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GOP Donors Respond to Obamacare Repeal Failure, Withhold Donations
Washington Free Beacon ^ | Aug. 8, 2017 | Kathryn Covert

Posted on 08/10/2017 8:59:49 AM PDT by HarleyLady27

Republican donors are protesting GOP lawmakers' failure to repeal Obamacare by withholding donations to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

At least $2 million in contributions originally promised to the NRSC have not materialized, CNN reported Tuesday.

The failure of Republicans to fulfill a central campaign promise particularly concerns some donors because it could disillusion core voters heading into the 2018 midterms. The uncertainty could put the Republicans' majority—especially in the House of Representatives—at risk.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; ahca; business; donors; elections; government; mcconnell; news; repealandreplace; rnc; speakerryan
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Texas-based donor Doug Deason informed congressional Republicans in June that the "Dallas piggy bank" is closed until they take major action on health care and taxes, the Associated Press reported.

Deason refused to host a fundraiser for Rep. Mark Meadows (R, N.C.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R, Ohio). He further informed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R, Calif.) his checkbook was closed.

"Get Obamacare repealed and replaced, get tax reform passed," Deason said. "You control the Senate. You control the House. You have the presidency. There's no reason you can't get this done. Get it done and we'll open it [the ‘bank'] back up."

1 posted on 08/10/2017 8:59:49 AM PDT by HarleyLady27
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To: HarleyLady27; Jane Long; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; Black Agnes; djstex; RoosterRedux; DoughtyOne; ...

Ping...


2 posted on 08/10/2017 9:00:08 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: HarleyLady27

Sounds like me too!


3 posted on 08/10/2017 9:02:33 AM PDT by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: DarthVader

One thing to donate directly to President Trump, totally another thing to donate anything to the RINO Party!!!


4 posted on 08/10/2017 9:03:38 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: HarleyLady27

Good for our side...


5 posted on 08/10/2017 9:04:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (Shaming into silence is the antithesis of psychological safety-James Damore-fired for speaking truth)
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To: HarleyLady27

The last time the GOP called me I told them, “No Obamacare repeal, no tax overhaul, NO DONATION!”.


6 posted on 08/10/2017 9:06:30 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: HarleyLady27

Repeal and replace the gopE.

Yes, I stole that. But I forgot from who.


7 posted on 08/10/2017 9:06:38 AM PDT by JoSixChip (Repeal and replace the gopE.)
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To: HarleyLady27
Defund/defang the undocumented Democrat traitors!

Trump is flushing out all the Rino’s and Undocumented Democratic plants in Congress!

President Trump and we will get rid of Undocumented Democrats posing as Republicans in congress!


8 posted on 08/10/2017 9:06:49 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!!!)
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To: HarleyLady27

The RNC called us a few weeks ago & I politely told the lady on the phone that the RNC will not get a dime from us until they repeal Ocrapcare & fund the border wall.

Lady tried to “scare” me by saying the RATs would win Congress back if they didn’t get the donations they needed. I told her she needed a better script to read because I can read polling too & there’s nothing to suggest the RATs will win back the House or the Senate at this point & time.


9 posted on 08/10/2017 9:07:12 AM PDT by TheStickman (And their fear tastes like sunshine puked up by unicorns.)
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To: DarthVader

I mailed them back the Donation form w/ a Penny attached and a sweet note.


10 posted on 08/10/2017 9:08:40 AM PDT by Jimmy The Snake
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To: HarleyLady27

That will likely get it done.

Though I am highly discouraged that a few guys with large checkbooks are able to speak more loudly than 62 million voters.


11 posted on 08/10/2017 9:11:14 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: JoSixChip
"Repeal and replace the gopE.

Yes, I stole that. But I forgot from who."

No ... no ... no ...

...you're just doing your bit by recycling!

12 posted on 08/10/2017 9:11:48 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: Jimmy The Snake
I mailed them back the Donation form w/ a Penny attached and a sweet note.

I just print out a bunch of those McCain Pesos and send them back in the prepaid envelope.


13 posted on 08/10/2017 9:12:01 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: HarleyLady27

The best way to donate to President Trump is to buy gear from the Trump website. That way we can be sure it doesn’t find its way to the RNC.


14 posted on 08/10/2017 9:12:53 AM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: HarleyLady27

My personal opinion is that while a drop in donations may affect certain particular members, the GOP as a whole doesn’t care

Their real money comes from keeping the Fed.gov gravy-train running and from corporations and banks involved in Fed.gov.

Moreover, joe and susie lunch-bucket in Ohio aren’t going to pay for the $250K consulting jobs when the Congressperson retires, but Aetna, Google, Goldman Sachs or George Soros foundation will.


15 posted on 08/10/2017 9:14:12 AM PDT by PGR88
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How Much? $2 Million? You must be joking. The average congressional race in California is $1.5 million.

A slow news day at the Wash Times.

16 posted on 08/10/2017 9:14:33 AM PDT by muleskinner
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To: HarleyLady27

...You control the Senate. You control the House. You have the presidency. There’s no reason you can’t get this done...

It’s not like the President isn’t trying.
No one said it couldn’t be done when they knew it was a large part of their being elected. They said undoing all the damaging democrat programs would be done if they were elected. Liars.
McConnell is also a lying excuse maker.


17 posted on 08/10/2017 9:16:03 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Remember that guy who said “No new taxes” ? That was a broken promise that I thinks pales in comparison to the anger of REAL Republicans who have been waiting 8 YEARS to kill this LIFE or DEATH issue. This is why the RATS lost the Senate when they had 60 seats! I predict a bunch of RINOs are going to be kicked out of the swamp come election day.


18 posted on 08/10/2017 9:16:36 AM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: HarleyLady27

Fxxx’em all....people need to rise up and take control again


19 posted on 08/10/2017 9:16:54 AM PDT by Dont tread and Live
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To: HarleyLady27

The fact of the mater is that the GOP wanted Trump to lose and now they don’t want to be a Majority party with him at the helm. They want the dems to take back Congress and the Senate.

Trump should quit the GOP and declare himself to be an Independent.


20 posted on 08/10/2017 9:17:19 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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