2024 Presidential Campaign Blog

Release: Never Back Down CEO Chris Jankowski's Statement on the Republican Primary Presidential Debate

Never Back Down CEO Chris Jankowski's Statement on the Republican Primary Presidential Debate

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Never Back Down CEO Chris Jankowski released the following statement following tonight's GOP Primary Presidential Debate:

"Governor DeSantis showed America this evening a dominant performance and how he has the vision and focus to lead on Day One as President DeSantis. Instead of accepting the broken premise of American decline the Governor showed what conservative principles can promise for tomorrow. That kind of leadership wins debates and more importantly, wins elections."

Six More New Hampshire Lawmakers Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis

Six More New Hampshire Lawmakers Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis
DeSantis Leads GOP Field with Nearly 60 NH Endorsements

ATLANTA, Ga. – Six additional lawmakers in New Hampshire have put their support behind Gov. Ron DeSantis to be our next President. DeSantis leads the GOP primary field in New Hampshire endorsements with a total of 59 political leaders behind him, comprised of state representatives, county commissioners, the House Majority Leader, and House Majority Whip Jeanine Notter – announced today. Several endorsers in the full list had flipped from previously backing Donald Trump to now supporting Gov. DeSantis because they see Ron DeSantis as the future.

“Governor DeSantis is the battle-tested leader New Hampshire and our country needs. His whole life has been dedicated to fighting for our freedoms, and I know he will continue to protect American families and stand up for what’s right as our next President. At a time when our nation is spiraling downward thanks to Joe Biden – from our economy to our military recruitment to our education system – we need someone who will focus on the future and get our country on the right track, which is why I’m proud to endorse Ron DeSantis for President,” said House Majority Whip Jeanine Notter.

The six new endorsements include:
• House Majority Whip Jeanine Notter (Hillsborough - District 12)
• Representative Maureen Mooney (Hillsborough - District 12)
• Representative Oliver Ford (Rockingham - District 3)
• Representative Michael Harrington (Strafford - District 18)
• Representative James Connor (Strafford - District 19)
• Rockingham County Commissioner Brian Chirichiello (District 3)

Nevada Political Leaders Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis for President

Nevada Political Leaders Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis for President

ATLANTA, Ga. – Political leaders across the state of Nevada are announcing their support for Governor Ron DeSantis to be the next President of the United States. These 24 endorsements announced by Never Back Down include current and former state legislators, county commissioners and clerks, and state controllers. Gov. DeSantis’s momentum only continues to grow in key states, like Nevada, as more and more voters learn his story and message, and Never Back Down will keep building out the necessary infrastructure and support network that will take the Governor to the White House.

“Governor DeSantis understands the importance of working hard to earn votes and will put the American people first. He was the first candidate this cycle to visit Nevada where he met with fellow veterans, headlined the Basque Fry to over 2,500 people, and was the first presidential candidate in modern history to visit the Reno rodeo. He served our country honorably before as a Navy JAG officer in Iraq, and Nevadans know he will honorably serve us again as our next President, always fighting to protect our families, fix our economy, and achieve the great American comeback,” said Former Nevada Attorney General and Never Back Down Chair Adam Laxalt.

“Governor Ron DeSantis has a proven track record of standing up against the radical Left to protect our children and our freedoms. While the establishment and DC elites empowered Fauci to lock our country down and let the mob run rampant, Gov. DeSantis was the only one fighting back for our kids. He stands for America’s families and conservative values and that’s why Nevadans are standing with him,” said State Assemblywoman Danielle Gallant.

“Nevada Republicans are tired of losing to the Radical Left and Republicans who make promises but don’t deliver. We need a new conservative champion, who fights the radical left, wins those battles, and helps elect a team of conservatives on his coattails. We know Gov. Ron DeSantis is the only conservative who can beat Joe Biden and take back the White House while helping Republicans down-ballot take back our state. He did it in Florida and he will do the same for Nevada and our country. As the first presidential candidate this cycle to visit Nevada, he sent a strong signal to Nevadans that he’ll put them first as our next President, and that sentiment is resonating across the state,” said State Assemblywoman Jill Dickman.

