During a CNN panel discussion on "State of the Union" the topic of Gov. Ron DeSantis' faltering bid to become the GOP's 2024 presidential campaign came up and GOP strategist Brad Todd dropped the hammer on the Florida lawmakers for allowing the chaos among his own staffers overshadow his campaign.
Speaking with host Dana Bash, Todd raged at the candidate and his staff by pointing out his collapse in the polls as his staffers battled with a super PAC designed to get him into the White House.
According to a clearly disgusted Todd, DeSantis and his closest aides have run a terrible campaign.
"His campaign is — well, his numbers are falling," host Bash prompted. "But the Super PAC that his campaign has relied really heavily on to do a lot of the leg work and a lot of the tough work, it's in turmoil: another leader in the Super PAC has left."
"This is a classic case of ... a good example of his campaign in general," Todd complained. "They have a big news day for the Iowa caucus, complete every county thing, and then the staff becomes the story."
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"This it is a rule in professional campaigning: never become the story when you're the staff," he lectured. "But in Ron DeSantis' world, from the very beginning of his campaign for governor for the first time, the staff always ends up being a story."
Elaborating, he added, "Because when things don't go well, Ron DeSantis blames his staff and his staff is always infighting. This is his campaign in a microcosm. He was ahead by 11 points last February, he's behind by a cab ride right now. It has been a terribly run campaign. They still have time to get it together, but execution wise, there's been very little done right."
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