DeSantis' Striking, Risky Strategy: Not Trying to Trick Small Donors
In the months before the 2020 presidential election, Roy W. Bailey, a Dallas businessperson, received a stream of text messages from Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, asking for money in persistent, almost desperate terms. “Have you forgotten me?” the messages read, Bailey recalled. “Have you deserted us?” Bailey was familiar with the Trump campaign: He was the co-chair of its finance committee, helped raise millions for the effort and personally contributed several thousand dollars. Sign up f