2021 ..."DeSantis’ aggressive courtship of national givers bears striking similarities to the approach then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush used in his 1998 reelection race, which preceded his presidential bid two years later."...
The current 2022 gang of eight... For those unaware, this specific group are responsible for: (a) the originating Trump targeting operation; and (b) allowing the rise of the domestic surveillance state.
..."It follows a similar request from SSCI Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Vice Chair Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who asked the nation’s top intelligence official to draw up an assessment of possible national-security risks related to Trump’s handling of the sensitive documents."..
Oh, sorry. I forget people might not have been paying attention. The splitter strategy was a club plan to run 16 GOP candidates in '16 so that Jeb could get nomination with 15-20% of primary vote.
Each candidate would drop, endorse Jeb, & give delegates in a specific sequence.
During the 2014 RNC club winter rules meeting, to determine the election year primary sequence and winner take all (WTA) or proportional delegate distribution by state, the map was outlined. Florida changed primary dates and shifted to WTA to facilitate a Rubio/Jeb ticket split.
The candidates were recruited, financed and eventually announced in the predetermined sequence, entering the race in 2015. However, Trump waited til they were all in, then entered the race as #17. This blew up the RNC club plan. DJT was not expected. The club was furious.
Breitbart '14 same thing, Mercer $$$ (Cruz)
Parler, same thing, Mercer $$$
WFB, '15 same thing, Paul Singer $$$ (Rubio)
The billionaires look for opportunities, the vulnerable media pundits get purchased. Their allegiance goes where directed. It's all about the $$$
Right now, the (USA last crowd), hedge funds and multinational bankers, are pouring money into Ron DeSantis and have purchased many, including Ben Shapiro, Glenn Beck and now Alex Jones.
The bankers are doing what they do in politics, manage the candidates, purchase outcomes.