It appears that Ron DeSantis' Presidential campaign is running out of cash.
I guess spending like a drunken sailor, picking fights with Disney*, establishing his own secret police, extremism, and having the personality of a turnip† have put off his former big dollar donors.
Batsh%$ insane scares off donors:
Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign continues to be met with financial difficulties, with the Florida Governor forced to rely on a relatively small sum for the remainder of the primary season.
DeSantis, who is trailing GOP primary frontrunner Donald Trump in the polls by massive margins, brought in $15 million in the third quarter fundraising period between his campaign committee and leadership PAC.
However, only $5 million of DeSantis's fundraising attempt is available as cash for the remainder of the primary season. In comparison, Trump's campaign raised more than $45.5 million in the third quarter, with around $36 million of the total cash on hand designated purely for the primary.
The $15 million raised by DeSantis' PACs in the third quarter is also down from $20 million in the first six weeks of the Florida governor's presidential run. A number of key fundraising and campaigning efforts have also been taken over by the pro-DeSantis Super PAC Never Back Down, including pumping millions in advertising and hosting events.
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The difficulties for DeSantis' campaign finances could also be seen in the decision to move around a third of its staff out of Florida to Iowa, with the Republican seemingly banking on a positive result from the first-in-the-nation primary caucus in January to kickstart his floundering White House bid.
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The move to relocate staff to Iowa arrives after some 38 staff members—around one-third of the team—were let go in July as part of drastic cost-cutting measures just two months after DeSantis launched his presidential campaign.
It's fun watching the DeSantis campaign devolve into the clown show. It's almost as fun as the Freddie Lynn Dalton Clown Show in 2008. but it might end up better.
*One of the rules that I live by is Do Not F%$# With the Mouse. I also have a rule not to f%$# with corvids, but Disney is a close second.
†I apoligize to turnips everywhere, and I also apologize to Baldrick, for this analogy.
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