The best Governor money can buy? New video claims donors are Ron DeSantis’ base

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'Ron DeSantis will come to you if you've got enough cash.'

A new video from a group of the Governor’s fiercest critics contends Ron DeSantis is the “best Governor money can buy.”

DeSantis Watch, an independent third-party group that continues to spotlight what it sees as the Governor’s transactional nature, is out with a new send-up of infomercials that pretends to market Florida’s Governor like he’s a box of Ginsu knives.

“Ron DeSantis will come to you if you’ve got enough cash,” insists a cheerily voiced female narrator.

“Are you a billionaire or a wealthy corporation afraid you might have to pay your fair share of taxes or stop polluting our planet? Are you a massive utility company that wants to continue to gouge your locked-in customers for all they’re worth? Ever wanted to play a round of golf with a politician who believes he’s going to be president one day? Have we got a deal for you,” reads the DeSantis Watch summation of the concept for this nearly two-minute video.

The snark continues in the clip.

“While this Governor of Florida was formerly owned solely by one resident of Palm Beach, he’s now on the market for anyone with a large enough bank account to make a down payment on his presidential ambitions,” the narrator contends.

The spot goes on to spotlight how five-figure donations can score supporters a round of golf with the Governor and other such considerations.

“For just a small portion of your astronomical net worth, Ron DeSantis will take away your freedoms to keep the fat cats happy,” the narrator enthuses.

“Floridians are dealing with an affordability crisis that has rents skyrocketing, property insurance rates going through the roof, and utility bills that have doubled in some places, but Ron doesn’t care, he’s too focused on himself and the donors fueling his political ambitions,” said DeSantis Watch Constituencies Director Natasha Sutherland.

“Ron DeSantis loves to spend time with his billionaire buddies and collect checks from his wealthy corporate donors, so we are happy to provide them with this valuable infomercial on what they can expect in return. Act now though: the DeSantis governorship ends in November!”

See the video below.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has written for FloridaPolitics.com since 2014. He is based in Northeast Florida. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


63 comments

  • Tom

    August 29, 2022 at 10:56 am

    Despicable, what would you expect from a far left disgusting, contemptuous Org.

    When you side with people over elites, this is the type of hate you receive. Just frosts the far left cakes ass that you have America’s Gov on the side of people. Rising tide for all.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 29, 2022 at 11:40 am

      The GOP does nothing for ordinary people…only the capitalists and the rich. You smoking dirty meth buddy. Don’t know your sack from your bung hole 🍩

    • FP Monitor

      August 29, 2022 at 4:09 pm

      It’s a big mistake to respond to anything Tom posts. He’s an arrogant ignorant uneducated Trumpster hack simply looking for the attention he doesn’t get from friends or family. Tom is all about personal attacks and lying. Tom will never allow truthful facts get in the way of his continuous fake news story line! Tom makes stuff up as he types. Just like his hero figures Trump and childish Madison Cawthorn, Tom vacillates in a cesspool of absurd self-grandiose magical thinking. Do yourself and ALL OF US a big favor. Ignore all of his return comments. Maybe the internet troll will go away.

      • Tom

        August 29, 2022 at 4:43 pm

        Thank You FP suck hole monitor.
        Such a joke!
        That’s why I am legend of FP.
        You and JD made me.
        Regards

        • Charlie Crist

          August 29, 2022 at 5:16 pm

          Legend of FP? Legendary idiot…
          Need Fat Cammack golden shower, greasy face sit, hairy carpet burn… teach you what the GOP is really about.🍩💋

          • Tom

            August 29, 2022 at 5:30 pm

            Thank you incest Joe corsin.
            You and Monitor assure it.
            Legend lives on. No one gets the click like me.

          • Charlie Crist

            August 29, 2022 at 7:35 pm

            @Tom: You make no sense at all. You need serious help, medication, talk therapy etc. Also Fat Cammack facial grind 🍩

        • JD

          August 30, 2022 at 10:51 am

          I made you? Regards. It warms my heart you still call out my moniker.

