More campaign chaos for Ron DeSantis as top strategist abruptly quits

Hours after the publishing of an article in the Washington Post that described the internal dysfunction that has plagued the 2024 presidential campaign conducted by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), the political strategist who headed the DeSantis-aligned Never Back Down PAC abruptly quit late Saturday night.

Strategist Jeff Roe walked away on Saturday night, dealing yet another blow to the DeSantis campaign that has been plagued by firings and layoffs as the Florida governor's attempt to displace Donald Trump as the face of the Republican party went nowhere with conservative voters.

According to a report from Politico, the Washington Post report on backbiting and finger-pointing in the PAC led Roe to call it quits, issuing a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, where he claimed that he, "cannot in good conscience stay affiliated with Never Back Down given the statements in the Washington Post today. They are not true and an unwanted distraction at a critical time for Governor DeSantis.”

He then added, "I can’t believe it ended this way. I’m so proud to have worked alongside these men and women at NBD 24/7 the past nine months to save the country. Good luck the next 28 days and a wake up. I’m so sorry I can’t be there with you.”

Politico's Alex Isenstadt added, "DeSantis has been heavily leaning on Never Back Down to oversee his campaign’s functions, including its field deployment."

The Washington Post added, "Five other senior officials have left Never Back Down since late November. Three officials with Roe’s firm were fired, and the board chairman and the founding chief executive both resigned, amid internal concerns about legal compliance. A verbal conflictfrom inside the group’s Atlanta offices became public, as did DeSantis’s own misgivings about the outside group’s leadership."

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