Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he regrets his early campaign strategy of avoiding the media, reflecting back to the first months of his White House bid when he stuck mostly to friendly platforms and conservative outlets.
DeSantis, who finished second in the Iowa caucuses Monday, was asked by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt what miscalculations the governor had made during his presidential run so far.
“What errors did you make that you’re willing to say: I shouldn’t have done this, but I’m going to correct it going forward and I’m going to do well in March,” Hewitt asked Thursday.
“I came in not really doing as much media,” DeSantis said. “I should have just been blanketing. I should have gone on all the corporate shows. I should have gone on everything. I started doing that as we got into the end of the summer, and we did it. But we had an opportunity, I think, to come out of the gate and do that and reach a much broader folk.
