*former Gov. Nikki Haley, who also spoke at CPAC but was heckled there
*former Gov. Nikki Haley, who also spoke at CPAC but was heckled there
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Club for Growth donated $2M to DeSantis the last cycle. Our column can criticize how they (and other dark money groups like them) are not really that significant as that was merely 2% of DeSantis's fundraising, and nothing compared with the 16B raised and spent overall nationwide in the last elections.
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Club for Growth donated $2M to DeSantis the last cycle. Our column can criticize how they (and other dark money groups like them) are not really that significant as that was merely 2% of DeSantis's fundraising, and nothing compared with the $16B raised and spent overall nationwide in the last elections.
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== Principles First Summit ==
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Held in early March 2023 as a "counterweight" to [[Trump]]'s triumphant appearance at [[CPAC]], the Principles First Summit was a pathetic gathering of [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Republican opponents to Donald Trump]]:<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/06/never-trumpers-rally-dc-00085758</ref>
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{{cquote|It’s been roughly six years since the dawn of the Never Trump movement. And, over that time period, it has not had much success — at least when it comes to reforming the party to which its members once belonged.}}