Laura Loomer broke the news today, it appears the DeSantis PAC “Never Back Down” is in turmoil…
Never Back Down parted ways with its new CEO, who lasted about a week:
BREAKING:@NvrBackDown24 Never Back Down, @RonDeSantis’s PAC just parted ways with its CEO, @KristinDavison . Davison replaced the PAC’s last CEO, Chris Jankowski, only one week ago after he resigned.
Only a matter of time before @RonDeSantis drops out!
This is the third… https://t.co/0u9Ceof7Py
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) December 3, 2023
How soon before “DeSantis” himself it gone?
Last week Adam Laxalt stepped down as Chairman of the PAC:
🚨Report: Former Nevada AG Adam Laxalt has stepped down as the chairman of the Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Never Back Down. pic.twitter.com/ItKkxNKlir
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) December 2, 2023
The chairman of Desantis’ super PAC, Adam Laxalt, resigned today
This comes the same day the Republican Party of Ohio endorsed Donald Trump for reelection
Very bad day for Ron Desantis
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) December 1, 2023
From The Hill:
Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R) has stepped down as chairman of the pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down, according to a spokesperson from the group.
The New York Times was the first outlet to report on the development.
“After nearly 26 straight months of being in a full-scale campaign, I need to return my time and attention to my family and law practice,” Laxalt wrote in a Nov. 26 letter to the group’s board, according to a letter obtained by the Times.
Laxalt added he is still supporting DeSantis’s 2024 presidential bid.
DeSantis’s campaign responded to news of Laxalt’s departure from the PAC in a statement saying “the collective firepower of Team DeSantis remains unmatched.”
“As the last three Iowa Caucus winners have shown, it takes a combination of hard work, air support, and grassroots organizing to win. Never Back Down boasts an impressive field operation and ground game,” said David Polyansky, DeSantis’s deputy campaign manager.
“Working alongside their independent efforts, we will all celebrate hitting our 99th Iowa County tomorrow and carry the support of the most robust turnout operation in modern Iowa history into success on January 15.”
A few short days later, today they part ways with their new CEO:
🚨Just in: The Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Never Back Down has parted ways with their CEO Kristin Davison. She replaced the PAC’s last CEO last week. pic.twitter.com/5k5KHt7UXc
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) December 3, 2023
It was a 9-day stint for Ms. Davison:
Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Interim CEO Departs After 9 Days
Kristin Davison previously took over as an interim CEO to replace Chris Jankowski, who stepped down last month.https://t.co/KdmDtCrlhY
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) December 4, 2023
Here’s more from Politico:
Weeks of tumult at the chief super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis continued into the weekend as it fired several top officials — including its new interim chief executive officer.
The group, Never Back Down, fired Kristin Davison on Friday for unspecified “management and personnel issues” just nine days after she replaced Chris Jankowski as CEO, according to two people familiar with the decision. Erin Perrine, a Never Back Down spokesperson, and Matthew Palmisano, another top official, were also fired, according to a person familiar with the decisions.
An internal email sent Saturday night said the super PAC had named longtime DeSantis ally Scott Wagner as interim CEO. Wagner is also replacing former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt as board chair.
The shake-ups began as tensions boiled over in recent weeks. Jankowski left on Nov. 22; Laxalt resigned four days later. Davison’s firing came five days after that, according to the two people, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel changes.
It was not immediately clear whether others had also split with the super PAC.
Davison, Perrine, and Palmisano did not respond to requests for comment. Representatives for Never Back Down referred POLITICO to Wagner’s Saturday night email. Perrine’s dismissal was first reported by Semafor, and Palmisano’s by The Associated Press.
ADVERTISEMENTThe continued disruptions come amid widespread infighting inside the super PAC and ongoing conflict with the Florida governor’s campaign. Last week, NBC News reported on a near-physical altercation between Wagner and top Never Back Down strategist Jeff Roe.
The DeSantis campaign believes Never Back Down’s TV ads have been ineffective, those close to the governor say, and campaign manager James Uthmeier this week issued a memo implicitly suggesting the group instead focus on waging a get-out-the vote program.
