{"id":576021,"date":"2023-05-25T22:57:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/desantis-scrambles-to-right-the-ship-after-rocky-2024-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T22:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:57:34","slug":"desantis-scrambles-to-right-the-ship-after-rocky-2024-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-scrambles-to-right-the-ship-after-rocky-2024-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"#DeSantis scrambles to right the ship after rocky 2024 launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/news-illustration_desantisron_052523mm-getty-istock_scramble.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his team are looking to recover after a rocky campaign debut on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> that was marred by technical glitches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The live announcement on Twitter was intended to serve as a bold, albeit unusual, presidential rollout for DeSantis that showcased his ability to sidestep mainstream media and go directly to his supporters. But it was ultimately riddled with panicked whispers about technical problems and frequent audio cutouts.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Now, as he sets off on his nascent campaign, DeSantis is tasked with overcoming criticism that he\u2019s not ready for prime time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see it now: \u2018not ready to launch a campaign, not ready to run the country\u2019 will be the tagline,\u201d said Ford O\u2019Connell, a Republican strategist, predicting a spate of anti-DeSantis ads from his rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter rollout was broadly mocked across the political spectrum. Former President Trump\u2019s campaign quickly blasted out an email dubbing it a \u201cfailure to launch,\u201d while President Biden needled the Florida governor in a post on the very site that DeSantis used to announce his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis link works,\u201d Biden tweeted, directing users to a donation page for his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The technical glitches weren\u2019t the only aspect of the campaign launch that drew criticism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s decision to announce alongside Twitter\u2019s controversial owner Elon Musk made the livestream <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear at times to be more of a panel discussion than a campaign rollout that allowed DeSantis to bask in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>And the discussion carried on for roughly an hour after DeSantis made his plans clear, delving into the weeds of public policy, including a segment on cryptocurrency. One Republican strategist called the conversation \u201cboring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, we always talk about wanting candidates to say where they stand; have a conversation about policy and what they\u2019re going to do,\u201d the strategist said. \u201cBut when you do that, it\u2019s got to be about the stuff that people care about. Talk about inflation or the border or crime. Somehow that conversation got on the topic of Dogecoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Twitter debacle, DeSantis\u2019s campaign announcement was met with fanfare. He dominated headlines when he filed formal paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Wednesday afternoon, and a campaign launch video released in the evening was widely viewed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>His campaign said Thursday that the Twitter event and launch video received more than 30 million views combined within just 15 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the glitch-marred livestream served as a bruise on his campaign launch. Early polling shows him running an average of 30 percentage points behind Trump nationally, and some Republicans said that the rocky debut damaged his argument that he\u2019s effectively a less drama-prone version of the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s the argument that he\u2019s Trump with competence, but even Trump is making fun of this,\u201d said Doug Heye, a Republican strategist.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Still, most Republicans, including Heye, said that the technical snafus of DeSantis\u2019s announcement aren\u2019t fatal for the governor\u2019s campaign. DeSantis\u2019s team still said that it raised $1 million in the first hour following the rollout, and he\u2019s set to hit the ground running next week when he begins a tour through critical early voting states, like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis won\u2019t matter in two weeks,\u201d Erick Erickson, the conservative radio host, wrote in an email sent out Wednesday night. \u201cBut it\u2019ll be a major political story for the next few days as DeSantis foes make \u2018failure to launch\u2019 jokes and Musk haters ridicule what Twitter has become.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was bold. It turned out to be a mistake. It is recoverable. But it is a reminder that some things should be under full control of the candidate, particularly the launch day.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>DeSantis and his team, meanwhile, are brushing off the criticism over the rollout. At a gathering  Wednesday evening in Miami, DeSantis donors paid little attention to the technical issues as they set off to raise money for his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already raised a ton of money. He\u2019s going to be in Iowa, New Hampshire next week,\u201d one DeSantis donor who attended a fundraising event for the governor Wednesday in Miami said. \u201cNobody is going to remember this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s campaign declined to comment for this story, though the governor himself sought to spin the glitches as a sign of enthusiasm for his campaign launch, arguing that the social media platform simply couldn\u2019t handle the sheer\u00a0number of people logging on to watch his announcement.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHi, this is Governor Ron DeSantis. I\u2019m running for president of the United States to lead our great American comeback. We announced that on Twitter Spaces earlier tonight and it broke the internet because so many people were excited about being on the Twitter space,\u201d DeSantis said in a video released Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear just how long the debacle will linger over the campaign. Heye noted that it\u2019s not uncommon for campaigns to make mistakes, adding that DeSantis\u2019s announcement isn\u2019t likely to be the factor that costs him the 2024 GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor DeSantis, yeah, this was embarrassing last night,\u201d Heye said. \u201cBut on Thursday morning, you dust yourself off and you move on with it. No voters are going to be thinking about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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