Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign committee reported financial activities for the fourth quarter of the previous year, with filings showing that the campaign raised $6.7 million but spent $9,304,641, primarily on operating expenditures. Despite the higher spending, the campaign entered 2024 with $9.7 million banked. DeSantis has been criticized for spending more than what was raised during the last three months of 2023, which contrasts with his self-proclaimed 'fiscal conservative' stance. Meanwhile, another presidential campaign, that of Vivek Ramaswamy, disclosed that Ramaswamy loaned a substantial $23,750,000 to his own campaign, with $8.5 million of that loan coming in the fourth quarter. Additionally, it was noted that DeSantis' campaign allocated more of its funds on travel and staff rather than on advertising, and his allies reportedly spent over $7,000 per vote in his unsuccessful presidential run, according to FEC filings.
DeSantis and his allies spent over $7,000 per vote in the Florida governor’s failed bid for the presidency, FEC filings show More: https://t.co/XFLQWvrAtL https://t.co/XFLQWvrAtL
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ presidential campaign spent more of its funds on travel and staff than on ads in 2023, according to a new fundraising report detailing the financial stress on his campaign in its final days. https://t.co/YhTBuuzbMP
Loans from @VivekGRamaswamy to his campaign totaled $23.75 million, according to his FEC filing. That included $8.5 million in Q4 of 2023. https://t.co/7aHYcZQvNb
.@RonDeSantis would be an awful President going off of the FEC reports. He likes to call himself a “fiscal conservative”. Meanwhile, new FEC filings show his campaign @TeamDeSantis spent more $ than they raised in the final three months of 2023. SPENT: $9,304,641 RAISED:…
Per latest FEC filing. Vivek loaned his campaign $23,750,000 in total.
Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign committee brought in $6.7M in Q4, spent $9.3M (mainly $9.18M on operating expenditures) and entered 2024 w/$9.7 million banked. https://t.co/ZAQs9Iy1As https://t.co/Nzbjdsi7wo