Ron DeSantis

The last several weeks have been rough on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, despite the fact that his chief rival for the Republican Party's presidential nomination has been charged with dozens of felonies.

Now the South Florida Sun-Sentinel brings word that a new poll from Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research/PolCom Lab shows that Trump is leading DeSantis in the Florida governor's own state by a whopping 20 points.

Republicans in the House of Representatives are concocting a new plan to take on Biden administration officials: Namely, cutting their salaries to $0.

Politico's Playbook reports that Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) has embraced the plan as a potential alternative to impeaching the administration officials, which he doesn't think is appropriate given a lack of evidence that they have committed crimes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has struggled to explain why he's still considered a viable candidate when his poll numbers are sinking despite a heavy campaign schedule. Headlines all include words like "stalling," "sagging," and "struggling to find its footing," MSNBC's Alex Witt explained at the top of the hour.

She played a clip of DeSantis appearing on Fox with Maria Bartiromo, who asked how he can still justify his campaign when he's such a failure. DeSantis blamed it on the media.

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who has supported former President Donald Trump, told Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) he was losing the Republican presidential primary "because of the corruption."

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, Bartiromo told DeSantis he was about 30 points behind Trump in recent polls.

According to former Republican National Committee official Douglas Heye, Donald Trump could quickly wrap up the 2024 GOP presidential, nomination if he wins scores a decisive victory at the Iowa caucus in just over six months.

Noting ttiming, Heye made the prediction to the CNN "State of the Union" panel that he can't see any chance that Trump could be derailed if we walks away with an early victory.

Addressing host Jake Tapper, he first explained that Ithe caucus usually "culls the field" down to fewer candidates.

Former United States Congressman David Jolly (R-Florida) on Saturday tore into Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis for championing the right-wing culture wars that her husband, Governor Ron DeSantis, has exploited while he seeks the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

"Casey DeSantis is a fairly compelling political figure in Florida and now nationally. For many, she's the brighter side to Florida's angry governor. For others, she's become America's Karen. And I think that's the ultimate disconnect here with a campaign that needs to embrace more constituencies to get to the White House," Jolly quipped to MSNBC's Saturday/Sunday Show host Jonathan Capehart.

In a deep dive into Donald Trump's tenuous relationship with Iowa's Republican Party leadership, the New York Times is reporting that the former president left Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) hanging by not only not showing up for her annual "Roast and Ride" charity event over a month ago — but he also cost her money.

Each year, the Iowa Republican hosts the fundraiser which attracts Republicans seeking a leg up with conservative voters in the key primary state.

Reviewing how the presidential nomination campaign of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has gone to date, a former GOP campaign consultant called out the Florida leader for his continuous whining about how he is being treated by the press.

Speaking with host Jonathan Capehart on "The Saturday Show," Lincoln Project senior adviser Tara Setmayer claimed the Florida governor's constant complaints about how he is portrayed are "embarrassing."

"Ron DeSantis is saying, one of the things he's blaming for his inability to close the polling gap with Donald Trump, is that it's the media's fault. We are covering his campaign so negatively. Is that the problem? Is it in the media or the candidate?" the MSNBC host prompted.

"The problem is the candidate," Setmayer immediately shot back. "I've never seen a bunch of whiners like this in my life."

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