As turmoil roiled Never Back Down, DeSantis allies formed a new super PAC, Fight Right. Never Back Down had been the only pro-DeSantis group — taking on more campaign functions than most super PACs normally do — and the creation of the new group raised questions about Never Back Down’s role moving forward.
What do you think?
This is not the sign of a healthy campaign.
Shoot, even Bill Mitchell is begging to get back in the good graces of MAGA, have you seen this?
Bill Mitchell Suddenly Wants To “Unify” With MAGA
Bill Mitchell suddenly wants to “unify” with the MAGA movement.
Now I know about half of you are saying “Who is Bill Mitchell?”
Well, he was an outspoken Trump supporter in 2016 and then something happened.
I don’t know exactly what, but he got very “butt hurt” and turned on Trump.
Then he went full on Team DeSantis.
Basically, the exact same life path as Ann Coulter.
Speaking of aging lesbians, no I am not calling Ann Coulter an aging lesbian, but many online constantly refer to Bill Mitchell as an “aging lesbian” because, well….just look at the photo above!
But to be clear, I am not saying that!
What I am reporting is that after months of saying the most vile and disgusting things about Trump Supporters, Bill Mitchell now suddenly wants to “make amends” and “unify”.
In other words, he knows DeSantis is toast and he’s trying to worm his way back in to our good graces.
Check this out … Bill Mitchell who has been harshly anti-Trump and pro-Desantis.. who has practically every Trump supporter blocked that has ever disagreed with him now wants to mend fences with MAGA .. he wants to be the uniter pic.twitter.com/roovyFMFeg
— ShotGunBonnie (@ShotGun_Bonnie) December 3, 2023
WATCH IN FULL SCREEN HERE:
.@mitchellvii since you are apologizing to MAGA now and you are Me. Unifier, you going to unblock me Lolol pic.twitter.com/I05cf53PLn
— Mike Sperrazza (@MikeASperrazza) December 3, 2023
Most are not accepting the mea culpa:
No @Mitchellvii you can't come back.
You went all in and promised to quit social media and politics forever when President Trump wins the nomination.
And it's "offering an olive branch" not a "Fig leaf" you dullard.
Nobody wants to see your junk. pic.twitter.com/Ppg0HNQewl
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) December 3, 2023
I like this one:
.@mitchellvii since you are apologizing to MAGA now and you are Me. Unifier, you going to unblock me Lolol pic.twitter.com/I05cf53PLn
— Mike Sperrazza (@MikeASperrazza) December 3, 2023
Hey Mike, he blocked me too:
Bill, now that you’re the great “Uniter” and all, you going to unblock me?
Unblock @DailyNoahNews and then we can talk.
Doubt you will do it!
I think the reason he blocked me was when I wrote this article:
TRUMP CONFIRMS: The DoD and Space Force Have The REAL Results From The 2020 Election
Or perhaps it was when I wrote this one:
HILARIOUS: Bill Mitchell Goes On 55 Tweet Multi-Day Meltdown…
I tried to ignore this.
Really, I tried.
And yet it kept filling up my Twitter feed.
For days…
Allow me to explain.
Apparently there is some guy named “Bill Mitchell” who appears to be a RINO Republican.
Loves DeSanctus.
HATES Trump.
Acts like the President of the Never-Trumper Fan Club.
And it seems something in his brain snapped a couple days ago when Trump held his massive Rally in South Carolina.
Because ever since that huge rally, Mitchell has sent (by my count, I may have missed some) 55 Tweets melting down over how the crowd was “not as big” as they say it was.
Fox News got it wrong.
Politico got it wrong.
Trump got it wrong.
The local sheriff got it wrong.
Everyone is wrong, except for Bill Mitchell….according to Bill Mitchell.
I debated whether or not I wanted to show you all of this and bring attention to him but it’s too funny not to share.
So behold, Bill Mitchell’s 55 Tweet (and counting) meltdown….
Donald John Trump is living rent free in this guy’s giant-sized head.
It started BEFORE the event, when he was questioning how many chairs were pre-setup:
That doesn't look like 30,000 chairs to me. Classic Trump crowd trick. Offer a long narrow strip of seating then take pictures cutting off the edges so the crowd looks MUCH bigger than it is. Also, never takes pictures from the back of the room.