Here is the growing list of Nevada leaders supporting Governor DeSantis:

• Nevada State Controller Andy Matthews
• State Senator Carrie A. Buck (District 5)
• State Senator Jeff Stone (District 20)
• State Assemblywoman Jill Dickman (District 31)
• State Assemblywoman Danielle Gallant (District 23)
• Douglas County Commissioner Mark Gardner (District 3)
• Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee (District C)
• Storey County Commissioner Clay Mitchell
• Churchill County Commissioner Harry Scharmann (District 3)
• Washoe County Clerk Jan Galassini
• Former U.S. Representative Cresent Hardy (NV-04)
• Former Nevada State Treasurer and Assemblywoman Patricia Dillon Cafferata
• Former Nevada State Controller and Assemblyman Ron Knecht
• Former State Senator (District 20) and Assemblyman Keith F. Pickard
• Former State Assemblyman Edwin A. Goedhart (District 36)
• Former State Assemblyman Kelly Kite (District 39)
• Former State Assemblyman Jim Wheeler (District 39)
• Former Washoe County Commissioner Marsha Berkbigler (District 1)
• Former Elko County Commissioner Demar Dahl
• Former Lyon County Commissioner Bob Hastings (District 1)
• Former Mineral County Commissioner Chris Hegg (Seat A)
• Former Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury
• Former Washoe Republican Party Chairman Dave Buell
• Former Washoe Republican Party Chairman Sam Kumar

Never Back Down Launches Iowa Bus Tour with Special Guest Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 27-28, 2023

Never Back Down Launches Bus Tour with Special Guest Gov. Ron DeSantis
 
ATLANTA, Ga. –  Never Back Down will host special guest Gov. Ron DeSantis next week on bus tour stops across South Central Iowa. This will be the first of many bus tour stops Never Back Down will host with special guest Gov. DeSantis across IA, NH, SC and other states in the coming weeks.
 
The Never Back Down branded bus will travel with special guest Gov. DeSantis to NBD hosted meet and greets and a townhall on Thursday and Friday.
 
WHO: Special Guest Governor Ron DeSantis
WHAT: Never Back Down Chariton Meet & Greet
WHEN: Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: The Iron Horse Charitone, 831 Braden Ave., Chariton, IA 50049 
 
WHO: Special Guest Governor Ron DeSantis
WHAT: Never Back Down Osceola Town Hall
WHEN: Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. CT
WHERE: Revelton Distilling Company, 1400 W Clay Street, Osceola, IA 50213 
 
WHO: Special Guest Governor Ron DeSantis
WHAT: Never Back Down Oskaloosa Meet & Greet
WHEN: Friday, July 28, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Smokey Row Coffee, 109 S Market Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Never Back Down Launches New Iowa Ad, “Trump Attacks Iowa”

Never Back Down Launches New Iowa Ad, “Trump Attacks Iowa”
Ad questions why Donald Trump keeps attacking Iowa Republicans and their values

ATLANTA, Ga. – Never Back Down is airing a new ad, “Trump Attacks Iowa”, in Iowa ahead of Donald Trump’s Cedar Rapids town hall hosted by Sean Hannity. Up on airwaves across the Hawkeye State July 18, the ad highlights Donald Trump’s attacks on Iowa’s extremely popular and successful Gov. Kim Reynolds, questions why Trump continues to attack Republicans instead of Democrats, and why Trump consistently opposes Iowans and their values.

“Trump should fight Democrats not Republicans,” the ad says. The former President’s attack was lobbed ahead of Gov. Reynolds signing into law Iowa’s heartbeat bill protecting the lives of the unborn, which Trump has criticized as “too harsh”. Trump also skipped last week’s Family Leadership Summit in Iowa after his direct attacks on Reynolds.

The thirty-second spot will air in Iowa markets as part of a seven-figure ad buy. The ad follows the first six ads from Never Back Down, “War on Woke,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Punching Back,” “Anthem,” “Steel,” and "Winner".

Transcript of "Trump Attacks Iowa":

Narrator:

Governor Kim Reynolds is a conservative champion. She signed the Heartbeat Bill and stands up for Iowans every day.

So why is Donald Trump attacking her?

Donald Trump:

I opened up the governor position for Kim Reynolds, and when she fell behind I
endorsed her, did big rallies, and she won.

Now she wants to remain ‘neutral’. I don't invite her to events!

Narrator:

Trump should fight Democrats, not Republicans. What happened to Donald Trump?

$150 Million Combined Raised to Help Elect Ron DeSantis Next President of the United States by Never Back Down PAC and Ron DeSantis Campaign

$150 Million Raised to Help Elect Gov. Ron DeSantis Next President of the United States

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brought in an impressive $20 million in fundraising during the first six weeks of his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, his political team told Fox News on Thursday.

Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting the Florida governor's presidential run, in a separate announcement told Fox News that they've hauled in $130 million in fundraising since the committee launched in early March.

The figures from the DeSantis campaign and from Never Back Down illustrated the Florida governor's fundraising prowess as he aims to defeat front-runner and former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination next year.

Trump's team reported on Wednesday that the former president's campaign and Save America, his political action committee, together brought in over $35 million between April and June in the second quarter of political fundraising.

DeSantis raised the $20 million fundraising haul in less than half the time, beginning with his campaign launch in late May.

