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Nicknames and Sledgehammers: A DeSantis Playbook

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ABC News

News, Daily News, Politics

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

A debate playbook seemingly intended for the Ron DeSantis campaign goes public. A bacteria often found in oysters has killed three people in the Northeast. And President Biden hosts a historic summit at Camp David. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Friday, August 18th. They only wanted one person to find it, and everyone did.

0:05.5

We start here.

0:09.1

A secret memo about Ron DeSantis' debate prep goes public.

0:13.6

The best and brightest brains sat around was like, what could the nickname be, and this is what they have.

0:18.0

It wasn't from the DeSantis campaign, but it's now informing everything we know about his strategy.

0:23.6

Dangerous bacteria had north.

0:26.2

Three people have died on the East Coast in recent weeks due to these bacterial infections.

0:30.2

Look out for your swim buddies, because it's the shellfish-ness that'll get you.

0:33.8

And we've held Middle East peace summit, so why is it so hard to get these guys to the table?

0:38.6

Just a few months ago, there were people who were in print saying that these are two countries in conflict.

0:44.0

President Biden plans an historic weekend at Camp David.

0:49.7

From ABC News, this is Start Here. I'm Brad Milky.

0:56.2

I feel like this week has really served as a wake-up call about what the next year is going to look like.

1:05.8

19 individuals charged with criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the presidential election in the state of Georgia.

1:13.7

When President Trump was indicted in Georgia, he was indicted with large parts of his legal and campaign apparatus.

1:20.6

Some of the most prominent figures who served as surrogates for him on the trail are now his co-defendants.

1:26.7

The former President's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who famously used racketeering laws to go after mob bosses in New York,

1:32.6

now facing 13 criminal counts in a case using the same kind of statute.

1:36.7

At the same time, the Republican Party is preparing to select its next presidential nominee,

1:41.4

the first GOP debate is next week.

1:43.8

An unless Trump flies down to Georgia this weekend, there is a distinct possibility that the leader in the polls

1:49.6

would be surrendering to Georgia authorities on the week of this debate.

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