          But know if I made anything like the FP Monitor, it would chase you around the site like a denial of service attack with built in machine learning and natural language processing to argue with you and the others.

          So much so FP would turn off the comments.

          The spam-bots you see here are amateur hour, pop-up books for kindergartners.

          I just don’t care and nor do I have the time.

          Best regards.

          • Tom

            August 30, 2022 at 1:58 pm

            Good to hear you JD.
            You always says I had the clicks.
            We had our standoffs, but I appreciate and respect you. More than I can say bout the rest of soros Manchurian nation. Be well!

    • Beeb

      August 30, 2022 at 8:14 am

      This is the absolute truth. Since Florida runs on low salary, insecure jobs, more residents live one paycheck away from financial destitution than any other state with such a rich revenue stream. Florida was the bellwether of that crisis during the housing bubble with the most foreclosures, evictions and job losses. Florida also saw the longest food pantry lines in the US during the Covid pandemic and desperation due to a failing unemployment system. DeSantis chooses to ignore the issues of rising housing, utility and insurance prices, and has decided to give the money away to the highest donors, forcing those service workers to move out of state.

      • Tom

        August 30, 2022 at 2:01 pm

        Clue less you are.

        • Charlie Crist

          August 30, 2022 at 2:06 pm

          Take a hint…go fetch yourself a rug scrub by Fat Cammack. Smear you with greasy catchers mitt and show you how hideous GOP can be🍩

          • Leigh Emerson Smith

            September 1, 2022 at 4:58 pm

            If you are really Charlie Crist, please cease responding to damned fool commenters. Take the high road.

  • Claude Kirk the younger

    August 29, 2022 at 10:58 am

    Yawn—oh look another Gancarski puffed up hit job of yellow journalism—Yawn—Ignore.

  • Impeach Biden

    August 29, 2022 at 11:04 am

    Watch how much money comes to the Demings campaign for Senate. It’s okay for Democrats to rub elbows with wealthy people.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 29, 2022 at 11:42 am

      At least the Dems do SOMETHING for people who aren’t rich. Rub elbows with wealthy people? How about FAT CAMMACK rub there buddy…you need one. Good cheek scrub!!!🍩

  • Hope

    August 29, 2022 at 11:10 am

    Wow! Yet another example of the let’s stop Trump witch-hunting committee spends their time and money on trying to upend humanity. They have a daily diabolical scheme in play and they all will all come back to backfire. Soon they will be running out of gas, literally. Just sit back and watch the show and let them do themselves in.

    DeSantis Best Governor in America!

    • Charlie Crist

      August 29, 2022 at 11:44 am

      Trump was a crook. Shame on you. Over there smoking crack and ice cocaine or something. Take another swig of that snake oil…

    • marylou

      August 29, 2022 at 5:29 pm

      “stop Trump witch-hunting committee” is Desantis and his ELITE DONORS! They include forced-birth religious extremists who want to turn back the clock on women’s rights. These people want to stop what they call the “contraceptive mentality” and control what they call “inappropriate sexual behavior”. No contraceptives and total abortion ban. Look up his donors…see for yourself what they think of you!
      Vote out these radical Christian extremists!

  • Impeach Biden

    August 29, 2022 at 11:48 am

    Charlie, you better get off this board and start campaigning. The Red Tsunami is coming and it is going to wash you all the way to Kalifornia or New York. 🤣

    • Charlie Crist

      August 29, 2022 at 11:54 am

      Carpet bagger and cheesey grifter Donald Trump was from New York. You piss poor southern people sure do love you greasy New York billionaires. Why? He didn’t make you idiots rich.. grifted you people to a husk. Sold you snake oil. However, FAT CAMMACK face sit if free. Why won’t you partake???🍩

      • Tom

        August 29, 2022 at 12:14 pm

        Moron, scum bag this is not about past potus 45.

        We know you are mentally incapacitated and demented, suffering from TDS.

        This is about America’s Gov, the greatest Gov in USA. Newsom crapping pants over him as is potus #46. Go change their diapers.

        LMAO.

