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'''Ronald Dion "DeSanctimonious" DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978), is a stealth establishment, [[Never-Trumper 2024|Never-Trumper]] candidate for president in 2024. Having served as the 46th Governor of [[Florida]] since 2019, DeSantis has spent most of his governorship improperly "shadow" campaigning for president.[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/28/florida-house-passes-bill-allowing-desantis-to-run-in-2024-without-resigning-heads-to-governor-desk-for-signature-after-he-returns-from-overseas-tour/][https://apnews.com/article/trump-desantis-ethics-complaint-2024-presidential-campaign-e887199fb9f63ef2051295eced5068ce]

'''Ronald Dion "DeSanctimonious" DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978), is a stealth establishment, [[Never-Trumper 2024|Never-Trumper]] candidate for president in 2024. Having served as the 46th Governor of [[Florida]] since 2019, DeSantis has spent most of his governorship improperly "shadow" campaigning for president.[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/28/florida-house-passes-bill-allowing-desantis-to-run-in-2024-without-resigning-heads-to-governor-desk-for-signature-after-he-returns-from-overseas-tour/][https://apnews.com/article/trump-desantis-ethics-complaint-2024-presidential-campaign-e887199fb9f63ef2051295eced5068ce]

Once DeSantis announced his candidacy for president, some [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trump]] donations came in but by June 30, 2023, DeSantis was far behind [[Trump]] in the polls despite "burning through cash," and had only $9M for the primary amid many expenses and a staff of nearly 100.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lagging-trump-desantis-campaign-fires-staff-after-rapidly-burning-through-cash/ar-AA1dUSHX</ref>

Once DeSantis announced his candidacy for president, some [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trump]] donations came in but by June 30, 2023, DeSantis was far behind [[Trump]] in the polls despite "burning through cash," and had only $9M left for the primary amid many expenses and a staff of nearly 100.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lagging-trump-desantis-campaign-fires-staff-after-rapidly-burning-through-cash/ar-AA1dUSHX</ref>

Pandering to his [[dark money|dark-money]] mega-donors, DeSantis personally pushed for statewide [[sports gambling]] in a deal valued at $2.5 billion, despite opposition by [[conservative]]s based on the enormous harm inflicted by the [[gambling]] [[addiction]].<ref name="Politico">https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/desantis-scores-big-legal-win-upholding-2-5b-gambling-deal-with-florida-tribe-00104427</ref>

Pandering to his [[dark money|dark-money]] mega-donors, DeSantis personally pushed for statewide [[sports gambling]] in a deal valued at $2.5 billion, despite opposition by [[conservative]]s based on the enormous harm inflicted by the [[gambling]] [[addiction]].<ref name="Politico">https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/desantis-scores-big-legal-win-upholding-2-5b-gambling-deal-with-florida-tribe-00104427</ref>