Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has largely pinned his presidential hopes on a top finish next month in the early voting state of Iowa, on Thursday formed a new national finance effort to help spur donations and try and keep pace with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. The move comes as the most recent poll in Iowa, which holds its first-in-the-nation nominating contest on Jan. 15, showed Trump leading by about 30 percentage points over DeSantis, with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley slightly behind in third place. The new financial advisory board will be co-chaired by Texas businessman Roy Bailey; Nick Iarossi, a Florida lobbyist and close DeSantis confidant; and Michael McClellan, a lawyer from Southern California, and will oversee a newly-formed national finance committee.
By James Oliphant and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has largely pinned his presidential hopes on a top fin.
Ron DeSantis' campaign entered this month with just $5 million in primary cash, reigniting doubts about his solvency and ability to gain on Donald Trump.
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