DeSantis Demands $1M To Appear At Donor Events

NBC News reports:

It’s going to cost a lot to get Ron DeSantis to show up in person to collect political checks: about $1 million.

That’s the aggressive goal set to draw the Florida governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate to travel out of his way for fundraising events, according to three Republicans involved in efforts to raise cash for DeSantis during the shadow primary period.

“If they’re going to already be in town, they’ll do it for $500,000,” said one GOP operative who attributed the target figures to a longtime financier of DeSantis’ political campaigns. “If you want him to go out there independently, it’s about $1 million.”

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NEW: The $1M goal may be less consequential than the political truth it represents.

DeSantis is in such high demand that donors are lining up, allowing him to set a bar at the level of a sitting president or vice president.@jonallendc & me https://t.co/YwRUowmFer

— Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) March 3, 2023