Nearly 200 people showed up in the Iowa cold to see Gov
@RonDeSantis
in Dubuque this afternoon - all of them braver than Nikki Haley who canceled her Dubuque event today.
We’ve been building this for months. Our team is more prepared than anyone else. The energy is growing. Team DeSantis is excited to turn out and caucus for Gov
@RonDeSantis
on Monday!
Gov
@RonDeSantis
@CaseyDeSantis
& Mason stopped by the
@NvrBackDown24
office in West Des Moines to meet and thank our incredible volunteers who braved the Iowa snow today & showed up to phone bank!
CBS News confirms 2 Americans for Prosperity Iowa grassroots directors have left for roles with Never Back Down, the super PAC backing DeSantis, after the Koch-funded group’s endorsement of Nikki Haley.
They’ll serve as a Field & Political Coordinator. First reported by Semafor.
Governor
@RonDeSantis
now has 55 endorsements from NH state reps - including ANOTHER flip from Trump this week - and 37 endorsements from IA state legislators.
America deserves a leader, not a liar. Unlike Haley,
@RonDeSantis
has been crystal clear about where he stands from day one. Americans shouldn’t have to worry whether their leaders mean what they say. With Gov. DeSantis, they don’t.
Never Back Down has been growing a steady and surmountable community for months who - without a doubt - will turn out & mobilize for
@RonDeSantis
on Jan 15.
via
@DMRegister
#2024
: First to
@NBCNews
update on race to staff up...
Pro-DeSantis PAC snags Jess Szymanski - former Trump DOE and McCormick for Senate spokesperson joins Never Back Down as Deputy Communications Director.
Parents Never Back Down coalition launched today by
@NvrBackDown24
- a nationwide movement to rally parents behind our country’s top fighter for American families, Gov.
@GovRonDeSantis
Farmer Shawn Robinson leads Audubon County, “I'm in the smallest county in the state here for population, and he's in our town. So it means a lot to everybody around here — it's how Iowa politics work," Robinson said about Gov
@RonDeSantis
“The ideology is to destroy Israel and to kill Jews… To say in some of these countries that virulent antisemitism is not the norm - if you’re not willing to acknowledge that, you’ve got your head in the sand.”
This isn’t hard. Antisemitism is wrong.
@RonDeSantis
stands w Israel
Notable answer here to
@wrmcduff
who asked:
1. What DeSantis thinks about water/electricity in Gaza being shut off by Israel.
2. If DeSantis has any response to Asa Hutchinson saying it's a “danger" to categorize a whole group of people as being anti-Semitic
.
@nikkihaley
flubs Caitlin Clark’s name at “Lady Hawkeye’s Tailgate” event in Coralville. Haley will attend the women’s game this afternoon. “So we're super excited” to see the Iowa women, Haley says. “What a team they are. What a great coach. … Caitlin Collins is phenomenal.”
“A Des Moines Register analysis found that DeSantis has the most robust operation in Iowa, with more than two dozen full-time staffers between his PAC and campaign, and several field offices.”
Ahead of
@NikkiHaley
event, her campaign limits press from speaking with voters already seated about 30 minutes before the event. Never seen that one before!
“AFP's decision to endorse Haley confounded many longtime Koch-world operatives, who view her not only as someone with little chance to win the Republican presidential nomination but also as someone who is out of step with many of their beliefs”
Nikki Haley realizing Americans don’t like when she repeatedly says the “first thing” she’ll do as President is use the federal govt to censor anonymous speech on social media
NEW:
@NikkiHaley
campaign tells me she believes “Americans have a right to free speech including having anonymous accounts on social media”
She doesn’t support letting foreign bad actors “create anonymous accounts to spread chaos and anti-American filth among our people.”
Full:
✅13.2% GDP increase
✅2.6% unemployment (one of lowest in US)
✅Fastest growing state in the nation (3.3% growth since 2020)
✅Record # new businesses
✅Historic tax cuts saving Floridians $2B
✅Over $5B for highway, seaport & transit infrastructure
In addition to the two former AFP Action staffers (first reported by
@semafor
), Never Back Down has poached eight former AFP canvassers who will knock doors across Iowa in support of Ron DeSantis, a source familiar tells
@ABC
.
“Most major airlines canceled flights in and out of Israel after the Hamas attacks, but here in Florida, the DeSantis administration launched evacuation operations”
While others demur,
@RonDeSantis
steps up to the challenge. Now, bringing hundreds of Americans home.
More than 270 Americans were evacuated from Israel overnight and flown to Tampa, FL. This morning, they’re opening up about their experiences.
@DashaBurns
joins us with more.
NEW AD: "Only one candidate turned a swing state bright red, proving he can fight the big fight and win. There’s only one candidate for us. And it’s
@RonDeSantis
”
It’s simple: Mehmet Oz can’t be trusted. He lied about having any political involvement in Turkey, he’s downplayed his connections to the Erdogan regime, & he’s lied about his positions on every important conservative issue. What else is he hiding?
On Fox this morning - DeSantis said they’ve gotten over 1,500 precinct captains signed up to advocate for his campaign on caucus night.
A lot of this has been organized by his super PAC “Never Back Down.”
There’s 1,656 precincts in Iowa in total.
Chris Sununu introduces Nikki Haley in Londonderry with some expectation setting: he says Haley will “shock everyone in Iowa with a strong second.”
In NH he says “having a strong second place finish was always our goal. We’ve got that wrapped up guys….we’re gonna win.”
Excited to announce I’ve joined Clout Public Affairs as Senior Advisor for Strategic & Crisis Communications. Thrilled to be a part of this incredible team! 🇺🇸
The
@RonDeSantis
town hall in Hollis is filling up fast.
From our reporter on the scene: "VERY full, lots of people standing in the back, had to add in more chairs."
@NHGOP
#NHPolitics
#FITN
Gov.
@RonDeSantis
debate performance:
✅Performed best in the debate
✅67% considering voting for DeSantis (6 points ahead of Trump)
✅72% favorability rating (higher than any other candidate)
#DeFuture
IPSOS/WP POLL: Who do you think performed best in the Republican primary debate? (R's, who watched the debate, n=775)
DeSantis 29%
Ramaswamy 26%
Haley 15%
Pence 7%
Scott/Christie 4%
Burgum/Hutchinson 1%
Worst Performance
Christie 22%
Hutchinson 14%
Governor Ron DeSantis is the fighter we need to lead a great American comeback.
He’s a devoted family man, a veteran who has worn the cloth of our country, and a bold executive who delivers real results.
“If you don’t have people that are willing throughout our history to stand up, put on that uniform, risk their lives and, in many instances, give that last full measure of devotion, then it isn’t gonna amount to very much.” -
@RonDeSantis
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The ONLY candidate who’s served our country in uniform. The ONLY veteran President since George H.W. Bush.
@RonDeSantis
is committed to serving our country 🇺🇸
As somebody who volunteered to serve after 9/11, I learned that you must focus on the mission above all else.
That's how I would view being the President of the United States.
It's not about me. My sole focus will be on your future and reversing this country's decline.
NEW letter from
@APIenergy
& 130 organizations opposing legislation that would place a punitive fee on methane which “could jeopardize affordable and reliable energy with likely little reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions". Cost-effective regulation is a better approach.
“If the objective is to reduce methane emissions, direct regulation of methane is the best method to implement such a government policy and do so in an equitable manner that is tied to actual emissions.”
“While Pennsylvania born-and-raised, combat veteran Dave McCormick has always put America First, Mehmet Oz spent his life putting Fame and Hollywood First...