Gov. Ron DeSantis on pace to break gubernatorial fundraising record
Amid rumblings of a potential 2024 presidential bid, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) political operation raised $165.6 million since 2019, the year he took office.
‘Dark money’ group pushing ‘woke heat-maps’ targeting schools has ties to Christian education foundation
Liberty Alliance USA and a circle of “dark money” groups have connections to the Stanley M. Herzog Charitable Foundation, a Christian education organization.
Following 2018 break from GOP, Victoria’s Secret founder continues to donate big to Republicans
Leslie Wexner, the subject of the new Hulu docuseries “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons,” was once called the wealthiest GOP donor in Ohio. Now he’s writing big checks to both Republicans and Democrats.
See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:
Republicans are falling out of love with America Inc(The Economist) Republican election war-chests are increasingly filled either by small donors or the extremely rich. Both these groups are likelier to favour ideologues over pragmatists, notes Sarah Bryner of OpenSecrets.
Rightwing sheriffs’ groups ramp up drives to monitor US midterm elections(The Guardian) The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, State Policy Network, Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, DonorsTrust, the League of American Voters and Judicial Crisis Network have reported giving money to True the Vote since its founding, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks campaign financing.
