“I’d love to see who’s writing those checks.”
I live in Florida and my wife and I are active in republican circles in our state. The answer to your question is, in good measure(but not exclusively) Never-Trumpers. Yeb! donors eager to get revenge for Trump’s surprise excursion into republican politics. Many of these donors are very eager to get back to the Status Quo, and despise Donald Trump’s transition from Donor to Politician.
They are not especially fond of Desantis but, intend to use him as a vehicle to stop President Trump.
We have communicated to the governor’s people that it is highly unusual for a 1st term republican governor to amass such a sum of money and that that money for a political novice such as governor Desantis comes with many strings attached.
Many of us have made these observations known to the governor and told his people that challenging President Trump in a primary may accomplish two things.
Harm President Trump and destroy Desantis’ future as President Trump’s supporters will view Desantis as a Judas.
DeSantis is hardly a political novis. He served as a US Congressman from January 2013 to September 2018 and started serving as Governor in 2019. That's 8 1/2 years in public office. Trump served 4 years in public office.
Interesting take and very telling.
For me, it means that they, at least, think that he’d be in their hip pockets.
Yes, that is where the real grassroots republican voters are.
Yeb! people wanting to screw up the works. Si.