Uthmeier, a staunch conservative, has relatively little experience with campaigns or electoral politics in general, and it is unclear if he will take a tack to the ideological middle, which some donors are advocating.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/republican-ron-desantis-need-momentum-shift-ousts-campaign-chief-3686066?cid=cna_flip_070214

Uthmeier shrugged off these numbers, arguing they were “The same polls that predicted Donald Trump would win the Iowa caucus back in 2016.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-dana-bash-corners-desantis-campaign-manager-over-failure-to-close-the-gap-with-trump-in-iowa-whats-happening/