His campaign calls it the „Ron DeSantis Comeback.“
His campaign calls it the “Ron DeSantis Comeback.”
Fans of the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate perhaps did not know he had to “come back” from anything at the moment. Nonetheless, the White House hopeful has good news to share.
Mr. DeSantis “shattered expectations,” the campaign said, by bringing in $15 million during the third quarter fundraising period between his campaign committee, leadership PAC and joint fundraising committee.
“The haul is the most emphatic signal yet that the momentum behind his comeback candidacy is continuing to build as we near the 100-day countdown to the Iowa Caucus,” the committee said in a written statement shared with the Beltway.
“Anyone that knows Ron DeSantis knows that he is a fighter, a winner, and a leader,” said campaign manager James Uthmeier.
“This significant fundraising haul not only provides us with the resources we need in the fight for Iowa and beyond, but it also shuts down the doubters who counted out Ron DeSantis for far too long. Ron DeSantis is the only candidate with the vision to reverse America’s decline and the track record to prove he will get the job done,” Mr. Uthmeier noted.
“This campaign is built to last and win. Ron DeSantis is the only candidate in this race who can beat both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, revive our economy, secure the border, make America energy dominant, and end the weaponization of government once and for all,” he said.
‘SPEAKER’ TRUMP HEADLINES
It could be a media dream come true if former President Donald Trump suddenly decided he would like to become the next speaker of the U.S. House. That possibility has very little chance of becoming a political reality for many reasons — but the press can always mull the possibilities.
Some headlines of note from the last 24 hours:
“Republican congressman to nominate Trump for House speaker” (The Guardian); “Trump rules our speaker run as GOP floats him as McCarthy replacement” (The Hill); “Republican firebrand Jim Jordan, a Trump ally, becomes first to announce speaker bid” (NBC News); “How Trump shadowed McCarthy’s doomed speakership” (Axios); “How Trump shadowed McCarthy’s doomed speakership” (Fox News); “Why Trump, despite the chatter, won’t become House speaker” (MSNBC); Yes, Trump could become speaker of the House” (Vice); “Trump ‘open’ to being speaker as House Republicans float his name – but their own rules prevent anyone indicted for a felony from holding the job” (The Daily Mail).
