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Ron DeSantis

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We’ve already established your character, Meatball*. Now we’re just haggling over the price:

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.

Even in New Orleans they offer discounts, Meatball. What’s your best offer?

“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 DeSantis’ political campaigns.

“$20, same as in town,” he didn’t add.

• Hair Füror’s nickname for the low-rent fascist, er, DeSantis