Super PAC supporting DeSantis spent $130 million on travel, consulting and canvassing
MIAMI — Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’ failed 2024 presidential bid, spent more than $130 million over the course of last year, with millions of dollars going toward its canvassing operation, travel and media consulting, among other expenses.
It raised $145 million, the vast majority of which was transferred from a Florida-based DeSantis committee. Only $14 million was raised during the second half of 2023 — an indication of the steep drop-off in donor interest in the governor as his standing in the race plummeted.
DeSantis’ fundraising for his campaign also dropped off significantly during the final three months of 2023, as polling showed him far behind Donald Trump...