The idea that Gov. DeSantis needs a shake-up is widely held amongst Republicans, according to conversations NBC News had with roughly a dozen strategists and donors, both affiliated with the campaign and not.
At the same time, Phil Cox, a former executive director of the Republican Governors Association and a longtime adviser to DeSantis, returned to the inner circle this month.
The bundler said some people raising money for DeSantis are in a “holding pattern” in planning events — one of which has already been delayed — so they can assess whether DeSantis is capable of reversing his fortunes. But it is also because recruiting attendees has been a problem, the bundler added.“Time for a change. You get one shot at a reboot, and now is the time,” said a separate DeSantis donor, who spoke of believing it was time for Peck to go.
When campaign officials reviewed spending, they found what a source described as excesses, among them the number of people sometimes accompanying the DeSantises on trips.
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