DeSantis reports raising more than $1 million as Republicans hope for post-debate boosts

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he obtained a $1 million money bump after Wednesday evening’s presidential debate.

That quantity got here in over the primary 24 hours after DeSantis and 7 different contenders met onstage in Milwaukee, based on his marketing campaign.

In an announcement to The Related Press, marketing campaign supervisor James Uthmeier stated that DeSantis “confirmed Wednesday evening that he’s a confirmed chief who will ship outcomes as president, and we’re thrilled with the flood of assist we now have acquired since his debate victory.”

DeSantis, who has been operating second to the GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump, raised more than $20 million for the primary six weeks of his marketing campaign but in addition burned by means of almost $8 million over the identical interval. With $12.2 million readily available on the finish of June, his marketing campaign let some staffers go in July to assist scale back working bills.

After being briefed in Milwaukee by prime DeSantis marketing campaign staffers, a number of donors instructed AP they have been happy with the governor’s efficiency, as additional evidenced by the fundraising.

“It’s displaying with the contributions which can be coming in,” Pete Snyder, an investor and DeSantis donor, stated Thursday. “We had an enormous day.”

Like many who participated within the debut debate, DeSantis returned to the marketing campaign path. After talking on the Republican Nationwide Committee’s summer time assembly, the previous collegiate baseball participant headed to Iowa and the “Subject of Goals” film web site on Thursday, with occasions in South Carolina deliberate for Monday.

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — whose marketing campaign instructed The Related Press he had taken in $450,000 for the reason that debate, with a median donation of $38 — was additionally anticipated to stump in Iowa over the weekend.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott — who made a direct fundraising attraction onstage in Milwaukee, asking viewers to go to his marketing campaign web site “for more info or to make a contribution” — headed to New Hampshire on Friday. He has a swing by means of South Carolina deliberate subsequent week, as does former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

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Related Press author Michelle L. Value in New York contributed to this report.

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