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“It breathed new life into Trump.”RISKY BETS THAT PAID OFFFrom the start, Trump president acted like the front-runner, declining invitations to multicandidate events and refusing to debate. “You've got to give credit to the Trump campaign,” said Saltsman, who chaired the 2024 campaign of Mike Pence, who was Trump's vice president. Beyond the endorsements, Trump's team also worked closely with state parties as they set delegate allocation rules, encouraging winner-take-all contests and other changes that would ultimately benefit a front-runner. THE LOYALTY FACTORAs the first nominating contests neared, Trump's team worked to harness the dedication of his loyal supporters. Trump’s team rewarded its volunteers with perks such as VIP tickets to his rallies and gold-embroidered hats.

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☆ Opinion | What Trump’s Debate Stunt Says to Republican Voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Trump may well be correct to assume he has more to lose than gain from these matchups. They are meant to provide voters with a meaty opportunity to judge their options side-by-side, to listen to them field tough questions, to compare their policies and priorities and visions of leadership. It is all the truer for Mr. Trump, who is dominating the Republican herd. Even with Mr. Trump missing, there will be much awkward talk of him. I’m sorry, but we already watched Mr. Carlson give Mr. Trump a thorough bootlicking back in April, not long before Fox News gave Mr. Carlson the boot, in fact, and it was sad.

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☆ Ron DeSantis refuses to say what he'd do if one of his kids is gay or trans: 'We'll leave that between my wife and I'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis refused to say how he would respond if one of his children is gay. DeSantis has fought to pass restrictions in Florida on how gender identity and other topics can be taught. But when asked by Time Magazine how he would respond if one of his three kids turned out to be gay or trans, he didn't have much to say. DeSantis' presidential campaign has been struggling, to put it mildly. As of today, according to FiveThirtyEight, DeSantis trails Trump by nearly 40 percentage points in major national polls.

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☆ Gov. Kim Reynolds urged anti-DeSantis protesters to be 'Iowa nice' as they rallied against his presidential campaign at the state's iconic fair
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis has had a tough few days as he's ramped up his 2024 campaign throughout Iowa. Kim Reynolds asked protesters to be "Iowa nice" as DeSantis spoke at the Iowa State Fair. "And in Iowa, we're Iowa nice. "We're Iowa nice by nature. "I'm tired of getting trampled on for our rights ... people like Ron DeSantis ...

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☆ Ron DeSantis can reboot his campaign all he wants but he'll never escape his 'pudding fingers' reputation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

People yelling "pudding fingers!" But even with all of his campaign's recent high-profile mishaps, the pudding rumor remains fresh in the mind of DeSantis' critics. "Pudding fingers!" DeSantis said in an interview at the time that he doesn't remember eating pudding with his fingers, but he welcomes it as an insult. DeSantis' campaign didn't immediately respond to our request for comment about Friday's heckling.

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☆ DeSantis backers launch first TV ad attacking Trump in 2024 White House race
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Trump should fight Democrats, not lie about Governor DeSantis," the ad stated. Never Back Down, the Super PAC backing DeSantis, released the ad titled "Fight Democrats, not Republicans" online and on "Fox News Sunday." Make American Great Again, the major Super PAC aligned with Trump, has already attacked DeSantis in ads. "Tell Ron DeSantis to keep his pudding fingers off our money." A Reuters/Ipsos poll in early April showed 48% of Republicans saying they want Trump to be their party's presidential nominee in 2024, with 19% supporting DeSantis.

☆ Trump-aligned PAC rolls out Ron DeSantis 'Pudding Fingers' ad, mocking his rumored eating habits and hitting him on Medicare and Social Security
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Trump-aligned super PAC attacked DeSantis over his eating habits in a new ad. The ad makes fun of a story in which DeSantis ate pudding with his fingers. Ron DeSantis for his record on Medicare and Social Security — and his rumored eating habits. On Friday, Make America Great Again, Inc. released a new ad titled "Pudding Fingers." "Tell Ron DeSantis to keep his pudding fingers off our money," the ad ends, showing a pile of empty pudding cups on the table.

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