will head back Wednesday night to his home state after attending two events in New Hampshire, according to a senior campaign official.
On Friday, he will attend a ceremony for Florida Supreme Court Justice Meredith Sasso, who DeSantis appointed in May. He will then attend campaign events in South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday, CBS News has learned exclusively.
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The move to prioritize South Carolina — and essentially forgo a heavy week of campaigning in the Granite State in the week before the primary — comes after two planned debates DeSantis accepted to attend in New Hampshire (CNN and ABC/WMUR) were canceled.
The goal from DeSantis' campaign is to put pressure on former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to win her home state, implying she would leave the race if she does not, as DeSantis' campaign has a longer term goal of getting the GOP contest to a "two person" race between DeSantis and Trump.
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Worked for Biden. Won’t work for De Santis. De Santis ruined his political career when he allowed his head to be filled with visions of grandeur when he took the toxic advice of Karl Rove and the Trump hating Bush family.
New Hampshire is an OPEN Primary. 40% of the people voting in the GOP Primary will not be Republicans. Expect Democrats to vote for Haley.
Democrats are keeping Haley in the race.
Every time this goob “prioritizes”, he loses.
Go home Ron.
📊 2024 South Carolina GOP Primary
• Trump — 54% (+29)
• Haley — 25%
• DeSantis — 7%
• Christie — 5%
• Ramaswamy — 3%
• Emerson (A-) | 01/02-03 | n=584https://t.co/88P7JehB7f pic.twitter.com/v7vfptPXuu— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) January 5, 2024
This isn't a race.
So, DeSantis is running a basement campaign in New Hampshire.
Get out da Bushes, so Jessie Racebaiting Jackson says
Haley will be out when Trump wins in her state and DeSantis beats her in her state. And effectively BOTH will be toast then, Ron just wants to settle the score.
His poll numbers are so bad in South Carolina there is no chance he beats Haley. He will just embarrass himself more. If wants to keep on destroying his career, be my guest
He could debate himself.
Other candidates are leaving NH wide open for Trump so that heading into SC he will have a definite delegate lead. I’m not so sure that is a smart thing to do even if the delegate numbers are relatively small.
I hope Haley finishes last in SC!
Disantis is nothing but a back stabber. I will not vote for this sh*t stain here in SC.
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