Former President Donald Trump’s campaign sent a memo Monday to donors of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, questioning the governor’s vote numbers and campaign spending following the second-quarter fundraising announcement. .
DeSantis raised more money than Trump and other Republican candidates in the second fundraising quarter, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), but the former president had more money. We finished the second quarter with . The Trump campaign encouraged DeSantis’ donors to ask the team questions about campaign-financing discrepancies and the former president’s wide lead in the polls. according to in a note.(Related: ‘Truly Unprecedented’: Donald Trump dominates early elementary school season like never before in modern history)
“As Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves next week to seek more funding for his campaign, I would like to thank our generous donors for their generous contributions and fundraising for the current situation facing our state. We believe it is important to provide a list of relevant questions in consideration of his campaign,” the memo reads. “Following public filings revealing that the DeSantis campaign has been unsustainably spending on ballooning staff costs and not raising sufficient funds for its long-term campaign, The full extent of the chaos within the DeSantis camp has been revealed.”
DeSantis has raised more than $20 million since his campaign began in late May, but ended the second quarter with $12.2 million in cash on hand. The campaign enters the third quarter with $22 million in cash, while Trump raised $17.7 million in the same period.
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The Trump campaign has questioned the governor’s viability and how it intends to undermine the former president’s sizable lead in campaign spending, staff performance, support for the governor from outside groups, and even polls. I asked if According to the memo, to articles in NBC News, ABC News and the New York Times.
“If campaigns don’t show enough enthusiasm to build a national fundraising base that they are willing to contribute to, how can they effectively execute what they call a ‘long-log strategy’? ’” The memo reads: “The answer is simple. You can’t do that.”
Real Clear Politics (RCP) average In the 2024 national Republican primary, based on polls conducted from June 16 to July 11, Trump has a 34.1-point lead in a crowded race, followed by DeSantis with 19.7%. It is shown. Trump also leads DeSantis in all four major states in the early primaries, with 23 points in Iowa, 24 points in New Hampshire, 30 points in Nevada, 23 points in South Carolina, and 23 points in South Carolina. according to To Five Thirty Eight.
The memo said Trump was leading DeSantis by a “great margin” and the governor, who is scheduled to interview CNN’s Jake Tupper, blamed the discrepancy on “corporate media.” condemned.
“Of course, if I were you, I wouldn’t hold my breath in anticipation of an answer or accountability,” the note reads. “Given the foregoing, if you’re still pouring millions of dollars into the failed Ron DeSantis campaign, you probably haven’t been warned.”
The DeSantis campaign reached out to the Daily Caller News Foundation for comment, citing an earlier statement issued after the announcement of the total second quarter funding.
“Our campaign has brought participants from all walks of life, including current and former presidents, because the zeal for Ron DeSantis’ campaign to restore sanity to our nation and lead a great American comeback is unprecedented. Because it’s nothing,” Campaign Director Jenella Peck said in a statement. . “The generous support we have received this quarter will be critical to continuing to capitalize on the momentum shift that occurred in Iowa this week and to roll out a full-grass league.” We’re going to see more of you, so get ready.”
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