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G.O.P. Donors Seek to Narrow Field of Presidential Candidates to One
The New York Times ^ | 12/8/2014 | By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Posted on 12/08/2014 8:51:23 AM PST by SMCC1

“When you get that call” to commit to Mr. Bush or Mr. Christie, said one prominent Republican fund-raiser, “the answer to that question is yes.”

The fund-raiser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preserve his relationships with all three men, added: “Anything else and you’re on the B team. You’re on the second list. People that like to do this want to be on the A team.”

(Excerpt) Read more at mobile.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; election; gop; potus
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GOP fat cat donors are idiots. This is our problem.
1 posted on 12/08/2014 8:51:23 AM PST by SMCC1
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They want to undermine us as soon as possible!


2 posted on 12/08/2014 8:52:38 AM PST by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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The idiocy is in believing an article by the New York Times is responsible and accurate journalism.


3 posted on 12/08/2014 8:53:20 AM PST by Gaffer
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I’ll call my neighbors, have a party and burn $100 bills in a garden bonfire before I send anymore money to the GOP.


4 posted on 12/08/2014 8:53:50 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (POTUS shall now be referred to as POPOF. President Of Pants On Fire.)
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I’ll go on the C team.


5 posted on 12/08/2014 8:54:11 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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The NYTs, foisting GOPe dolts upon us, once again.

Kinda early in the cycle; they must be panicking already! :)


6 posted on 12/08/2014 8:54:20 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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More evidence that Hitlery will be POTUS.


7 posted on 12/08/2014 8:54:54 AM PST by deadrock (I am someone else.)
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Actually RINOs tend benefit from a bigger field. Usually in presidential primaries you might have a dozen or so conservatives running, dividing up the vote and one strong RINO. That’s how they win.


8 posted on 12/08/2014 8:55:30 AM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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Okay.

CRUZ.

9 posted on 12/08/2014 8:57:28 AM PST by Uncle Miltie ('The HERO of the (0bamacare) story is Mitt Romney' - "Stupid" Jonathan Gruber)
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To understand what is going on with Corporate Management & political attitudes, see Corporate Management & "Immigration Reform".

William Flax

10 posted on 12/08/2014 8:57:36 AM PST by Ohioan
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One candidate is OK with me.

Sarah vs hildahog.


11 posted on 12/08/2014 8:58:11 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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Enjoy the loss, idiots.


12 posted on 12/08/2014 8:59:28 AM PST by headstamp 2
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More like: GOP Donors Seek Coronation Of RINO Nominee
13 posted on 12/08/2014 9:00:50 AM PST by RememberRonnie
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Epic 2016 failure....


14 posted on 12/08/2014 9:03:59 AM PST by Paladin2
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The biggest problem is how the GOP awards delegates. There is no way that states like New York and California which have zero chance of delivering electoral votes to the GOP candidate in November should get any more delegates than their number of electoral votes.

Roughly 15% of the delegates should be awarded based on electoral votes, an additional 15% based on GOP governors, senators, congressmen and state legislatures, and the remaining 70% based on how many electoral votes were actually delivered to the GOP candidate in the last four or five election cycles.

Yeah, this would supersize the influence of Texas and possibly make Georgia as important as New York. So what?

15 posted on 12/08/2014 9:04:01 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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“GOP fat cat donors are idiots. This is our problem.”

They are not idiots. They thoroughly enjoy the cornyism that travels hand in hand with progressivisim and they could not care less about the individual liberty and freedom sacrificed to ensure that they are part of the ruling elite.

But, them being our problem is true. I would define “our” as America’s problem.


16 posted on 12/08/2014 9:04:25 AM PST by CSM
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This is our problem.

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Yes the fat cats are a problem for sure. But the never-ending gullibility of the GOP base is also a factor.


17 posted on 12/08/2014 9:05:16 AM PST by Starboard
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To: SMCC1; Din Maker

Ping for later read.


18 posted on 12/08/2014 9:08:15 AM PST by Din Maker (Is anyone considering Gov. Susana Martinez of NM as the possible GOP nominee in 2016?)
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But the never-ending gullibility of the GOP base is also a factor.

This^^^

How else do you explain Christie and other RINOs constantly winning Iowa and other straw polls? Are these polls manipulated, yes, but that suggests GOP delegates are susceptible to easy manipulation.

19 posted on 12/08/2014 9:10:29 AM PST by Obadiah
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Get 3 million conservatives willing to donate 1 dollar a week to Cruz.

If we can force the GOPe to spend their own money to defend a losing candidate, they will back off. Fat cat GOP are like the Leftwing. The minute they can no longer spend other peoples money,they will fold.


20 posted on 12/08/2014 9:12:57 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (You can't spell liberal without label.)
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