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The ASA said 19 people complained that the ad perpetuated harmful gender stereotypes by depicting a woman running a business in a patronising way and by implying that women were not technologically skilled. While DeSantis is still widely-hailed as an exceptionally-capable lawmaker, his apparent inability to connect with voters on the campaign trail outside Florida has some GOP bigwigs wondering if he has the sparkle necessary to win a presidential race.
DeSantis' recent remarks on Ukraine have also caused concern among Republican supporters, and his poll numbers have suffered as a result, with a Reuters/Ipsos poll putting Trump's support at almost three times that of DeSantis. That said, his remarks fall in line with many regular voters, who have become increasingly concerned over the $112 billion - and with counting - the US has so-far given to Ukraine, with bipartisan support. The ad for PC Specialist, a manufacturer and seller of bespoke PC computers, featured three men performing different activities including producing music and coding with a male voice-over which stated: "For the players, the gamers, the ‘I'll sleep laters', the creators, the editors, the music makers.
The techies, the coders, the illustrators … From the specialists for the specialists." Speaking to MPs on Tuesday about the role of parents, Alice Wilcock, home school 4th Grade teacher head of education at the Centre for Social Justice think tank, added: 'Especially post-lockdown I think parents are facing social media that they're not familiar with, that they don't necessarily know about the online world. The remarks may serve to show how DeSantis still has some way to go when it comes to developing his political skills in order to make the transition from being a state governor to a presidential candidate. At the Palace, she was wheeled right up to the balcony doors, then helped to her feet so that she could stand - with the aid of a walking stick - alongside Charles and Camilla, plus William and his family.
"Although the guidance did not prohibit ads from featuring only one gender, we considered that because the ad strongly implied only men could excel in the specialisms and roles depicted we concluded the ad presented gender stereotypes in way that was likely to cause harm and therefore breached the code." 'There are questions in Republican circles about DeSantis's candidate skills - can he make the transition from being the governor of a Republican state, where you exist on people's TV screens, to the microscope of New Hampshire and Iowa?' Murphy said to But federal spending would be equal to roughly one-quarter of economic output as the spending on Social Security and Medicare climbs, essentially keeping the government the same size as it is currently.
Hours earlier, Charles had been at his bedside, talking about plans for the Duke's 100th birthday. He had to repeat himself at volume as Philip had been growing increasingly deaf. 'We are talking about your birthday, and whether there's going to be a reception,' boomed Charles. Dave Williams, who unsuccessfully tried to insert the phrase "Let's Go Brandon" into his name on the party's primary ballot last year and insists - incorrectly - that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, was selected by the party's executive committee out of a seven-person field.
