It has been a while since I have been able to put out some writing, for reasons I hope to address in an article soon regarding how my mindset towards American politics, cultural affairs, and the state of Western Civilization as a whole has changed. With that being said I do have one small piece of news before I share my thoughts, and relevant experience, on the lunatic doorknocker from DeSantis’ Never Back Down PAC which went viral last week.
This piece was actually published yesterday on Palmetto State Watch’s website as the first piece of content I will have written for them. I would greatly recommend you go check them out, especially if you have any connections to South Carolina. Despite my residence being in Florida the good people of PSW have been welcoming as I become part of their contributor team.
With that out of the way - on to the main event!
Charleston South Carolina – Last week a Ring video doorbell camera caught a member of the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down PAC launching obscenities and threats at the homeowner. Just when you think he could never make it any worse for himself or his bosses, the former staffer proceeds to admit to being under the influence of marijuana.
Talk about a PR nightmare!
In a state where Governor DeSantis seems to be losing ground on Former President Trump, this will only make his job harder in the important Republican primary state.
DeSantis has not been within double-digit points of Trump in the state, the closest being 10 points in a May 17th poll since mid-May Trump’s lead has ballooned to 20+ points in the last three attempts in the state according to Project 538.
While the behavior by the door-knocker is inexcusable, the reaction by some, particularly pro-Trump influencers on Twitter, have tried to exploit the video in a disingenuous attempt to smear all DeSantis supporters and even the candidate himself.
Laura Loomer for example, whose complaint with DeSantis earlier in the week was that she was still paying taxes on her $300 special formula refrigerated dog food, tweeted out.
Influencer and political strategist Alex Bruesewitz, who has taken it upon himself to run interference for Trump from anyone who offers criticism, also tried to use the video to score some quick political points.
Since I have been involved in grassroots politics for a decade I know that unfortunately, having bad representatives of your campaign is an inevitability.
I was door knocking in Montgomery County in October of 2020 on behalf of the Trump campaign I was appalled by the quality of the people I was working alongside.
Similar to how the PAC Never Back Down paid for the DeSantis door knocker in question, In Field Strategies hired the team I was with. The Trump Victory campaign contracted out to this company since they had failed to establish a team of grassroots activists in this part of the swing state.
Rather than being part of a team of highly competent and driven Patriotic Americans as I expected, I was the only one out of the group of around 12 who even planned on voting for Trump. The rest were unskilled laborers, high school dropouts, and even former drug dealers who were there only for the paycheck. These team members came from Las Vegas, Minnesota, and even California with no training on how they should represent the campaign.
I would eventually find out from the partner assigned to me that his last partner had made him stop the car on the side of the interstate so they could have a boxing match to settle a dispute.
Another member of the group claimed that his partner tried to stab him in the shower following a disagreement earlier that day while they were out knocking on doors.
This is the reality of trying to knock on as many doors as possible across the country in a cycle. Unsavory characters fall through the cracks and get the chance to embarrass the campaign. It happened to DeSantis, it will happen to anyone who has an extensive grassroots effort in a Presidential race.
The unfortunate truth of politics is that it’s only a matter of time before this problem besets another campaign.
Also I just want to say that this is in no way an endorsement of Ron DeSantis or an attack on Donald Trump. I only found this story to be blown a little bit out of proportion and wanted to address it given my personal history and experience in the field. Unfortunately, blowing things out of proportion seems to be the name of the game for everyone seeking political office in the age of social media influencers.