Tim Tagaris, a Democratic digital strategist who oversaw the Sanders fund-raising operation in 2020, called the number of DeSantis donors surprisingly small.
She raised $1.5 million that day — which indicates just how many bigger checks Mr. DeSantis received.
The $8.2 million opening total that Mr. DeSantis has claimed remains impressive.
That figure was never expected to be a problem for Mr. DeSantis.
The DeSantis team made no secret that it was soliciting big money to coincide with his kickoff.
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