Morale has gone from bad to worse within Ron DeSantis’ presidential primary operation. Facing mounting pressure to drop out of the race, DeSantis will be off the campaign trail until Dec. 28. The Times also found DeSantis’ campaign is on track to spend more on private jet travel than TV ads by the time the caucus rolls around on Jan. 15. “Different day, same media hit job based on unnamed sources with agendas,” DeSantis campaign spokesperson Andrew Romeo told The Times. DeSantis is not.”If the Florida governor’s appeal was supposed to be Trump without the baggage, that’s not what voters saw.

Source: New York Times December 25, 2023 10:17 UTC