{"id":10645,"date":"2023-11-22T19:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/politics\/formation-of-new-super-pac-raises-questions-about-tensions-between-desantis-and-never-back-down\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T19:15:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:15:21","slug":"formation-of-new-super-pac-raises-questions-about-tensions-between-desantis-and-never-back-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=10645","title":{"rendered":"Formation of new super PAC raises questions about tensions between DeSantis and Never Back Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n The formation of a new super PAC backing Ron DeSantis is raising fresh questions about discord between the Florida governor\u2019s official campaign and Never Back Down, the super PAC that has taken a leading and unprecedented role in advertising and establishing a ground game for DeSantis\u2019 presidential bid.\n <\/p>\n

\n Fight Right Inc. registered as a super PAC\u00a0with the FEC last week, meaning it can accept unlimited contributions and make independent\u00a0expenditures\u00a0in support of\u00a0DeSantis\u2019 White House bid. Its creation comes with less than two months to go before the caucuses in Iowa, where DeSantis has focused his campaign strategy.\n <\/p>\n

\n The launch of the new political action committee occurred at least in part because negative ads run by the first super PAC aligned with the Florida governor, Never Back Down, were becoming too closely associated with the candidate, according to a source familiar with the situation.\n <\/p>\n

\n DeSantis and his wife, Casey, are not unhappy with Never Back Down\u2019s efforts overall, the source said, but they didn\u2019t think the ads were as strong as they could be.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI think overall he\u2019s impressed with the ground game operation there,\u201d the source told CNN, but added that the couple were \u201cnot as impressed with the ads as they would like to be.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n A second source said there were concerns about the close association between DeSantis and the negative ads being run by Never Back Down and that the idea of a new group that is not as synonymous with the candidate running ads is a welcome development.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Florida governor often appears at events sponsored by Never Back Down. That super PAC has already spent at least $41 million boosting him and millions more on the campaign events featuring DeSantis, having received a transfer of more than $80 million in political funds that he had stockpiled in his state-level fundraising committee ahead of the White House race.\n <\/p>\n

\n While the DeSantis campaign has downplayed talk of tension with Never Back Down, their alliance has not always been seamless, including when a memo from the super PAC was published ahead of the first debate advising the Florida governor on his strategy.\n <\/p>\n

\n The memo suggested DeSantis \u201chammer\u201d entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and defend\u00a0former President Donald Trump\u00a0if he was attacked by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. It caused confusion and anger among donors and fundraisers, and DeSantis himself tried to distance himself from it.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cSo, that is not part of me. That\u2019s a separate entity. I had nothing to do with it. It\u2019s not something that I\u2019ve read, and it\u2019s not, not reflective of my strategy,\u201d DeSantis said at the time.\n <\/p>\n

\n Fight Right Inc., the new PAC, has already booked about $918,000 worth of advertising time over the next week, with ads set to start running in key Iowa media markets on Thanksgiving.\n <\/p>\n

\n DeSantis found out about the formation of the new super PAC yesterday, after seeing it placed an ad-buy, according to the second source.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are excited to see even more backers stepping up to support Ron DeSantis\u2019 candidacy,\u201d DeSantis campaign communications director Andrew Romeo said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve already seen tremendous value in the support of groups like Never Back Down, and adding new allies to the mix to independently help spread the Governor\u2019s message will only strengthen our advantage in the important weeks and months ahead.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The new group could complement Never Back Down\u2019s efforts, but also compete for donors,\u00a0some of whom\u00a0have\u00a0already expressed skepticism\u00a0about the high burn-rate of DeSantis\u2019 political operation.\n <\/p>\n

\n And it will also compete for airtime on Iowa airwaves that have been and will continue to be bombarded by campaign advertising. Already, campaigns and outside groups have aired more than $75 million worth of advertising in Iowa, and nearly $9 million in future reservations have been booked through January.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The formation of a new super PAC backing Ron DeSantis is raising fresh questions about discord between the Florida governor\u2019s official campaign and Never Back Down, the super PAC that has taken a leading and unprecedented role in advertising and establishing a ground game for DeSantis\u2019 presidential bid. Fight Right Inc. registered as a super PAC\u00a0with the FEC last week, meaning it can accept unlimited contributions and make independent\u00a0expenditures\u00a0in support of\u00a0DeSantis\u2019 White House bid. Its creation comes with less than two months to go before the caucuses in Iowa, where DeSantis has focused his campaign strategy. 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