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DeSantis cuts one-third of campaign staff |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has cut a significant portion of his campaign staff, the latest sign that the 2024 presidential candidate is making moves to reset. |
The campaign has cut a total of 38 staffers over the last several weeks, The Hill's Julia Manchester reports. That number includes 10 event planning staffers whose firings had been previously announced. Politico first reported the news of the campaign shake-up. What they're saying: "Following a top-to-bottom review of our organization, we have taken additional, aggressive steps to streamline operations and put Ron DeSantis in the strongest position to win this primary and defeat Joe Biden. Governor DeSantis is going to lead the Great American Comeback and we're ready to hit the ground running as we head into an important month of the campaign," said Generra Peck, DeSantis's campaign manager.
The development comes at a pivotal moment in the governor's campaign just a month out from the first GOP debate and as polling has shown him struggling to close the gap with former President Trump. |
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign Report, we're Caroline Vakil, Julia Manchester and Jared Gans. Each week we track the key stories you need to know to stay ahead of the 2024 election and who will set the agenda in Washington. |
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Vice President Harris will head to Iowa on Friday to highlight the effects of the state’s recently signed abortion ban, setting up a split-screen as top GOP presidential candidates are set to speak in Iowa the same night. Harris will travel to Des Moines to host a conversation with health care providers, patients, local leaders and reproductive rights advocates on efforts to protect abortion access across the country, … |
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) argued against a second term for former President Trump on Tuesday, saying his rival for the Republican nomination has "proven he didn't know how to get things done" as president. "The Trump agenda is not worth anything to Republicans if Trump's the one trying to execute it because he's proven he didn't know how to get things done," Christie said on CNN. "He didn't know how to … |
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| Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- 81 days until Louisiana's gubernatorial primary
- 105 days until Kentucky's and Mississippi's gubernatorial generals
- 468 days until the 2024 general election
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Will the indictments boost Trump next year? |
Former President Trump could be facing his third indictment after he said earlier this month that the Justice Department had notified him that he was a target in their Jan. 6 probe. Some Republicans see the mounting legal problems as only aiding Trump. As our Alex Bolton reports this morning, some Republican senators are convinced that Trump's legal controversies will serve to help the former president, not hinder him, as Trump vies for a third GOP presidential nomination. So far, Trump has been indicted in a probe overseen by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over an alleged hush money scheme, in addition to a separate Justice Department probe looking into his handling of classified documents that were found at Mar-a-Lago.
The former president is now facing a possible second federal indictment in an investigation being conducted by the Justice Department revolving around the events of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Trump could also face charges around a separate probe overseen by Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis around efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. "The things that one would have thought were disqualifying can be enhancing, can be improving your standing," one GOP senator, who also requested anonymity to speak candidly, told Alex. Trump has used his compounding legal controversies as a fundraising opportunity. At the same time, polls have shown the difficulty other 2024 contenders have experienced in trying to close the gap between Trump and the rest of the field. The indictments also come at a particularly bad time for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose campaign has gone through several rounds of staff layoffs and whom Republican strategists have said have made some early missteps in his campaign. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’s campaign said the Florida governor and some members of his team were involved in a car accident while en route to a campaign event on Tuesday. DeSantis and his team were uninjured, according to his campaign. The event occurred while DeSantis and his team were on their way to a fundraiser in Chattanooga, Tenn., with several other stops planned for Franklin and … |
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s (R) campaign announced on Tuesday that the governor has qualified for the first GOP presidential debate next month in Milwaukee. Candidates must meet several donor and polling thresholds established by the Republican National Committee (RNC) in order to qualify for the Aug. 23 debate. Contenders must have at least 40,000 unique donors, including a minimum of 200 donors from 20 or more states … |
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Local and state headlines regarding campaigns and elections: |
- "In battle for South Carolina 2024 cash, it's Scott, Haley — and then everyone else" (The Post and Courier)
- "Unions to sign no-strike deal for 2024 Democratic Convention in Chicago" (The Chicago Sun-Times)
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Election news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- "Dems see a surprising new path to retaking the House — through the Deep South" (Politico)
- "'Mama bears' may be the 2024 race's soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism" (The Associated Press)
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First-term Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) is leading a resolution to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her controversial comments and actions, with the most recent being the Georgia Republican displaying censored sexual images of the president's son Hunter Biden in a hearing last week. The resolution introduced Tuesday is … Read more |
| Republican senators who don't want to see former President Trump as their party’s nominee are feeling increasingly anxious that special counsel Jack Smith is actually helping Trump’s presidential campaign through his dogged pursuit of the former president. They fear that another round of federal charges against Trump … Read more |
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