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POLITICO A nicer version of Trump : GOP donors flock to DeSantis
The Florida governor has cultivated relationships with many of the party s biggest givers, who admire his opposition to strict Covid mitigation policies.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seen during a press conference on June 8, 2020 in Miami, Florida. | Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images
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Over dinner, the Florida governor addressed an audience of
deep-pocketed donors convened by the influential Bradley Foundation, an organization that funnels cash to right-leaning nonprofit groups. DeSantis, whose attendance has not been previously reported, held forth for nearly an hour, detailing the anti-lockdown approach to the coronavirus pandemic that’s turned him into a conservative hero and propelled him to the upper echelon of potential 2024 GOP hopefuls.
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“We have to be able to develop and sell condominiums, and in order to sell condos in the state of Florida you need a minimum of 50 years, but the reality is you need about 99 years because someone is not going to buy a condominium when they have 50 years and they have a depreciating asset on their hands,” Tate said.
Mayor Dean Trantalis is a critic of the project.
“I just think that the community is entitled to a fair share of what goes on public land and I think this land deserves to see more public opportunity and more public use,” Trantalis said.