The DeSantis campaign highlighted in a release shared first with Fox News that their haul was the "largest first-quarter filing from any non-incumbent Republican candidate in more than a decade."

And they added that it "bests the $18.3 million former president and quasi-incumbent Donald Trump's campaign raised during his first two fundraising quarters as a candidate ($3.8 in Q4 2022 and $14.5 in Q1 2023)."

DeSantis campaign manager Generra Peck argued in a statement that President Biden's "leftist policies are destroying the country, and Republicans are excited to invest in a winner ready to lead America’s revival."

"We are grateful for the investment so many Americans have made to get this country back on track. The fight to save it will be long and challenging, but we have built an operation to share the governor’s message and mobilize the millions of people who support it. We are ready to win," Peck said.

Never Back Down CEO Chris Jankowski spotlighted in a statement that the "$150,000,000 raised from across all 50 states between DeSantis for President and Never Back Down shows what a formidable movement is behind Governor DeSantis. The future of the Republican Party is Governor Ron DeSantis."

Former Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine Endorses Ron DeSantis for President

Jim Bridenstine Endorses Gov. Ron DeSantis for President

ATLANTA, Ga. – Leading conservative, previous Trump appointed NASA administrator, and former Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine has endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the next President of the United States. The announcement follows the endorsement of 20 Oklahoma state legislators backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bid for the White House.

“Governor DeSantis and I were classmates in Congress, original members of the Freedom Caucus, and we have worked together on many legislative issues over the years,” said the former Congressman and former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Governor DeSantis is highly intellectual, always willing to listen, and relentless in fighting for what’s right. He has always been strong on defense and a great advocate for America’s space program. He will make a great Commander in Chief.”

Bridenstine was appointed to serve as the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by President Trump in 2018 and represented Oklahoma's first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 - 2018, where he served as a leading conservative voice in the U.S. House and was an original member of the Freedom Caucus.

20 Oklahoma Legislators Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis for President

20 Oklahoma Legislators Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis for President

ATLANTA, Ga. – 20 state senators and representatives in the Oklahoma legislature have endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the next President of the United States ahead of the governor's trip to Tulsa on Saturday, June 10th.

“We need a two-term president to unwind the unconstitutional and disastrous polices out of Washington, D.C. that has bolstered the federal government’s power to pick winners and losers across America,” said Rep. Jon Echols, Majority Leader of the Oklahoma House. “Ron DeSantis has the courageous vision and the fighting power to give Oklahomans representation of our conservative cause for eight years, and I am confident he can deliver the election victory we need.”

“Ron DeSantis has a proven record of governing, protecting freedom and promoting the rights of States, parents, and small businesses,” said Sen. Lonnie Paxton, Chairman of the Oklahoma Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee. “We need eight years of his leadership to revive America’s greatness as an economic powerhouse and global leader in energy dominance and independence, and I am proud to support him in his bid to become our next president.”

The 20 legislators endorsing Gov. Ron DeSantis for President include:

Senator Lonnie Paxton (SD 23)
Senator Chris Kidd (SD 31)
Senator Roland Pederson (SD 19)
Senator John Michael Montgomery (SD 32)
Senator Brent Howard (SD 38)

(Majority Floor Leader) Representative Jon Echols (HD 90)
(Deputy Majority Leader) Representative Trey Caldwell (HD 63)
(Deputy Floor Leader) Representative John Pfeiffer (HD 38)
Representative Mike Osburn (HD 81)
Representative Neil Hays (HD 13)
Representative Ryan Martinez (HD 39)
Representative Nick Archer (HD 55)
Representative Anthony Moore (HD 57)
Representative Dell Kerbs (HD 26)
Representative Mark Lepak (HD 9)
Representative Josh West (HD 5)
Representative Chris Kannady (HD 91)
Representative Chad Caldwell (HD 40)
Representative Terry O’Donnell (HD 23)
Representative Chris Sneed (HD 14)

Ron DeSantis to Headline Never Back Down Event in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 10, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis to Headline Never Back Down Event in Tulsa, Oklahoma

ATLANTA, Ga. — Special guest Gov. Ron DeSantis will headline a Never Back Down Event in Tulsa, Okla. on Saturday, June 10th. The event follows a series of key appearances by the Governor in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Iowa, where state leaders have enthusiastically endorsed his bid for the presidency.

WHO: Special guest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

WHAT: Never Back Down Event with special guest Gov. Ron DeSantis

WHEN:

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. CT
Program begins at 4:30 p.m. CT

WHERE:

F&E Creek Event Center
18280 E 11th Street
Tulsa, OK 74108

Guest RSVP: https://events.neverbackdown.org/e/tulsaok20230610