Vulture fund billionaire Paul Singer to become Rubio campaign national finance chairman.
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Paul Singer, the hedge fund billionaire from New York who endorsed Marco Rubio in October, is set to be named as his national fianance chariman according to various US press reports yesterday. Singer is know in Argentina for bringing a lawsuit against the government in the holdouts dispute.
US daily Político yesterday reported that the announcement will be made at a quarterly gathering of Rubio donors in Miami on March 10. The infomation was provided to the political newspaper by campaign worker Mike Allen. Político suggested that this is a clear sign that the GOP’s Wall Street establishment is closing ranks around Rubio in a bid to derail Trump’s march to the nomination. The newaspaper’s analysts however criticized the move as coming far too late.
The decision also shows just how willing Rubio is to risk voter backlash in order to continue raising money for his campaign. “The move is sure to spark controversy among Christian conservatives because super-PAC donor Singer is a gay-marriage advocate and a supporter of LGBT,” said New York Post columnist Emily Smith.
Singer, who has a gay son, is part of a group of conservative Wall Street hedge fund managers who are vocal supporters of LGBT rights. Singer, who lives in New York, announced he was throwing his support to Rubio last October and has since emerged as one of the Florida senator’s top financial backers. The hedge fund billionare said Rubio was the only candidate who can “navigate this complex primary process and still be in a position to defeat” Hillary Clinton.
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