'Effectively broke': Trump is leaving swing state Republicans in poverty as donors flee

[NJCher]

Trump's "use 'em and lose 'em" policy starts its toll.

If you want some smug laughs this morning, this is your story.

Bottom line is they spent all their money fighting these idiotic "trump-won" cases and challenging decisions--now they can't fund the next round of campaigns because the donors don't trust them to spend their money wisely.

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Republicans in battleground states including Arizona and Michigan are paying heavily for their “full-throated support of former President [Donald] Trump,” Reuters reported Wednesday.

Big donors who have historically given millions to the state parties are fleeing, largely because they don't want to be associated with the support for Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

"I question whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money well," said Ron Weiser, historically one of Michigan GOPs biggest donors who gave $4.5 million during the midterm elections. This election cycle, he’s giving nothing, blaming the “ludicrous” claim that Trump carried the state for his decision.

His refusal to fund the party has been reflected across the country, leaving many state apparatus close to poverty, according to Reuters which took a deep dive look at financial filings.

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more at link: https://www.rawstory.com/arizona-2662228675/

on edit: see direct reuters link below and avoid the ads. Ocelot's post.

[PatSeg]

1. Oh dear, that is so, so sad

[lastlib]

37. Absolutely HEARTBREAKING!

It would be tragic if they lack the green to keep them red. Tragic, I tell ya!

[PatSeg]

47. Someone should start a Go Fund Me page

[Ocelot II]

2. You can skip Raw Story's ad strangulation altogether by going to the original Reuters story,

here: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/swing-state-republicans-bleed-donors-cash-over-trumps-false-election-claims-2023-07-05/

[NJCher]

4. thanks

I think the reuters link is better, more thorough. Will amend my post.

[LakeArenal]

3. Remind me to give a damn.

[moose65]

5. All together now.....

Please proceed.

[FakeNoose]

6. Also, Chump has a large donor "base" of his own and he doesn't share

The GOP organization in various states that supported Chump for the last 6 or 7 years are finding out now. Chump is all "Donations tor me-me-me" and he won't share anything for other party candidates. If he goes to a rally for state candidate (rarely) he ends up talking about his own campaign and legal problems about 95% of the time.

Chump's idea of "supporting" a local GOP candidate is to send out a tweet, which costs him nothing.

[keithbvadu2]

11. Trump was soliciting money for Herschel... and keeping 90%.

[FakeNoose]

14. But his support for Walker was pivotal, wasn't it?

I mean, Chump must have sent a dozen tweets out on Walker's behalf.
There's even a photo of them shaking hands.... somewhere.

[jmowreader]

26. Trump used to employ Walker

Walker was on Trump’s football team before Trump destroyed the USFL.

I laugh when I hear Trump bankrupted three casinos, because I know he bankrupted an entire football league that was doing just fine before Trump bought into it.

[oldsoftie]

38. I guess they dont care because its no secret he steals their money

I guess they're fine with it

[MOMFUDSKI]

7. Did the Party

realize a guy like tfg WOULD take the Party down? Nope

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Some Did

The vast majority wouldn't listen.
There were plenty of R "Never Trumpers". Now, they're personna non grata in the party.

[AZ8theist]

19. WHO KNEW?????

..that a cheap, two-bit con man would bankrupt the party?
It's not like he was "King of Debt" or anything.......

[Permanut]

24. Well, they didn't..

Looks like the math is too complicated.

[NJCher]

34. OMD, that is so funny

[underpants]

9. Everything Trump touches....

💩

[gratuitous]

10. I for one am a bit surprised

I really thought there was no bottom to the Republicans' well of stupidity. As long as the defendant was rampaging around, I figured the big money boiz would keep throwing money at him, regardless of how it was spent. We'll see what happens when the defendant sees the money pipeline begin to dry up.

[ms liberty]

12. Well bless their hearts. n/t

[Martin68]

13. They all deserve each other.

[vlyons]

15. the writing is on the wall - mene mene tekel upharsin

From the story of Belshazzar's Feast in the Bible book of Daniel -- "You have been weighed and measured and found wanting."

No point in betting on a loser. Don't throw good money after bad.

