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Ron DeSantis, who is vying for the Republican nomination in the2024 presidential election, continues to confront challenges with his campaign, with reports suggesting that some wealthy donors are now “rethinking” their support for the Florida governor.
TheSouth Florida Sun Sentinelreports that Nelson Peltz, a billionaire businessman and the father of actressNicola Peltz Beckham, is among the donors having second thoughts.
Peltz, who was expected to be a huge financial asset to the campaign, “thinks that most of DeSantis’s policies are acceptable, but his position on abortion is way too severe,” a source told theFinancial Times.
As theFinancial Timesnotes, both Griffin and Peltz are hedge fund managers and among the biggest taxpayers in the state of Florida.
Earlier this year, another top Republican donor, Thomas Peterffy, told theFinancial Timeshe was “reluctant” to finance a DeSantis presidential run, due to the governor’s extreme social positions, including “his stance on abortion and book banning.”
“I am more reluctant to back him,” Peterffy said. “We are waiting to see who among the primary candidates is most likely to be able to win the general, and then put all of our firepower behind them.”
The news about the donors comes on the heels of reports of other setbacks, including that numerous DeSantis campaign staffers had beenlet go amid financial woesand lackluster poll numbers.
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