Gov. Ron DeSantis is already shaking up his campaign staff. The moves come as DeSantis is just not making up any ground in the GOP Presidential Nomination race against President Trump. In fact, DeSantis continues to fall farther behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s hard to know whether this move will help DeSantis. He may need to face up to the reality that his staff is not the problem – he is the problem. DeSantis must make Republican voters believe he is a fighter – not just a policy insider. Shaking up your staff could help around the edges, but only the candidate can reach the hearts of the voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nRon DeSantis\u2019 presidential campaign has fired roughly a dozen staffers \u2014<\/strong> and more dismissals are expected in the coming weeks as he shakes up his big-money political operations after less than two months on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A source familiar with the firings described those who were let go as mid-level staffers across several departments whose departures were related to cutting costs. The exits come after the departures of David Abrams and Tucker Obenshain, veterans of DeSantis\u2019 political orbit, which were first reported by Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources involved with the DeSantis campaign say there is an internal assessment among some that it hired too many staffers too early and that despite having brought in $20 million during its first six weeks, it was becoming clear that costs needed to be brought down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some in DeSantis\u2019 political orbit lay the early blame at the feet of campaign manager Generra Peck, who also led DeSantis\u2019 2022 midterm re-election bid and is in the hot seat right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe should be,\u201d a DeSantis donor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Republican source familiar with the campaign\u2019s thought process said: \u201cThey never should have brought so many people on. The burn rate was way too high. People warned the campaign manager, but she wanted to hear none of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n