Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis regrets ignoring corporate media at the start of his presidential campaign, admitting he should have “kept it under wraps” from the beginning.
presidential candidate Had made This comment was made in an interview with radio presenter Hugh Hewitt when he was asked: “Will March be successful?”
“Well, look, I mean, I think the media has a lot to do with presidential campaigns,” DeSantis began. “You know, I spent a lot of time on the ground in Iowa, which is good. And when you meet people, you convert them. But there are so many voters out there. “There are a lot of people in the country, so we have work to do,” he said, admitting that he did not give much media coverage at the beginning of his campaign, which he launched in late May.
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“And I came in because I didn't do much media. I should have just thrown a blanket on it. I should have been in all the corporate shows. I should have done it all,” DeSantis said at Iowa. After losing the state caucuses to former President Donald Trump by about 30 points, he reflected on the past few months.
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“We started doing it towards the end of the summer and we were able to do it. But I think we had an opportunity to do it out of the gate and reach a wider range of people,” he said. .
“Now I'm everywhere. I mean, I'll show up anywhere,” DeSantis said. “I've committed to doing a debate tonight on WMUR and ABC in New Hampshire. I'm the only one willing to debate. I've done these televised town halls before. I go out and take questions from voters. You know, I think that's a good thing,” the Florida governor commented before accusing his rivals of running a campaign in their basements.
“Right now, I'm the only one not running a basement campaign. Biden is running an underground campaign. Trump doesn't debate, doesn't take questions from voters. And now Haley is running a debate. “We will not hold any meetings or take any questions from voters,” he added.
Both CNN and ABC cancel Each debate was held prior to the New Hampshire primary.President Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley I refused He will participate in debates on CNN as well as ABC News.
“Nikki Haley doesn't want to answer difficult questions like how she got rich from Boeing after giving millions of dollars in benefits to taxpayers as governor of South Carolina,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “They're afraid to discuss it,” Haley said. He said, “He's running for President Trump's vice president.''
“I'm not going to disrespect New Hampshire voters like Nikki Haley or Donald Trump, and I'm going to keep my promises. I look forward to discussing the two empty podiums in the Granite State this week. ” he added.
Nikki Haley is afraid to discuss, not want to answer difficult questions like how she got rich from Boeing after giving taxpayers millions of dollars in benefits as governor of South Carolina. Body.
In reality, she's not running for the nomination, she's running for…
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It should be noted that Mr. DeSantis' campaign has already shifted most of its resources to South Carolina ahead of the New Hampshire primary, at the request of the Florida governor. average In the Granite State, it's just 6%.
