He'll use his fundraising network to raise money for Trump and other candidates.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to take the most public steps yet to rebuild his political future after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, campaigning for GOP candidates in Florida and beyond in the coming months — and taking a leading role in fighting an abortion-rights referendum in his home state.
DeSantis’ biggest focus in 2024 is still Florida, where he’ll be fighting two ballot measures that, if approved by voters, would expand access to abortion and allow the sale and use of recreational marijuana. The governor disagrees with the policies and also must confront the risk that the initiatives could drive Democratic turnout.
But after raising tens of millions for his reelection campaign — some of which was shifted to a super PAC for his presidential bid — he still has connections with a raft of large donors. And he promised to tap into those donors during a weekend meeting with Trump thatand investor Steve Witkoff. The meeting was held at an exclusive golf club in South Florida and four people, granted anonymity to discuss the event, said it was one-on-one with no else in the room.
DeSantis’ fundraising acumen that he’s pledged to help Trump has already been at work for other Republicans. He held three fundraisers for Roy in Florida last week, and the fundraiser for Lee is scheduled for May 13 in Miami Beach. Trump last month suggested on social media that someone should challenge Lee in the GOP primary, but qualifying ended without any well-known Republicans stepping up to run against the former judge and secretary of state.
Democrats have already insisted that Florida — which went to Trump in the last two presidential elections along with a nearly 19 point win by DeSantis two years ago — could be back in “play” as a battleground state due to the measures. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have visited the state twice in the past week to draw attention to a new ban on abortion after six weeks that DeSantis signed into law.
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