Posted on 06/14/2023 4:08:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
As expected, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is transferring the money he raised while running for reelection into a superpac to support his presidential ambitions. Florida donors to his reelection might not be too happy with this decision, but that’s what professional Republicans do – details below.
As one person put it, “DeSantis used Florida like an Uber” to achieve his real ambitions. As we noted last year, this plan was increasingly obvious {GO DEEP} and in hindsight very disappointing. Every single move happened exactly as we predicted. Many Floridians I have talked to feel suckered by the duplicity.
Additionally, DeSantis is heading to the exclusive Yale Club in New York this month {link} to meet with Wall Street donors, multinational corporate executives, and at least one mega donor with links to George Soros organization; go figure.
WASHINGTON – The Florida political committee once controlled by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis transferred $82.5 million last month to a super PAC supporting his presidential campaign, according to information posted to the committee’s website.
The shift of the funds has been anticipated ever since DeSantis entered the race with tens of millions of dollars left over from his 2022 reelection bid. However, the move nevertheless makes official an unprecedented effort by DeSantis allies to test the limits of campaign finance laws to benefit a presidential contender.
The Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group, has already filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commision, flagging the expected transfer as potentially illegal. The organization alleges that DeSantis had unlawfully directed the money into a super PAC, Never Back Down, which is supposed to operate independently of candidates.
It’s unclear whether the FEC can – or will – step in. A similar case arose during the 2020 election, concerning the management of funds by GOP Rep. Byron Donalds. The FEC took no enforcement action in that case.
DeSantis shattered fundraising records for a non-self-funded gubernatorial candidate during his reelection, raising more than $190 million between his committee and campaign in the two years leading up to the 2022 midterms. But DeSantis needed far less than that to defeat Democrat Charlie Crist and entered 2023 with tens of millions left over. He added to that amount in the months between his reelection and announcing his campaign for president. (more)
Here are the details on Ron’s true allegiances – the source of much of the campaign cash he has been assembling in his effort to defeat Donald Trump on their behalf.
NEW YORK – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is coming to New York for a private presidential campaign fundraiser that’s set to be hosted by at least four Wall Street executives, including one with past ties to a firm backed by liberal billionaire George Soros, a frequent target of DeSantis and other Republicans.
The event is scheduled to take place June 29 at the swanky Yale Club, according to a copy of an invitation seen by CNBC. It will be one of DeSantis’ first fundraisers in the Big Apple since he officially launched his campaign for president last month.
The hosts listed on the DeSantis invitation include Paul Ardire, a partner at GoldenTree Asset Management, along with Christian Michalik, Rob Michalik and Corwynne Carruthers, who are all leaders at Kinderhook Industries, a private equity firm with at least $5 billion in assets under management, according to data from PitchBook. GoldenTree has at least $50 billion in assets under management, PitchBook says.
[…] According to the invitation, in order to attend the DeSantis fundraiser, a co-host must raise $50,000 and attendees to the lunch must contribute $6,600, the maximum amount a donor can give that can then be split evenly between the primary campaign account and the general election account. (read more)
DeSantis is not going to live this down in Florida. Once his failed campaign comes to an end, there is not going to be any forgiveness for his fraud.
As you constantly hojack Pro-DeSantis threads.
Here’s a topic, can Trump change his terrible hiring instincts? He fired his best friend in favor of the little Princess and her judas husband.
Blah, blah, blah. Priceless whining from someone that wants to Trash DeSantis at every opportunity and repeatedly. Maybe we might post about Trump paying off porn stars under the fiction of legal fees?
sleazy
“It appears that some people on Free Republic, like to put provocative stories out there, to stir the pot and promote infighting over this Trump vs. DeSantis situation.”
Yeah, “some people” that are actually most likely on the left and attempting that divide and conquer routine. Too bad some here are allowing it to work.
Read my tag line to understand DeSantis.
And if he is the nominee I will vote for him in November.
But I prefer Trump or Vivek.
