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DeSantis Allies Are Eyeing a ’24 Super PAC

It’s the clearest sign yet that DeSantis is embarking on a national campaign. And given the consultants involved, it’s all but certain to have his approval.

A new outside group is shaping up to be the official super PAC of the DeSantis campaign.
A new outside group is shaping up to be the official super PAC of the DeSantis campaign. Photo: Paul Hennessy via Getty Images
Peter Hamby
February 6, 2023

There are a handful of unofficial, and unsanctioned, “Draft DeSantis” groups raising money to encourage the Florida governor to run for president. These sort of fundraising groups pop up online every few years as a nice little grift for out-of-the-game consultants looking to profit off the popularity of a buzzy political figure they’ve probably never met. The most notable pro-DeSantis group at the moment might be “Ready For Ron,” an entity run by 79-year-old G.O.P. strategist and green room veteran Ed Rollins, who has used this playbook before. (Back in 2016 and 2020, Rollins ran the pro-Trump “Great America PAC,” a fundraising group that the Trump campaign publicly disavowed twice.)