Ron DeSantis is laying off Campaign Staff

Ron DeSantis Has Done Another Round Of Campaign Staff Layoffs, Is The End Near…

Over a third of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign staff was slashed this week as he sought to refocus his bid for the presidency following a rocky start.

DeSantis is vying for the Republican presidential nomination in a crowded field that has so far been dominated by former President Donald Trump. The governor of Florida is seen as Trump’s most formidable Republican rival and has routinely polled second to him in the Real Clear Politics polling average.

In the second quarter of the year, the DeSantis campaign raised an outstanding $20 million, but it quickly spent nearly 40% of that sum.

38 employees from the campaign’s 90+ employees were let go as part of that correction, including less than 10 employees whose departures from the campaign were previously revealed by POLITICO earlier this month. Trump has a staff of 40.

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