DeSantis Raised $8.2 Million in 24 Hours

Gov. Ron DeSantis “raised $8.2 million in his first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, his campaign said on Thursday, a huge sum that cements his standing as the leading Republican rival to Donald Trump,” the New York Times reports.

Washington Post: “The figure includes online donations as well as money raised by around 100 donors who converged on the Four Seasons in Miami starting Wednesday evening — as DeSantis launched his campaign in a live Twitter discussion that quickly went haywire.”