You are free to bash Trump but you have no proof when you make that accusation.
So far, this accusation has fallen flat in the eyes of the voters. Well, maybe not Democrat voters or GOPe.
I can see you have never been around here during a primary season. What you are calling for does not happen. Primaries are a contest. People are competing, not backslapping and high fiving each other.
Tokyo Rove! Where have you been?
Back to shoveling excrement for Bush Crime Family, Inc. I see.
Damn. That’s dirty. Might be legal, but still dirty.
Trump laundered tens of millions of dollars from leadership
PAC, meant to support other candidates, to a PAC for himself. All his fund-raising solicitations, whether “Stop the Steal” or come-ons for other candidates, were really just a gigantic slush fund for his own re-election campaign.
For all of his golden toilets, former President Donald Trump is notoriously stingy—with his personal funds as well as the hundreds of millions of dollars he’s extracted from his supporters over the years. And that’s all the more reason why government watchdogs are raising the alarm about a new campaign finance filing that shows, one month ahead of the midterm elections, an eye-popping $20 million political donation from Trump.
The contribution—Trump’s largest ever by far—went from his Save America leadership PAC on Oct. 3 to a new Trump-aligned super PAC, called Make America Great Again Inc. That same day, an old pro-Trump super PAC threw another $8.9 million behind the new group.
Super PACs can spend unlimited amounts of money to support candidates, so on its face, the donation could be said to be a generous contribution from Trump to the MAGA cause during a critical election. But as a number of campaign finance experts explained, the specifics here suggest Trump is really trying to get around laws that would otherwise prevent him from spending his personal stash on a 2024 presidential run.
Paul S. Ryan, a veteran campaign finance lawyer now serving as deputy executive director at the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, said that was “the only plausible explanation.”
“The only thing Trump cannot do with the millions and millions of dollars he’s raised into his leadership PAC is support himself. The only plausible explanation for this move is to convert that money to be spent on his own campaign,” Ryan told The Daily Beast.]
The House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack included a 36-page appendix to its final report, which was released in December, that concluded that Trump, allies and advisers aggressively used claims of a stolen election to raise money following the vote, despite internal discomfort with some of the messaging. The committee found that ultimately, virtually none of the money was spent on recounts or legal efforts to challenge the results. Nearly all of the money went to Trump-connected consultants or was poured into the Save America PAC to support Trump’s future political ambitions.
“Not only did President Trump lie to his supporters about the election, but he also ripped them off,” the committee’s seven Democrats and two Republicans concluded.]
Which do you need proof for? The transfer of funds? I am sure the attorneys signed off, no charges, just whining from some folks. Bet these same people previously complained about campaign limits. And paying off porn stars as legal fees, that has already been established. The only question left is the local prosecutor Bragg trying to made a felony out of it after statute of limitations expired. Which is wrong.
“I can see you have never been around here during a primary season. What you are calling for does not happen. Primaries are a contest. People are competing, not backslapping and high fiving each other.”
There’s a vast difference between not backslapping and high fiving each other....and what some here are doing against one of our own...ie DeSantis. If you can’t or won’t see and acknowledge that difference, I don’t know what to tell ya.
Is that you Alvin Bragg?
No, but if idiots want to keep trashing, DeSantis, they should expect being inconveniently redirected to Trump. Constantly criticizing DeSantis needs to stop, he’s a Republican, focus on defending Trump, focus on Biden, but leave fellow Republicans alone!
I wish I'd known what I know now when I was your age. Unfortunately, when it comes to politics, we allow ourselves to be kicked in the teeth too many times before we decide we aren't willing to take it anymore. I got rid of a philandering husband far earlier than I ever got rid of a philandering political party. January 6th did it for me.
Is that a direct order Commander??
So i’m not the only one thinking that?
JEEZE, do you feel the same way about JEB, Christy, Pence, OR is it just DeSantis that is off limits???
All those others have sucked up to the Left, DeSantis has fought them every step of the way so far, and won.
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