Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign raises $8.2 million since launch

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ newly launched campaign has raised $8.2 million since the governor announced his highly anticipated presidential run, according to a press release.

DeSantis officially announced his entry into the 2024 Republican primary on Wednesday night via a campaign video and a conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces. The governor increase $1 million in the first hour and $8.2 million in the 24 hours after the launch of the presidential campaign, according to a press release. (RELATED: DeSantis’ team claims Twitter space failed due to “so much enthusiasm”)

“This historic fundraiser shows that grassroots Republicans across the country are uniting behind Governor DeSantis’ vision for our Great American Comeback,” campaign manager Generra Peck said in a statement. “Governor DeSantis has built the strongest and most sophisticated organization in the history of American politics, and the tremendous support we have received in the last 24 hours will be critical as we begin work in the first states nominated for Share-of-the-Mind Governor DeSantis. plan to revitalize the American spirit.

The governor raised more in the first 24 hours than South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott after launching his $2 million campaign Monday, bringing the senator to a total of $24 million in cash on hand, a senior government official confirmed. Scott with the Daily Caller News. Base.

DeSantis also topped President Joe Biden’s 2019 presidential launch, where harvested $6.3 million at the end of the first day. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign reported raising $9.5 million after six weeks of her third presidential bid, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley harvested $8.3 million just over a month after his 2024 offer.

The launch of the Florida Governor’s social media campaign experienced a defective start, where the audio kept crashing, prompting Musk to finish the first Twitter Spaces link. A second attempt was successful, and DeSantis was able to answer questions and comment on Biden’s “leftist agenda.”

There was so much enthusiasm for Governor DeSantis’ vision for our Great American Comeback that it literally broke the internet. Washington is next.

$1 million raised online in one hour… and counting!

—Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) May 24, 2023

DeSantis campaign argument the technical difficulties were due to the large number of tuned accounts, with more than 700,000 listeners, according peck.

“There was so much excitement about Governor DeSantis’ vision for our Great American Comeback that it literally broke the internet. Washington is next,” Bryan Griffin, DeSantis’ press secretary, wrote On twitter.

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