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Is Ron DeSantis Governing or Campaigning?

August 6, 2021 · 7:13 am ET · Leave a Comment

Miami Herald: “Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has a stable of taxpayer-paid staff that works to arrange logistics, security and messaging for his events, and just in the last month that has included: A mission to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, a prime-time Fox News Town Hall on Cuban relations, and a closed-door discussion on mask wearing that his ‘official’ political team used in a fundraising email.”

“For DeSantis, who has not officially announced his reelection bid, the official events highlight the fine line he walks between governing and campaigning. His official state business is increasingly being promoted and used for fundraisers by his independent political action committee, taking advantage of narrow state laws that separate coordination between campaigns and outside groups.”

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