GOP mega-donors frozen in frustration

[applegrove]

GOP mega-donors frozen in frustration

By Kenneth P. Vogel at Politico

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/gop-megadonors-fundraising-freeze-219228

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Some of the biggest Republican donors, who collectively have contributed tens of millions of dollars to shape the presidential race, are tightening their purse strings out of frustration with their inability to boost their favored candidates, or to slow Donald Trump.

Rather than continuing to write huge checks to support the cluster of establishment candidates jockeying to emerge as the leading alternative to Trump, a billionaire real estate showman roundly despised by the GOP elite, these donors have mostly retreated to the sidelines. They’re watching anxiously, hoping that the field sorts itself out, according to interviews with a half dozen major donors or their representatives.

Many of the donors are urging the deep-pocketed groups they’ve already funded to begin spending against Trump, even as some recognize the potential for such spending to backfire, and are increasingly questioning the efficacy of big-money advertising campaigns more generally.

“It’s unbelievable. I mean Jeb Bush spent $42 million in New Hampshire ― what did he get for it?” said billionaire GOP mega-donor Stan Hubbard, a Minnesota media mogul. “It’s frustrating.”


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[Coventina]

1. Shows their true colors: They're angry that they can't buy the election.

[cui bono]

5. Exactly what I was thinking. This shows money isn't working anymore.

Too bad for them about net neutrality.

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[applegrove]

2. For a tiny hiccup sized moment of their lives they will know how it feels to not be in complete

control of everything.

[Wilms]

3. Hillary could use some money.

I mean, there's that.

[Frustratedlady]

4. Jeb spent $42M in New Hampshire? What a waste of money

What is that per vote? Who is getting all these million$? That list would be interesting to see.

[intheflow]

6. So sorry you clusterfucked your own party.

Karma is indeed a bitch.

[Shandris]

7. I knew all that rigamorale about 'We're so scared of Cruz!' was horsepoo.

I mean, that was so ham-handedly transparent as to be beyond laughable. Aww, poor megarich. Can't find anyone who wants their money. I'm heartbroken. No, really. It's so sad.

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