Inside the Sputtering Campaign of Ron DeSantis

<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida began the race for the Republican nomination with high expectations and a clear argument: that he was a political fighter with a solid record of conservative achievements in his state. Now, he appears to be in a downward spiral.</p><p>Shane Goldmacher, a national political reporter for The Times, explains why the DeSantis campaign is stumbling so badly.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher">Shane Goldmacher</a>, a national political reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Governor DeSantis,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/us/politics/desantis-stump-speech.html?searchResultPosition=2"> </a>who has been <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/us/politics/desantis-stump-speech.html?searchResultPosition=2">losing ground in polls</a> and dealing with staffing, spending and messaging issues, tweaks his messaging and tactics.</li><li>Here are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/ron-desantis-campaign-challenges.html?searchResultPosition=10">four major challenges</a> facing his campaign.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>