REPORT: DeSantis Campaign Shows Signs Of Collapse

Semafor reports:

The growing sense of crisis around Ron DeSantis’s campaign intensified over the weekend with reports that his campaign side is burning through cash, running out of big donors, and laying off staff. And, in another interesting twist, DeSantis — who in March derided corporate media as “very, very untrustworthy” and urged conservatives not to “play into it” — is sitting down with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday.

The shifting campaign strategy coincides with stagnating poll numbers, some campaign missteps, and a growing lead by Donald Trump. The bad DeSantis news doesn’t mean he’s dead. But he’s entered a familiar cycle that often ends in collapse: A candidate is hyped up as a top contender, struggles in the polls, and then scrambles to reset a flagging campaign as donors and voters alike parse every move for signs of weakness — or strength.

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The growing sense of crisis around Ron DeSantis’s campaign intensified over the weekend.

A sudden shakeup in campaign staff and media strategy after a slow start could portend bigger changes to come, @ShelbyTalcott reports.https://t.co/xn2J0H7SyK

— Semafor (@semafor) July 17, 2023