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Make Jeff Roe Great Again

The mega-consultant, currently ensconced at DeSantis’ super PAC, will now have a loyal and telekinetic deputy acting as de facto campaign manager and Tallahassee daycare operator. Is this just the first step before Roe starts calling all the shots, himself?

James Uthmeier and Ryan Tyson are trusted Ron DeSantis loyalists, suggesting once again that the key qualification to lead the DeSantis campaign is fidelity to Ron and Casey.
James Uthmeier and Ryan Tyson are trusted Ron DeSantis loyalists, suggesting once again that the key qualification to lead the DeSantis campaign is fidelity to Ron and Casey. Photo: John Tully/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
August 10, 2023

Another day, another DeSantis campaign shakeup. This time it was defenestrator Generra Peck who was defenestrated, herself, from campaign manager to “chief campaign strategist,” and replaced by the relatively unknown James Uthmeier, the 35-year-old former chief of staff in the governor’s office, who has never run a campaign.