For Ron DeSantis, Sunday, Feb. 19, was the start of another busy week of not officially running for president.... (list of events) Ahead of an expected White House bid, DeSantis has relied heavily on his rich allies to ferry him around the country to test his message and raise his profile..... But ethics experts said the travel — and specifically the role of the nonprofit — shows how DeSantis’ prolonged candidate-in-limbo status has allowed him to work around rules intended to keep donors from wielding secret influence. As a declared federal candidate, he would face far stricter requirements for accepting...