[Mad_Machine76]

16. It would be nice

if lawmakers start being held accountable for all of the lawsuits using taxpayer funds to defend patently unconstitutional laws too.

[Mad_Machine76]

17. Yes. Very sad

anyways

[catbyte]

18. I wouldn't give a penny to a state party that elects a nut like Kristine Karamo Chairperson either.

[Phoenix61]

20. What a nice little ray of sunshine. nt

[Botany]

21. A grifting criminal has caused problems for the organizations that he has grifted from?

Oh well F.A.F.O..

[republianmushroom]

22. I like it

[cstanleytech]

23. Corporate America is reaping what it has sown by helping people like Trump and DeSantis into power.

[SouthernDem4ever]

25. They have sullied any reputation they may have had

for an evil narcissistic grifter.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. Either tRump is on GOP ticket amid serious trials/convictions or leads 3rd party

tRump is splitting the GOP. If he is the ticket, then the rational half will stay home or not vote for Prez.

If he is not on the ticket, his base will stay home "to teach the go**amn RINOs a lesson!".

If the GOP block him (due to indictments / convictions) he may run as a third party candidate. His base have threatened to write him in anyway.


I don't think there is any good path for the GOP, except to axe tRump from the party now and get on with rebuilding the party from the ground up and sacrificing their 2024 prospects for future return. They won't.

This may be a golden opportunity for Democrats. If they win a trifecta (Prez, House, Senate) they may be able to push through lots of democratic measures, like:
* tight integrity requirements for federal justices, especially on the Supreme Court.
* voting rights, such as asserting people are free to give water to people in line, for a simple start
* personal freedoms for LGBTQ2S+ are freedoms for all
* preserving interstate abortion rights
* increase in rational gun control

... and so much more that could be done.

USA and progressive nations are so close to breaking through to a much more progressive future and blocking authoritarianism for a long time.

[smb]

33. Half??

The remaining rational Republicans could meet in a phone booth with room left over for Clark Kent to change outfits.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

35. Nice try. Not true. But it gives Democrats warm and fuzzy feelings to make statements like that. .nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

28. Fools who parted with their money.

Too bad.

[MontanaMama]

29. May the all get exactly

what they deserve.

[SunSeeker]

30. The billionaires got the Supreme Court they wanted. They don't need to spend any more money. nt

[NBachers]

31. Treading water in a lake of shit, and they are goin' down.

[smb]

32. The Story Brought To You By The Letters "F", "A", "F (again)", and "O" nt

[The Jungle 1]

36. The fact that rich people are controlling election funding is the problem

The SCOTUS gave us Citizens United taking our country away from us.
The SCOTUS is a bag of maggots and they want to take way more freedom from us.

[DFW]

39. An article appeared this morning claiming Trump had raised $35 million last quarter

What is missing is an article specifying how much of that money will be staying with his campaign, and how much of it will be siphoned off by him for legal fees and "personal" expenses, like flying his private jet around from resort to resort, eating gold-plated Big Macs.

[Takket]

40. Not to mention drumpf is sucking up all the MAGAt $ to pay his lawyers

So none of that money is actually going to campaigning. Rethugs are going to be massively outspend next year.

[LiberalFighter]

41. They do have money to throw away.

[TeamProg]

42. Love it. Lying can bring short term profits at best, but most often just grief. nt

[Hortensis]

43. So how WILL they try to elect conservatives? Bypass crazy party apparatuses.

In Michigan and Arizona, anyway.

"It's too bad we let the right wing of our party take over the operations," said Jim Click, whose family has been a longtime major Republican donor in Arizona. He and other donors said they would give money directly to candidates or support them through other political fundraising groups.

For a chuckle from a crazy party apparat-chik who finds her crazy grassroots donors much less critical:

Kristina Karamo, chair of the Michigan state party, didn't respond to a request for comment for this story. In the campaign for her position, she said that she wanted to break ties with established donors, accusing them of exploiting the party for their own gain, and wants to rely more on grassroots members.

[BlueIdaho]

44. Good - Starve Them Out.

They can stay home and sulk.

[Blue Owl]

45. K&R

[sarchasm]

46. Don't bet on it.

They’ll be back. Their stupidity has callouses and there’s no end to their baseness.

[NJCher]

48. related thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218066437