

Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) presidential campaign has moved to stave off any doubts about his bid for the White House amid increasing chatter that he is failing to live up to the hype and being left behind by former President Donald Trump.
A confidential campaign memo obtained by NBC News outlines the future strategy for the DeSantis team as the 2024 presidential race heats up. The internal message is dated July 6 and is labeled “confidential friends and family update” with the words “not for distribution.”
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The memo explains that the campaign does not yet intend to invest in Super Tuesday states like Tennessee and Alabama because they don't want to take resources away from New Hampshire. Super Tuesday is on March 5, 2024.
“While Super Tuesday is critically important, we will not dedicate resources to Super Tuesday that slow our momentum in New Hampshire. We expect to revisit this investment in the Fall,” the memo reads.
The super PAC Never Back Down, which backs DeSantis, is planning to put 80 field operatives in California, a Super Tuesday state, the PAC’s chief operating officer, Kristin Davison, told the outlet.
The campaign memo also takes shots at several of DeSantis's rivals, in particular Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
“While Tim Scott has earned a serious look at this stage, his bio is lacking the fight that our electorate is looking for in the next President. We expect Tim Scott to receive appropriate scrutiny in the weeks ahead,” the memo reads.
“We've found low to no interest in Vivek [Ramaswamy], [Doug] Burgum, and Nikki [Haley] while far too many voters will not consider [Mike] Pence and [Chris] Christie for them to feel remotely viable,” the memo says about other GOP candidates, some of who will likely qualify for the first primary debate in August, which DeSantis said he'll attend.
The memo emphasizes that Trump, the GOP front-runner, and DeSantis are the two viable candidates that could hold the Republican nomination, with both contenders outranking other Republican presidential hopefuls in primary polls.
The campaign will continue to hold town hall events, stating DeSantis’s message is well received at such gatherings. The memo says DeSantis plans to hold events “that feature cookout styled, backyard activities targeting primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire.”
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The memo describes a clear guideline of topics DeSantis plans to focus on in the coming months, including boosting his plans to secure the southern border, which were focused on in June, details of how to strengthen the economy coming in July and August, visions regarding foreign policy and China in August, and gearing up for the first GOP primary debate on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.
"More to come in the Fall of 2023...including woke military, the deep state; School choice and beyond," the memo said.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the DeSantis campaign for comment.