DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he scrambles to catch Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is replacing his statesmanlike run manager arsenic helium struggles to adjacent his polling gap with erstwhile President Donald Trump and faces increasing concerns from apical donors.

Generra Peck, who was instrumental to DeSantis' sweeping gubernatorial reelection past twelvemonth but has travel nether occurrence arsenic the caput of his White House bid, is being replaced by James Uthmeier, who was main of unit for the governor's office.

Political strategist David Polyansky, who was moving for the pro-DeSantis ace governmental enactment committee Never Back Down, is being hired arsenic Uthmeier's lawman run manager, the run confirmed.

Peck volition stay arsenic DeSantis' main run strategist, according to The Messenger, which archetypal reported connected the alteration successful management.

The top-down shakeup comes aft DeSantis' 10-week-old campaign has fired dozens of staffers successful what has go a protracted run reboot reportedly prompted astatine slightest successful portion by money concerns.

"James Uthmeier has been 1 of Governor DeSantis' apical advisors for years and helium is needed wherever it matters most: moving manus successful manus with Generra Peck and the remainder of the squad to enactment the politician successful the champion imaginable presumption to triumph this superior and decision Joe Biden," communications manager Andrew Romeo said successful a connection to CNBC.

"David Polyansky volition besides beryllium a captious summation to the squad fixed his statesmanlike run acquisition successful Iowa and enactment astatine Never Back Down," Romeo said. "We are excited astir these additions arsenic we proceed to dispersed the governor's connection crossed the country. It's clip to reverse our nation's diminution and revive America's future."

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