Chair of DeSantis super PAC quits in latest blow to presidential campaign

[libertybele]

I'd say if DeSantis doesn't win IA, it's over for him.

Chair of DeSantis super PAC quits in latest blow to presidential campaign

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The chairman of the main political action committee supporting the presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis has stepped down, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, in another blow to the Florida governor ahead of the first Republican nominating contests.

The resignation of Adam Laxalt from the Never Back Down super PAC, first reported by The New York Times, comes just more than a week after the exit of the super PAC's chief executive, Chris Jankowski, and as DeSantis struggles to hold onto his No. 2 standing in the Republican contest.

Laxalt's resignation is significant because Never Back Down has been playing an unusually prominent role in DeSantis' campaign. Super PACs can receive donations of unlimited size, but cannot coordinate directly with campaigns.

The campaign has been progressively losing confidence in the super PAC over the last few months, according to several people familiar with the matter, due to what campaign officials see as strategic errors.

Laxalt did not respond to a request for comment.

Andrew Romeo, DeSantis' communications director, complemented Never Back Down in a statement.

"The collective firepower of Team DeSantis remains unmatched," he said. "Never Back Down boasts an impressive field operation and ground game."................

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chair-desantis-super-pac-quits-latest-blow-presidential-campaign-2023-12-01/

[Right_in_Virginia]

DeSantis PAC CEO out in latest shakeup
The Hill, Dec 2, 2023

Never Back Down – the super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis – has parted ways with its interim chief executive officer after she served nine days on the job.

Kristin Davison replaced former CEO Chris Jankowski on Nov. 22. Jankowski said in a statement through a group spokesperson that “it has become untenable for me to deliver on the shared goal and that goes well beyond a difference of strategic opinion.”

Davison’s departure is the latest in the super PAC’s shakeups.

Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R) also recently stepped down, leaving his position as the group’s chair on Friday. He said he spent “nearly 26 straight months of being in a full-scale campaign” and needed to return his attention to his family and law practice.


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4339588-desantis-pac-ceo-out-in-latest-shakeup/