The strategist for the super PAC for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has privately boasted to donors that his group is behind recent negative press about GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a new report says.
Jeff Roe, who runs operations for the Never Back Down PAC, took credit for opposition research that has surfaced on Ramaswamy, 38, highlighting the changing policy stance of the candidate, who is competing in a tight field that includes DeSantis and frontrunner Donald Trump, according to obtained audio recordings. by Politico.
“Everything you read about him is from us,” Roe, founder and CEO of Axiom Strategies, reportedly told Ramaswamy’s donors.
“Every misrepresentation, every 360 he does or 180 he experiences in life, is from our scrutiny and pressure,” the chief strategist said. “So he’s not going to go through it well, and that’s going to make it worse for him.”
The footage was taken just hours before the first Republican primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., according to reports. A spokesperson for Never Back Down did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (speaking here to supporters) has been the target of a recent barrage of negative press allegedly planted by a super PAC for rivals and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. ZUMAPRESS.com
But Ramaswamy spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin responded to Politico, “When DeSantis’ campaign super PAC, Chris Christie, The New York Times, MSNBC and the entire bipartisan establishment are all after you at the same time, you know you’re done. target.
“America saw Vivek dominate the debate stage, no wonder Never Back Down will pee another $20+ million after Labor Day,” the rep said.
Ramaswamy was considered the winner of the Republican debate, according to a poll commissioned by The Post, with 23% favoring his performance compared to 21% praising the 44-year-old DeSantis. Trump famously did not participate.
Jeff Roe, who runs operations for the Never Back Down PAC, took credit for opposition research that has surfaced on Ramaswamy, 38, that highlights the candidate’s long-term transition policy stance. Courtesy of Jeff Roe
Roe was also caught on pre-debate tapes soliciting $50 million in donations to help DeSantis edge Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, the New York Times reported.
The veteran GOP strategist led Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) 2016 presidential campaign to victory in Iowa over Trump — though Trump ultimately won the White House — and delivered an upset victory to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2021.
“Iowa is a real state for us because of the education — it’s a highly educated state — because of the income, because of the Bible reading,” Roe told donors on an audio recording of DeSantis’ chances there.
Ramaswamy was then considered the winner of the Republican debate, according to a poll commissioned by The Post.ZUMAPRESS.com
“New Hampshire is a terrible state for Donald Trump,” Roe added. “It was a terrible situation for him. He will get 28 percent. Now there are more people who will have a piece of that, and some people are just betting on New Hampshire as a whole. But he will lose the first two states. We’re going to beat him in Iowa.”
Ahead of the August debate, several stories have shown Ramaswamy questioning his views on the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots and whether he is “open” to a presidential pardon of Hunter Biden if elected in 2024.
The biotech entrepreneur on the stage of the debate also expressed views contrary to his previous statements on American foreign policy and climate change.
Roe, a veteran GOP strategist, delivered an upset victory to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (right) in 2021.Getty Images
Florida Gov. and Republican presidential challenger Ron DeSantis enjoys 14.3% GOP support, while party foe Ramaswamy enjoys 7.1%, according to the latest RealClearPolitics polling average.AP
“He’s not going to get through the discovery, scrutiny and political decline phase of the presidency very well,” Roe said in pre-debate audio. “His vetting phase, we’re putting him through it right now.”
Ramaswamy admitted in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last month that “[t]he knife will come out” for him as his campaign has seen a surge in national elections.
He currently trails DeSantis by about 7 percentage points in national support, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
DeSantis and Ramaswamy faced each other at the first Republican primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.Getty Images
The Florida governor got 14.3% support, while Ramaswamy got 7.1%. Both candidates raised about $1 million each in the first 24 hours after the first GOP debate.
They were followed in the polling aggregate by former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (6%), former Vice President Mike Pence (4.6%), former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (2.9%) and South Carolina GOP Senator Tim Scott (2%).
Former President Donald Trump leads the Republican primary field by a historic margin, with 53.6% support in the RealClear average.
Ramaswamy’s representative said his boss was attacked because “America watched Vivek dominate the debate stage.” AFP via Getty Images
“We’ve just been playing without pads, practicing without pads,” Roe also told donors before the Milwaukee debate, adding that the DeSantis campaign has been “playing in the sandbox with Vivek and Burgum, and this is the kind of dance we have to do. , little pudding cassava we made.
“I think the separation will be real and clear and aggressive,” he said of the candidate pool. “I think it’s going to be real the day after Labor Day.”
One of the richest Americans under 40, Ramaswamy amassed a nine-figure fortune by founding biotech company Roivant Sciences in 2014, which he took public seven years later while holding a 10% stake.
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