Tim Scott – that he’s on an irreversible downward trajectory.ĭeSantis has bigger problems than a failing audio stream
DeSantis’ flailing start may now offer some hope to candidates polling in single digits – like former South Carolina Gov. He is now under immediate pressure to change the narrative lest the chaotic events on Wednesday become a metaphor for his campaign.Įven before it became official, his shadow campaign had appeared to deflate in recent weeks following Trump’s rebound, some odd moments on a DeSantis foreign tour, and his failure to deter other rivals from jumping into what is now a crowded primary field. The DeSantis-Musk alliance was a year in the makingīut by handing a rival as ruthless as Trump an early gift, which will no doubt be retold in increasingly withering and humiliating versions by the great showman in his coming campaign rallies, DeSantis is guilty of a major error – one that is especially surprising since his aides had months to choreograph his first official move on the national stage. Anna Moneymaker/Ludovic Marin/Getty Images The stakes are too high and the fight to save America is too critical to gamble on a first-timer who is clearly not ready for prime time,” said Karoline Leavitt, spokeswoman for the Trump-aligned Make America Great Again PAC.Įven President Joe Biden’s campaign got in on the act, tweeting out a link to his fundraising machine, which, it quipped, worked – unlike the DeSantis audio stream.ĭeSantis made an attempt to spin away the fiasco by releasing a video boasting that he “broke the internet” because so many people were excited to tune into hear him on Twitter Spaces. “Ron DeSantis’ botched campaign announcement is another example of why he is just not ready for the job. The former president’s allies – who mounted savage weeks of attacks on the former Trump protégé, whom he clearly believes is his biggest primary threat – could barely contain glee at the fiasco that overtook DeSantis’ big moment. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential bid on Twitter with Elon Musk Scott McIntyre/The New York Times/Reduxįlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis at his election night party in Tampa, Florida, in November 2022. And even when the event got up and running, it felt more like a fan fest for Musk, as various conservative opinion leaders called in to boost DeSantis but seemed more effusive about his host.įlorida Gov. The cliche that the best day of any presidential candidate’s campaign is when they first announce will not apply to DeSantis, who managed to obliterate his own message. Worse, the launch interview was delayed and plagued by glitches. The Florida governor has been preparing for months to run for president, but his official campaign launch committed a cardinal political sin – offering his opponents, especially ex-President Donald Trump, an opening to turn him into an object of ridicule.įirst, DeSantis made the unorthodox choice to make his long-awaited run official not among regular voters, but on a Twitter Spaces audio stream alongside Musk, the billionaire owner of the social media platform, which meant the biggest moment in his political career played out through a disembodied voice. Here are 15 times when people can not handle their images to public eyes.Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch fizzled like one of Elon Musk’s early rocket prototypes. Surely, you will laugh out loud right away when seeing those pictures. Unfortunately, life doesn't always go as planned, maybe some people don't mean to do it, but they unwittingly capture the pictures at the exact moments when others lose their faces. But don't worry, as humans, we have the right to make mistakes. All of those situations will make you feel very dumpy and start imagining how terribly people will judge you. Or other times, when you are singing too loud or making awkward sounds, then somebody accidentally hears it. Let's admit that sometimes, you forget people's names in the conversations.
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