This seating area looks big.… pic.twitter.com/eYxecFsCgS
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Is Trump REALLY expecting 30,000 in Pickens? This is a picture of Littlejohn arena at Clemson University. It holds only 9000.
Is Trump's crowd in tiny Pickens going to be 3 TIMES this large? pic.twitter.com/dbqLkOgmkH
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Dude was getting his redass on WELL in advance of the Rally even happening:
The Trump Rally in Pickens only has seating for about 900. pic.twitter.com/2Ks4Vw5tyx
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Tweet 4:
If this entire seating section was full of red hats, it would look like a HUGE crowd, but it would really only be 800 people. This is a picture of Littlejohn arena at Clemson on the right. If that was packed it would look like 50,000 people but it would really only be 10,000.… pic.twitter.com/901tMjThLQ
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
5:
Do these Trumpers know what 30,000 people looks like? This is Littlejohn Stadium at Clemson. That holds 10,000.
The crowd for Trump today is nowhere near this large. pic.twitter.com/PZQnmTwLGI
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Then he starts doing a bunch of stadiums as comparisons:
THIS is 10,000 people. Were there THREE TIMES this many in Pickens today? Lol, no. pic.twitter.com/WyDFwn1ARF
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
After the Rally he is dumbfounded so many people actually showed up:
Is Trump claiming there were THREE TIMES this many people in Pickens today? pic.twitter.com/CahnrvM5tX
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Comparison to Notre Dame:
Some in Trumpville were claiming there were 75,000 in Pickens today. Lol, hilarious. pic.twitter.com/zngUnvsxKf
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Back to 10,000:
I've circled about 500 people in this picture. That's about the size of the overflow crowd at the Trump rally.
There was room for 800 to sit. So seated plus overflow gets us to 1300.
How do we get to 30,000? Preposterous. This is 10,000 and there were nowhere near this many… pic.twitter.com/Y8bIk1ESCI
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Then about this time is when I first notice he starts limiting who can reply to his Tweets.
UH OH!
Here's an aerial shot of the entire seating area for the rally up to the media stands. I'm sure there were another thousand or so in overflow but as you can see, nowhere near 30k. Not even close to 10k. The arena pic is 10k. pic.twitter.com/J7WfsOV7F2
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Then it starts to get really funny to me because he starts posting pictures that sure look to me like massive crowds for Trump:
Trumpers, here's an aerial shot of the entire seating area from today's rally right up to the media stands. Even if there were 1000 in overflow, this entire crowd was maybe 2000. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/6MF72eoeds
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Another one for Trump:
Here's the picture Trump just posted on Truth Social. This is maybe 2000 people. Notice all the empty space. This isn't 30,000.
Good rally for Trump, but let's not get crazy with the numbers. 😊 pic.twitter.com/c1fX1oZZvb
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
Back to obsessing over 10,000:
Lol, no it wasn't 10,000. This is 10,000. pic.twitter.com/EW8b7sSO53
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 1, 2023
More:
Let me remind the Trumpers once again what 10,000 people looks like. Trump did NOT have 10,000 or anything close today. pic.twitter.com/xEH3Q3tNpk
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then he starts focusing on 20,000:
Apparently FoxNews and Politico are saying Trump had 20,000 people at his rally today. THIS is what 20,000 people looks like next to Trump's crowd. Trump's crowd is obviously MUCH MUCH MUCH smaller. pic.twitter.com/4xPcoCPTNx
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then 30,000 — guy is all over the map:
This is what 30,000 people look like, not Trump's tiny crowd. https://t.co/xTg0nspTB4
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
From 10 to 20 to 30 and now 50,000:
I never cease to be amazed at Trumpers willingness to believe the craziest things. They really think THIS is 50,000 people. Lol. pic.twitter.com/TD1KNzZ47G
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then back to 75,000 again:
This is what 75,000 people looks like. This was Trump's crowd. https://t.co/F5dZtFzwlA pic.twitter.com/50hHRl5SPT
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Not even sure what this means:
I live in Pickens and there were 300,000 people and one toilet there! We ran out of toilet paper. Luckily Trump brought boxes of classified documents.
