Ron DeSantis sets $1 million goal for donor events as 2024 campaign nears

It's going to cost a lot to get Ron DeSantis to show up in person to collect political checks: about $1 million.

That's the aggressive goal set to draw the Florida governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate to travel out of his way for fundraising events, according to three Republicans involved in efforts to raise cash for DeSantis during the shadow primary period.

"If they’re going to already be in town, they’ll do it for $500,000," said one GOP operative who attributed the target figures to a longtime financier of...