Team DeSantis has essentially camped out in Iowa for the past several weeks, pulling all their resources from other states as the polling for their candidate has consistently gotten worse.Posted on 09/10/2023 2:48:24 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
With the latest poll in Iowa showing President Trump with a commanding 51/14 lead over Ron DeSantis, the people in control of the DeSantis operation are now lowering the bar to say a second-place finish is good enough to continue.
Team DeSantis has essentially camped out in Iowa for the past several weeks, pulling all their resources from other states as the polling for their candidate has consistently gotten worse.
The goal of reboot 4.0 was to focus heavily on Iowa and to a lesser extent New Hampshire. However, after weeks of campaigning in Iowa, the polling has only gone backward. DeSantis has lost half the support he originally carried as the Florida Governor tours the state.
(Politico) – […] “We believe it’s already a two-person race,” a top DeSantis campaign official granted anonymity to discuss strategy told POLITICO. “But the reality is, on the ballot there are other choices, and our goal is to get this down to a two-person race on the ballot, especially as we head into South Carolina and beyond into March.”
Speaking ahead of DeSantis’ weekend trip to Iowa, the official said “a strong second-place showing gives us an opportunity to go in[to] New Hampshire and show success.”
Expectations-setting is a tried and true element of every campaign, and DeSantis’ team remains bullish about his ability to make up ground. But coming four months before the first votes are cast in Iowa, the sentiments from the DeSantis campaign official reflect the yawning gap that’s emerged between the Florida governor and former President Donald Trump in both national and Iowa polls.
DeSantis’ operation has looked to Iowa as a springboard. Shortly before the first primary debate, the head of his allied super PAC, Never Back Down, privately told donors that they anticipated a win in the state. (read more)
With the increased desperation and the retreat of big donors, the DeSantis operation really needs the Bush network to step up big for the Fox Business Debate scheduled this month at the Reagan Library in California. Dana Perino has moved into position.
The Bushes, Prescotts, multinationals and professional Republicans funded by Sea Island billionaires will now start to overemphasize the “chaos Trump” narrative, in order to wear down the psyche of the base Republican voters. They really need mental fatigue to erode the Trump support, and you can see the efforts taking place in the alignment of narratives shared by the Democrats and the Republicans.
The big problem the GOPe face is that now the larger voting base have caught on to the “illusion of choice” playbook. Ordinary voters can see how the schemes are being constructed, and the support for Donald Trump continues to grow. This was evidenced in the Iowa -vs- Iowa State football game earlier today.
Crowds in the Iowa football sphere were heavily enthusiastic about President Trump, and Ron DeSantis at the same event seemed even smaller than usual. Whoever keeps coming up with these efforts to compare and contrast is really not helping DeSantis at all. The Florida Governor looks small and silly despite being supported and carried around by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
President Trump in Iowa firing footballs.
Iowa State#MandateFreedom pic.twitter.com/eKYudCUnTb— FFT1776™ Fight for Truth & Justice (@FFT1776) September 9, 2023
Make no mistake about it, the regime is terrified seeing this
They’re branding this man as an insurrectionist & domestic terrorist and this is what he’s greeted with in a state that voted Democrat for decades
They’re out of options. MAGA is inevitable. pic.twitter.com/FMCSEhDsAK
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 9, 2023
Huge crowd at the Alpha Gamma Ro Fraternity House for President @realDonaldTrump! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/gLeyZ1WpTd
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) September 9, 2023
Wow. Rough day for @RonDeSantis who is having a tailgate at the Iowa versus Iowa State football game today. Tons of people have already arrived in their Trump jerseys and Trump hats!
Doesn’t look like a Ron DeSantis has any support at the football game today where both he and… https://t.co/rxy7OPcEvp pic.twitter.com/iHwKVZ7mgB
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 9, 2023
Speaking of astroturfing:
In his Trump Organization office, Mr. Cohen surprised the man, John Gauger, by giving him both a blue Walmart bag containing between $12,000 and $13,000 in cash and, randomly, a boxing glove that Mr. Cohen said had been worn by a Brazilian mixed-martial arts fighter, Mr. Gauger said.]
LOL, what else would you expect a loser to say? My God! This guy can’t win a single state in the country. Hell he’s losing in his own home state by like 40 points. Not a chance he will even be able to come in second place. crispy cream is more popular then desanctomonious, how much worse could he possibly do?
LOL.
They’re now making Memes of that legendary picture...
DeSantis’s wife should have known that there would be MAGA at a football game - but I guess nobody is perfect.
At least DeSantis is doing better than Mike Pence.
I don’t hear much about Pence, one way or another.
He took the gig because “they promised” they were going to stop Pres. Trump from running. In that case runner up sounds good.
“a second-place finish is good enough to continue”
DeSantis must know something or have a feel for coming events.
The Journal story identifies two polls, one from CNBC in January 2014 that ranked the “top business leaders” in America. That poll was done before Donald Trump entered the presidential race in 2014. According to the poll, Trump was not in the top 100.
In 2015, a Drudge Report poll was also allegedly rigged by Gauger. Although that poll only gave Trump 5 percent of the vote among other prospective Republican presidential nominees.
PS Michael Cohn liar in chief is the author of this story
““a second-place finish is good enough to continue””
a DISTANT second place after putting nearly all of ones resources in achieving such a small result does NOT bode well in going forward into the rest of the states with little or no resources ... my guess is that is there’s going to be LOTS of “re-evaluation” going on by big campaign donors if Trump blows away the rest of the primary field ion Iowa ...
> He took the gig because “they promised” they were going to stop Pres. Trump from running. <
Bingo. DeSantis and the rest of the field are like ghouls in the shadows, hoping the #1 guy has an “accident” of some sort.
I understand this thinking. He’s assuming that if Trump gets convicted of something and drops out, that makes him the candidate by default.
Yes, there’s a HUGE hole in his thinking.
[The Journal story identifies two polls, one from CNBC in January 2014 that ranked the “top business leaders” in America. That poll was done before Donald Trump entered the presidential race in 2014. According to the poll, Trump was not in the top 100.
In 2015, a Drudge Report poll was also allegedly rigged by Gauger. Although that poll only gave Trump 5 percent of the vote among other prospective Republican presidential nominees.
PS Michael Cohn liar in chief is the author of this story]
Trump is too old. I want a president that I can depend on, not a president with Depends on. No wonder you obsess about RDS day in and day out. He is young and gets results without all of the needless blathering.
Have a pleasant evening. The venom you drip is wasted on me.
Would have loved to hear Trump’s LOL when they showed him that pic!
The outcome in Iowa has little bearing or influence, if any, on what other states will do. Basically that sentence means nothing whatsoever.
So why are you guys here pimping for DeSantis since Trump has no chance anyway?
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