. "The entire business and lobbying class are allies of both DeSantis and Disney," David Jolly, a former GOP congressman from Florida, told CNBC's Brian Schwartz. "The chamber's political division is probably the premier ally of the state GOP in producing polling and research in low-dollar state House seats, and also mobilizes soft dollars around state legislative races.
" The chamber, unsurprisingly, declined to comment to CNBC for the article.Display showing Gecko character for GEICO Insurance during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.Insurer Geico is known for its spokes-gecko and its dryly funny commercials. But it's also famous among market watchers and investors for being billionaire Warren Buffett's "favorite child," as he invested in it nearly 50 years ago.