Ron DeSantis faces new 'cash crunch' as donors dry up: report

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is reportedly in a tough situation when it comes to fundraising.

DeSantis, who is in some polls considered to be Donald Trump's top rival for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, spent more on the nominating fight than it raised in the third quarter, according to NBC News.

"Ron DeSantis has less money and more problems," NBC reported Wednesday.

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It continued:

"The Florida governor's presidential campaign entered this month with just $5 million in cash available for the primary, a sum that reignites doubts about his solvency, budgeting and ability to gain ground on front-running former President Donald Trump."

DeSantis is also reportedly taking some drastic measures.

"The pain is so acute that DeSantis is redeploying aides from his Tallahassee headquarters to Des Moines for the stretch run of a do-or-die Jan. 15 Iowa caucus. A better-funded operation might hire locally rather than shift resources. Past presidential campaigns have typically employed such a move only as a last-ditch cost-saving measure — and to look for a campaign-changing boost in an early state," the report states.

"The cash crunch has accelerated in the past month. It’s a huge problem," said one DeSantis donor, the outlet reported. "If it continues to trend downwards and Trump continues to poll ahead, at some point they’re going to have to figure out if it makes sense to pull out and save face for 2028."

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