Wow. Had no idea FL Gov DeSantis was selling access so much and apparently brazenly

[Roland99]

Ron DeSantis’ political team planned $25K golf games, $250K ‘intimate gatherings,’ memos say
Internal documents from DeSantis’ political committee provide a rare peek into the inner workings of the main political operation behind Florida’s top elected official.
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/09/12/ron-desantis-political-team-planned-25k-golf-games-250k-intimate-gatherings-memos-say/

Other documents reviewed by the Times established prices donors could pay to interact with DeSantis or his wife, Casey.

Golf in a foursome? $25,000.

Golf one-on-one with DeSantis? $100,000.

A 10- to 15-minute meeting? $25,000.

A dinner event? $150,000.

One hour of an “intimate and high dollar” gathering? $250,000.

Paying for access to powerful politicians is hardly new. President Bill Clinton famously allowed top donors to stay in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House during the 1990s. President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney once bragged, “If you’re a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn’t talk to you. If you’re a lobbyist who gave us money, I might talk to you.”

But internal documents from DeSantis’ campaign committee provide a rare peek into the inner workings of the main political operation behind Florida’s top elected official — someone who is often talked about as a potential 2024 presidential candidate.

[safeinOhio]

1. Best government money can buy,

extends to the States too.

[MagickMuffin]

2. Grifters gotta GRIFT

It's unbelievable how they flaunt their pay to play access.

[First Speaker]

3. There's a famous, if possibly apocryphal, story about Huey Long...

...in which he tells a bunch of Louisiana bigwigs: "Those of you who come in now will get a big piece of the pie. Those of you who come in later will get a smaller piece of the pie. And those who don't come in at all will get...good government." If this isn't true, it should be, and it shows there's nothing new under the sun...

[Cha]

4. KR!

[Baitball Blogger]

5. This is how they do business in Florida.

If I were a reporter, I would watch closely how they assign tee-times on the golfcourse. Who is playing with who?