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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPro-Ron DeSantis super PAC ends door-knocking in Nevada and Super Tuesday states
This is a sign that DeathSantis' campaign is not long for this presidential run.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/-ron-desantis-super-pac-ends-door-knocking-nevada-super-tuesday-states-rcna102645
Never Back Down, the super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, has ceased its door-knocking operations in Nevada, home to a key early nominating contest, and California, a delegate-rich Super Tuesday state, officials confirmed Wednesday.
They added that in recent weeks, the group also ended its field operations in North Carolina and Texas, two additional states that vote on Super Tuesday in March.....
The decision to fold its door-knocking operations in Nevada and some Super Tuesday states coincides with DeSantis rough summer, which has featured him struggling to gain traction against the GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump, since launching his campaign in late May. In recent weeks, DeSantis campaign has publicly promoted resets and staff shake-ups as he seeks to generate momentum.
At its peak, Never Back Down employed more than 250 field staffers in those four states, though some had departed prior to the shutdown. In recent weeks, some of those who were assigned to the areas where there are cuts were offered opportunities elsewhere, including on door-knocking teams stood up by the super PAC in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina early nominating states where the pro-DeSantis allies continue to knock on doors officials said.....
Republicans involved in canvassing have preached its usefulness in interviews with NBC News, while high-dollar donors have been willing to open their wallets to fund such efforts. But, as more than a dozen insiders with experience in GOP-aligned field operations in addition to internal data obtained by NBC News detailed earlier this year, those large-scale conservative canvassing efforts have been plagued with issues, including fraudulent and untrustworthy data entries, that called into question just how useful the practice is.
They added that in recent weeks, the group also ended its field operations in North Carolina and Texas, two additional states that vote on Super Tuesday in March.....
The decision to fold its door-knocking operations in Nevada and some Super Tuesday states coincides with DeSantis rough summer, which has featured him struggling to gain traction against the GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump, since launching his campaign in late May. In recent weeks, DeSantis campaign has publicly promoted resets and staff shake-ups as he seeks to generate momentum.
At its peak, Never Back Down employed more than 250 field staffers in those four states, though some had departed prior to the shutdown. In recent weeks, some of those who were assigned to the areas where there are cuts were offered opportunities elsewhere, including on door-knocking teams stood up by the super PAC in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina early nominating states where the pro-DeSantis allies continue to knock on doors officials said.....
Republicans involved in canvassing have preached its usefulness in interviews with NBC News, while high-dollar donors have been willing to open their wallets to fund such efforts. But, as more than a dozen insiders with experience in GOP-aligned field operations in addition to internal data obtained by NBC News detailed earlier this year, those large-scale conservative canvassing efforts have been plagued with issues, including fraudulent and untrustworthy data entries, that called into question just how useful the practice is.
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Pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC ends door-knocking in Nevada and Super Tuesday states (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2023
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John1956PA
(4,591 posts)1. A few months ago, there was a report that some canvassers were derelict.
Some GOP canvassers were sitting in casinos instead of knocking on doors.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/republicans-are-spending-millions-turnout-operations-are-deeply-flawed-rcna74920
FSogol
(47,469 posts)2. Casey and those kids will have to knock on all the doors themselves.