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then he thinks he really has it….
He finds one obscure picture, not even clear on what time it was taken or where it was taken, probably on the outskirts of the event, where he sees a little space in the crowd and he thinks “now I’ve got Trump!”
Look at the big empty spaces in Trump's crowd. It wasn't even packed! pic.twitter.com/UtjDpZbo9D
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Hilarious Bill.
How much headspace is this taking up for you?
Must be enormous.
Then he goes back to obsessing over the 10,000:
The Pickens police chief clearly needs to be drug-tested because there weren't anywhere near 50,000 in Pickens today. That would be 5 times this arena full of people. pic.twitter.com/bGxh2D1zfA
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Late on July 1 he’s up late and we get our first Tweet about 80,000:
This is 80,000 silly Trumper. https://t.co/7hYS1vkD9O pic.twitter.com/iYFerQfIF4
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Next morning we move into something new…
Bill clearly got some rest and had a new brainstorm as he slept…..HEAT MAPS!
Here's the size of the Trump crowd in front of the media stands and to the sides. I estimated 1,000 to 1250 just based upon a visual count yesterday.
The AI counter says 1165, so not far off. pic.twitter.com/xoyTh21q4G
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Heat maps to 50,000:
CROWD SIZE BUSTED:
Here is the size of the Trump Rally Crowd using an AI crowd counter. No, it wasn't 50,000, it was 1543!
As usual, Trump is LYING to us.
Anyone who looks at this picture and sees 50,000 people has lost their damned minds! pic.twitter.com/BGXbguuLul
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
More heat maps, more aerials:
Trump had a nice little rally in Pickens, SC on a hot day but he is ruining it with lies about the crowd size. These claims of 75,000 are preposterous. Even 10,000 is a joke. There were maybe 2000 max. pic.twitter.com/gDsglE0NlX
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
He’s now used a heat map to find a picture with 555 people in it, Bill is getting high tech — although it’s unclear what this proves:
There are only about 600 people in that picture, and I'm being generous. https://t.co/4Av5Ouo21M pic.twitter.com/u9IrCNYZNe
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
This is the point, a full day after the Rally, where Bill runs out of steam and just starts posting the same message over and over.
Adopting the brute force method of melting down:
Are you one of the Trumpers who see "tens of thousands of people in this image? In reality, there are fewer than 600.
Don't be gaslighted. @alexbruesewitz pic.twitter.com/e4VzRQk0MR
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Now we’re back to big stadiums and 50,000 size crowds:
Here's a good overhead shot of the Pickens crowd. This is about 2000 people, not 50,000.
One other proof. Have you been to a major league baseball stadium and heard the crowd roar when someone hits a home run? It is deafening. Did you ever hear thunderous cheers like that… pic.twitter.com/cNWdNg3P3l
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Our first mention of a 46,000 crowd:
THIS IS 46,000 PEOPLE WHEN FULL. @alexbruesewitz pic.twitter.com/KloBfOvVwu
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then he starts taking aim at the local Sheriff:
Is the Picken's Sheriff claiming Trump could have filled Yankees Stadium??? https://t.co/F13KXZE4GE
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
From images we move to “sounds”:
Do you know what 50,000 people cheering all at once sounds like? It is thunder. Did you hear anything remotely like thunder at the Trump rally?
Nope.
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Baseball stadiums:
Here are baseball stadiums that hold about 50,000 people. Trumps entire rally could have fit into one section. pic.twitter.com/JC2lgSLyC0
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then we get, I believe, our first 60,000 stadium:
For those who want to delude themselves into believing Trump had 50,000 in Pickens, THIS is what 60,000 looks like! https://t.co/QtwnFuXoKF
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 2, 2023
Then we get to the name calling, which is when you know for sure you’ve lost the argument.
TRUMP IS ON DRUGS!
TRUMP IS A DELUSIONAL LIAR!
That's it. Trump is on drugs.
He claims that 99% of the people he endorsed won. We know for a fact 64% of Trump endorsements in competitive swing districts in 2022 LOST.
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