Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, the biggest individual donor to a group supporting Ron DeSantis¡¯ presidential bid, said Friday he will not donate more money unless the Florida governor attracts new major donors and adopts a more moderate approach.
The comments by Bigelow, who gave $20 million to the pro-DeSantis ¡°Never Back Down¡± super-PAC in March, underscore donor concerns about the Florida governor¡¯s struggling campaign, which has been unable to make a dent in former President Donald Trump¡¯s huge lead for the 2024 Republican nomination.
¡°He does need to shift to get to moderates. He¡¯ll lose if he doesn¡¯t. ... Extremism isn¡¯t going to get you elected,¡± Bigelow said in an interview, adding that he had communicated these concerns to DeSantis¡¯ campaign.
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