        • Charlie Crist

          August 29, 2022 at 12:47 pm

          @Tom: Your posts are gibberish…seek help. You’ve been abused by the far right. Need abuse by Fat Cammack’s huge naked azz! Need disgusting face scrub by Fat Cammack’s greasy catchers mitt! Teach you a lesson about the GOP.

          • Tom

            August 29, 2022 at 1:42 pm

            Thank you scum bag Corsin for your mentally deficient reply, which proves my point. You are deranged and all know that. Did you change Biden’s and Newsom’s depends.

            You are incapable to address anything of substance. Hence your incompetent Lt Gov nominee. Special thanks, assured 4 more yrs for DeSantis/Nunez.

            You are mentally incompetent.

    • Hope

      August 29, 2022 at 12:17 pm

      Impeach Biden,

      Thank you… I was about to give Charlie Crist a piece of my mind, but you did it for me. Talk about a nut job!

      He can’t make an argument that is intelligent so he debases himself and his candidate choices with verbiage that only indicates he has a mental disorder.

      Governor DeSantis should send him a thank you letter.

      • Charlie Crist

        August 29, 2022 at 12:43 pm

        Unless you are super rich..it is you who is debased and unintelligent for voting for GOP crooks and snake oil salesmen.

  • David In Shoreline

    August 29, 2022 at 2:17 pm

    Hey the narrator has a decent voice. Otherwise the ad sucks. Governor DeSantis is raising raising boat load of money because he’s one of a very few politicians who fights for his residents.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 29, 2022 at 3:15 pm

      He’s raised a boat load of money from capitalists in order to uphold low wage slavery… dominance by the rich. DeSantis is a puppet of the rich. Your great grandchildren won’t have a pot to piss in. Need FAT CAMMACK golden shower to wake you up…oiled Fat Cammack face sit 🍩😂

    • marylou

      August 29, 2022 at 5:47 pm

      Desantis is only getting money from his rich donors. 6% is from small donations! His RICH ELITE DONORS don’t want Desantis fighting for Florida’s residents, and they only benefit at the middle class’ and taxpayers’ expense. Watch the ad…pretend it’s Biden or Crist if that’s what it takes for you to see what’s going on!

  • PeterH

    August 29, 2022 at 2:28 pm

    The Lincoln Project is not the only “Never Trumpster” political action committee fighting for our Democracy. There are a around six organizations ready to expose Trumpsters wherever they are organizing.

    REPUBLICANS COULD HAVE PUT TRUMP ON NOTICE. REPUBLICANS HAD TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO CHARGE HIM WITH CRIMES. REPUBLICANS PLACE PARTY BEFORE VOTER’S INTEREST.

    VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE.

    • Tom

      August 29, 2022 at 2:50 pm

      Peter H,
      Please run Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and or the pathetic Mitt Romney. All combined or individually will qualify for 2 delegates and no state wins! I’ll let you throw in Kasich too. He can’t even win Ohio now.

      The supposed RINO organizations are worthless as are you. You are a liar, towel boy for Wilson and Lincoln.

      I love the corrupt, misleading mantra that “Democracy” is on the ballot. You pathetic liars, as long as it’s your interpretation of It.

      You and the rest of your corrupt soros Manchurian nation are pathetic.

      LMAO.

      • Charlie Crist

        August 29, 2022 at 3:17 pm

        Everything you post is neanderthal nonsense. Your brain is fried on far right propaganda. Need pounding by Fat Cammack’s bare, oiled azz 🍩… show you right 💋

        • Tom

          August 29, 2022 at 3:30 pm

          Kicked your ass again, plus peter h.
          Where’s Bill, James Madison, Mary who the wench, and other Manchurians?

          How’s your incest corsin. Did you ditch idiot Elliot?

          Bring it on, I’ll go all day. You can’t stand next to FP legend.

          You are mentally deranged. Same soros talking points. Get a raise.
          LMAO.

