A DeSantis campaign staffer told Newsweek that the campaign prepared for a 'knives out' attack against the governor at Wednesday's debate.
, reverse our nation's decline, and revive the American Dream," DeSantis for President Campaign Manager James Uthmeier said in a post-debate statement shared with"While other candidates attacked each other, Governor DeSantis stayed focused on the American people and fighting for their future with a clear vision to fix our economy, secure the border, empower parents, back law enforcement, and stand up to the leftist elites and the DC establishment.
and Ipsos found that about 65 percent of Republican primary voters are considering supporting Trump, followed by 52 percent for DeSantis. About 65.5 percent of the 4,968 respondents surveyed between August 15 to 22 find Trump a favorable candidate, and about 59 percent said the same about DeSantis. Former Vice PresidentChris Jackson, a pollster and senior vice president at Ipsos, toldprior to the debate that Trump's lead has been so dominant that even if he had shown up and had a rough performance, it wouldn't have swayed his sturdy base.
The question for DeSantis going into Wednesday evening was whether he could recapture the conservative voter energy he attained following his large gubernatorial reelection victory, which has waned since he launched his presidential campaign in May. "[DeSantis'] problem is that the number of Republicans who don't know who he is is pretty small," Jackson said."So, he doesn't have the opportunity for sort of that easy progress of introducing himself to people. He's got to change minds."
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