Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida raised $8.2 million in his first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, his marketing campaign stated on Thursday, an enormous sum that cements his standing because the main rival to Donald J. Trump.
Mr. DeSantis’s marketing campaign started on Wednesday night with a glitch-filled kickoff on Twitter, however that apparently didn’t gradual donor enthusiasm. The marketing campaign stated on Wednesday that it had raised $1 million throughout a single hour.
The $8.2 million determine is greater than the $6.3 million that…
