CNN —In an urgent appeal to wealthy Republicans who had assembled in Milwaukee ahead of the first GOP presidential primary debate, top brass for the super PAC backing Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis told donors they needed an injection of $50 million over the next four months, according to leaked audio obtained by CNN.
The tension spilled into the open just days before the Milwaukee event, when the super PAC released a memo with debate pointers for DeSantis.
The pitch appeared structured to convince donors the super PAC had a plan for their dollars if they would open up their pocketbooks.
Many Republican strategists and campaign veterans have questioned the arrangement between DeSantis’ campaign and the super PAC, pointing to the limitations of running a political operation from the outside.
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