The DeSantis Megadonor Panic Room

Theodore Schleifer: “Rather than print a dozen pissy blind quotes—although my notebook is full of ’em—let’s just say there is some serious blame-gaming among DeSantis campaign donors toward Roe, and also toward the PAC itself. There is also widespread anxiety about the structure of the broader DeSantis campaign, which essentially outsourced many of its most vital operations—travel, events, door-knocks, etcetera—to an outside group in the early months of the primary.”

“And let’s not forget that the campaign’s weaknesses were in some ways disguised, or papered over, by the fact that DeSantis was able to transfer some $90 million from his state account to Never Back Down at the beginning of the race, creating an artificial—and arguably misleading—advantage.”