          • Charlie Crist

            August 29, 2022 at 5:20 pm

            That post made very little sense. Lay off the pills and booze…lay off the gargantuan Fat Cammack azz scrub 😂

  • PeterH

    August 29, 2022 at 4:04 pm

    Why is Florida responding to the teacher shortage by lowering professional standards in the classroom? Why is Florida hiring college dropouts with two years of college to fill vacancies? Florida has about 9,000 vacant teaching positions in schools across the state, according to the most recent data from the Florida Department of Education.

    While Florida has paid lip service to increase starting salaries, the state ranks 48th in the nation when it comes to average teacher salaries, according to an April report by the National Education Association. The teaching environment here is also worsening, as DeSantis and other Republicans have made grade schools and universities the latest battle grounds in partisan culture wars. Qualified teachers are professionals and certainly don’t want to be looking over their shoulder for the next unhappy legislator or parent ready to sue for financial gain.

    FLORIDA IS SUFFERING FROM 20 YEARS OF FAILED REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP.

    VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE!

    • Tom

      August 29, 2022 at 4:41 pm

      Total liar, complete perusal hack.
      2 raises, 2 bonuses.
      Be quiet.

      • Charlie Crist

        August 29, 2022 at 5:22 pm

        All true. Ron DeSantis needs people to be stupid so they’ll vote GOP and become low wage slaves. This is why teachers aren’t important. Just look at what happened to you!!!

      • marylou

        August 30, 2022 at 4:50 pm

        Teacher pay in Florida is # 48 in the nation.
        DeSatanist is trying to destroy Florida public schools so that he can funnel taxpayer money to his donors’ private corporate schools, where your kid will learn only basic math and 5th grade reading. No college for Junior. You limit your own child’s future just to help Ron beat Trump!

  • Don’t Look Up

    August 29, 2022 at 4:45 pm

    Have you noticed how Republicans ARE NOT TALKING about one of their national party achievements?

    That’s right! Since Reagan, Republicans have been tirelessly stacking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade. Every single Republican is anti abortion and pro life. Many Republicans including Justice Thomas object to contraception!

    Why are Republicans not campaigning on this tremendous win?

    Here in Florida there is no exception for rape or incest! ….. and just wait to see what DeSantis has waiting for Florida residents after the midterms!

    Republicans are America’s problem. Floridians …. don’t give DeSantis another four years of his culture wars.

    • Tom

      August 30, 2022 at 6:02 am

      Total lie and ignorance by “Don’t look”
      The law allows for mothers health emergency, 2 docs letter required. This is a similar European model.

    • marylou

      August 30, 2022 at 5:09 pm

      Desantis vetoed contraceptives for low income women. He thinks birth control aborts a zygote, and he wants to protect “life” beginning at conception. But he doesn’t feel any responsibility to protect your ten year old daughter. He has no compassion for rape or incest victims. Ron’s cruelty and lack of morals aren’t what Florida needs in a governor.

  • marylou

    August 29, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    Small contributions for Desantis are only 6% compared with 54% for Trump. Desantis is trying to fool Trump voters. Here he is imitating the way Trump stands, in order to get voters to subconsciously see him as equal to their Orange Idol: https://twitter.com/fightontwist/status/1561803608542556160

    VOTE HIM OUT!!!

  • Tom

    August 29, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    Incredibly, ignorance is bliss with all four of the soros Manchurians. Peter H, Joey Corsin, Don’t look and Mary “abortion butcher” who, what a crock of Adam Schiff.

    Yes, you all are abortion on demand. 9th month, and after birth. 49 Dem senators shorted that.
    Really you want to defend it? You losers.

    Peter H, just like the mono centers that he uniquely and creatively opened unlike blue state tyrant Govs. As Cuomo was busy writing a book off of dead people and grabbing ovaries. He is opening up the process that’s been shut down. The legislature voted for the veterans. Dems too. Several states have a greater shortage. It’s called Covid. Florida is far from the highest. He is addressing it. Do you think the Biden/Faucci shot policy had anything to do with it. Ronnie said no shots. You are all a bunch of whiners.

    Mary who, you are deranged. The soros talking points are wearing thin. Just go abort after birth.

