Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the conservative PAC Club for Growth cut a brand new ad for Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Wednesday, with just days until next week’s midterm elections.
“To get America on the right path forward, we need a Republican majority in the Senate, and that’s why I’m proud to endorse Mike Lee,” the governor says in the ad. “His opponent endorsed Biden for president. He’s no independent — he’s a donkey in sheep’s clothing. He’ll be a vote for Biden, not for Utah.”
Recent polling from Emerson College shows Lee with a 10-point lead over his independent opponent, Evan McMullin. Nearly half of Utahns plan to vote for Lee, while 39% say they will support McMullin. The poll surveyed 825 Utahns over Oct. 25-28. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 points.
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“Utah voters know Gov. DeSantis is a conservative leader whose judgment they can trust because of his handling of Florida’s economy, schools, and the pandemic,” Club for Growth Action President David McIntosh said of the ad. “Meanwhile, Evan McMullin’s supporters are the liberals whose policies are driving inflation and crime and politicizing our schools, and voters know McMullin will be a rubber stamp for more of the same.”
According to a press release, “Club for Growth Action and allied Crypto Freedom PAC have spent more than $8 million” on the Utah race.
The Club for Growth recently pivoted from relying on former President Donald Trump to offer his seal of approval for candidates to using the increasingly popular Florida governor. Despite being at one time close, McIntosh and Trump are reportedly no longer speaking. The former president now claims the PAC is disloyal, per the Washington Post.
Reports trace the relationship’s fallout back to when Trump and the PAC backed different candidates in two key primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In September, the Washington Examiner reported that the group was looking to fund several other 2024 GOP contenders, cementing theories that the relationship between the PAC and Trump had fractured.
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“The Republican bullpen of leadership is strong, and Club for Growth is engaging these conservative champions with grassroots activists on the issues that matter, especially school choice,” McIntosh said at the time.
