Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they remain well funded and well positioned for a long Republican primary fight ahead.
While DeSantis supporters privately acknowledged the bungled announcement was an unwelcome distraction, there was a broad sense -- even among some Republican critics -- that it would likely have limited long-term political consequences, if any at all.
"We are laser-focused on taking Gov. DeSantis' forward-thinking message for restoring America to every potential voter in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina," campaign manager Generra Peck said. "Our campaign is committed to putting in the time to win these early nominating states. No one will work harder than Gov. DeSantis to share his vision with the country -- he has only begun to fight.
Meanwhile, DeSantis' team opens the campaign with tens of millions of dollars in the bank. A spokesman said the campaign raised $1 million in the first hour after Wednesday's announcement, but declined to provide an updated total Thursday. An adviser to DeSantis' allied super PAC said 30 full-time paid staff are in place across the first four states on the presidential primary calendar, with many more hires already planned for the subsequent 14 states to hold primary contests.
"I was just kind of sitting in Tallahassee, like I didn't really know what was going on because Twitter handles all of that," DeSantis told conservative commentator Glenn Beck. "They were just getting so many people, above and beyond what they ever gotten, that I think it kind of melted the servers."
"I mean, if Elon Musk told me, `We're going to stream it,' I'd be like, `Yeah, this guy knows what he's doing.' It didn't work," Sununu added. "Ron's job was to deliver the speech and make the points. I think he did a pretty good job of that." Former New Hampshire GOP Chair Jennifer Horn described DeSantis' rollout as an "embarrassing missed opportunity." The only potential longer-term challenge, she said, was that it serves as "a gift to Donald Trump," who will almost certainly ensure that it's not quickly forgotten.
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