{"id":2012906,"date":"2023-08-26T10:43:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-literally-cashes-in-big-on-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:45:48","slug":"desantis-literally-cashes-in-big-on-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-literally-cashes-in-big-on-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis cashes in big, doubles runner-up&#8217;s haul after GOP debate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-literally-cashes-in-big-on-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>If there is one thing literally every single\u2063 political campaign in U.S. history has \u2063in common, it\u2019s how they\u2019re always an absolute drain \u200dof money and resources.<\/h2>\n<p>That\u2019s aggressively true\u2063 for anyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-clinton-lawyer-comes-short-of-admitting-fbi-raid-is-part-of-effort-to-bar-trump-from-running-for-re-election\/\" title=\"Ex-Clinton Lawyer Comes Short of Admitting FBI Raid Is Part of Effort to Bar Trump From Running for Re-Election\">seeking public office<\/a>, but significantly more relevant for anyone looking to unseat a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fourth-trump-indictment-backfires-poll-shows-biggest-primary-lead-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavy favorite<\/a> during \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-literally-cashes-in-big-on-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul\/\" title=\"DeSantis cashes in big, doubles runner-up's haul after GOP debate.\">early primary\u200d season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Case\u2062 in point: \u2064If any Republican presidential candidate wants any shot at unseating former President Donald Trump as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-failure-of-epic-proportions-inside-the-european-unions-failed-vaccine-rollout\/\" title=\"\u2018A Failure Of Epic Proportions\u2019: Inside The European Union\u2019s Failed Vaccine Rollout\">de facto leader<\/a> of the party, it will require plenty of money, time and effort.<\/p>\n<p>Time and effort are two things \u2063most candidates have some semblance of control over, but not \u200cso much money.<\/p>\n<p>And the money issue appears\u200b to be the main topic\u200d of analysis following a wildly polarizing Fox News-led Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/body-language-expert-analyzes-gop-candidates-really-feeling-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primary debate<\/a> that aired\u2064 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Because while debates over who \u201cwon\u201d the debate are purely subjective\u2064 and open for\u2064 interpretation, raw fundraising totals are not \u2014 and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis absolutely walked away from the Wednesday night debates as the winner \u2062if\u2062 you\u2019re going by these metrics.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 campaign has \u200ccome out and touted that it has\u200d raised over $1 million since the GOP debates, per\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/desantis-campaign-raised-1-million-24-hours-after\/story?id=102547320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>, and that\u2019s a \u200ckey figure for the Republican who seems best equipped to supplant \u2064Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople were very happy and\u2064 excited by his showing,\u201d Hal Lambert,\u2062 a GOP megadonor, told the\u200d outlet about DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRon DeSantis\u200d showed last night that he is a proven leader who will deliver results as president, and we are thrilled with the flood of support we have received since \u2062his debate victory,\u201d \u2064DeSantis \u2063campaign manager James Uthmeier told ABC News via\u200d statement.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>, DeSantis is still comfortably polling in second place (just behind Trump) but still trails the former president by\u2063 nearly 41 points. In other words, Trump still has a \u200dcommanding\u2063 lead in the polls despite \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bad-news-fox-poll-shows-large-chunk-republicans-skipped-debate-trump-snubbed-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no-showing<\/a> the debates.<\/p>\n<p>(Trump instead opted to have Tucker Carlson release an\u200b exclusive X interview with him the same time the debates were going on.)<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u200d uphill climb and battle \u2062for mindshares, Uthmeier\u2064 remains\u2062 optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe\u2062 look forward \u200bto building on this momentum in the weeks and months ahead as the Governor \u200ccontinues to outwork everyone in this race as he lays out his vision to reverse\u2062 our\u200b nation\u2019s decline \u2062and revive the American Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 press secretary took to X to tout his team\u2019s success and offer up another Uthmeier \u2062quote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: We raised more than \u2062$1 million in the 24 hours following the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled with the flood of support we have received\u200c since his debate victory!\u201d \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesUthmeierFL?\">@JamesUthmeierFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OR3PAWQiNa\">https:\/\/t.co\/OR3PAWQiNa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanDGriffin\/status\/1695026399256408359?\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUPDATE: We raised mroe than $1 million in \u200cthe 24 hours following the debate,\u201d Griffin tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, DeSantis was hardly the only one to come out on top, fiscally\u2064 speaking, after the debates.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps \u200bno candidate added more notoriety to his name and candidacy \u2064from \u200bthat debate than tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the 38-year-old political neophyte was being blasted as annoying or lauded as a visionary (and there was plenty of both on social media), Ramaswamy still made out quite well.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy and his team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-lively-performance-gop-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly raised<\/a> $450,000 since his debate night performance, an \u2062impressive figure given that\u200d he\u2019s the biggest unknown in this GOP \u200dprimary season.<\/p>\n<p>The next Republican \u2062primary debate will\u2062 take place on Sept. 27, in Simi Valley, California.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-literally-cashes-big-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul\/\">DeSantis Literally Cashes in \u200bBig on\u200b GOP\u200d Debate Performance, Doubles \u200cRunner-Up&#8217;s Haul<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>there&#8217;s one consistent aspect of every U.S. political campaign, it&#8217;s the immense financial and resource burden. This is especially true for challengers aiming to defeat a strong contender in the early primary season. 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