    Get this straight, chameleon and his neophyte laborer who got her ass kicked Tuesday by America’s Govs candidates, are going to lose bigly. Enjoy it. That’s what Cuomo told his women.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 29, 2022 at 7:40 pm

      Yeah Fat Cammack will stand over you, disrobe, and let her feet fly out from underneath her. Turn your head into pancake with giant azz 🍩💋 Teach you a lesson about the GOP..

      • Tom

        August 29, 2022 at 8:57 pm

        First grade reply, what a juvenile corsin is.

        • Charlie Crist

          August 29, 2022 at 10:22 pm

          Your brain is right wing mush buddy. Fat Cammack mushed it with hideous bare azz, horrendously obese azz, abominable greasy azz?🍩😆

          • Tom

            August 29, 2022 at 10:33 pm

            Kindergarten, retard.
            I destroyed all you Manchurian nation today, yesterday, day before. Promise to tomorrow. Stay up late, get up extra early. Pud licker.

          • Charlie Crist

            August 30, 2022 at 12:19 am

            You are a delusional narcissist. You need serious help before you ruin your life or someone else’s. Fat Cammack will ruin your life when she does naked azz bounce off your face, chest, neck and head. Big rug scrub!!!🍩😆

      • Terry

        August 30, 2022 at 4:53 pm

        Why do you continue to degrade a woman because of her weight? Is it because she’s a Republican? No matter the party, no one should be demeaned because of their looks or their weight. If this were a Republican demeaning a Democrat because of her weight or looks, you would be screaming at the top of your lungs.

  • Tom

    August 30, 2022 at 5:40 am

    How decrepit are you Joe corsin. You now are a preschooler. You were forewarned. Your incest has destroyed your brain. Same mental replies.
    You can’t stand to a legend.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 30, 2022 at 7:38 am

      Need Fat Cammack lard tsunami… baptize you good! Legend my ass.. legendary dumbass!!!

  • Tom

    August 30, 2022 at 7:51 am

    Same canned replies
    Coffee gets cold replying to u.
    Loser, non substantive.
    Pre schooler brain, ask Soros brain lobotomy.
    I motivate Manchurian nation.
    In your brain.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 30, 2022 at 8:14 am

      👆 Complete non-substantiative nonsense.. nonsensical gibberish.

      • Tom

        August 30, 2022 at 8:26 am

        Total loser.

        • Charlie Crist

          August 30, 2022 at 9:22 am

          👆Delusional narcissist

  • Tom

    August 30, 2022 at 9:52 am

    Blow hard gasser.
    Fake monikers, no substantive policy or thoughts articulated. You just are a hack.
    I dominate FP. All you soros manchurians are empty. Beg for new talking points.

    • Charlie Crist

      August 30, 2022 at 2:10 pm

      You dominate nothing. Fat Cammack will dominate you with nasty, bare assed bung scrub. Get you dirty 🍩😂

  • Conservative always

    August 30, 2022 at 3:14 pm

    Is that their best?
    L A M E

  • Tom

    August 30, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Mentally retarded Joe.

  • Arnold Gibbs

    August 31, 2022 at 11:10 am

    Charlie Christ you should be ashamed for the crude, disgusting, inappropriate, comments for someone that wants to be our Governor. By the way, where has you’re wife been hiding out. Why won’t she participate in the campaign?

  • Dr Ramos

    September 1, 2022 at 9:48 am

    Desantis trying to destroy public education , womens rights . Why on earth would anyone who has children want this monster to be our governor . Voted for him once and I am not making the mistake again

    • Tom

      September 2, 2022 at 7:01 am

      Ramos Yes, you want indoctrination, not education. Did you see the decline in reading and math, national numbers. Weingarten destroyed education in America. Not Florida, thanks to America’s Gov.

      You also apparently want new born, 9th month abortions. Shameful.

      Save it Ramos, you are no Doctor.
      DeSantis saved Florida. The New York Gov says move. So go, Florida ain’t blue state tyrants. Florida is freedom and DeSantis.

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