Posted on 08/15/2015 11:30:28 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
However, of the nearly $420,000 Trump has donated to committees, the largest recipient has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with $116,000 — or more than one fourth of his total contributions to all party and political action committees.
February 2011:
REPUBLICAN DONALD TRUMP’S PAST AND CURRENT GENEROSITY TO DEMOCRATS: Billionaire real estate tycoon Donald Trump’s recent speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference excited a number of Republicans, many of whom applauded his statement that Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has “zero chance” of winning.
It also fueled speculation that the mogul would run for president. Cries of “you’re hired!” to a Draft Trump 2012 website added to a growing sense of support among Republicans.
But that GOP support has not always been reciprocated by Trump.
According to a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of Trump’s federal campaign contribution history, The Donald has been a prolific donor to both Democrats and Republicans during the past two decades.
In all, Trump has contributed to 96 candidates running for federal political office since the 1990 election cycle, the Center finds. Only 48 of the recipients — exactly half — were Republicans at the time they received their contribution, including ex-Gov. Charlie Crist (I-Fla.) and ex-Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who both of whom received their Trump contributions as Republicans.
Since the 1990 election cycle, the top 10 recipients of Trump’s political contributions number six Democrats and four Republicans. Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), who was censured last year by his U.S. House colleagues, has received the most Trump money, totaling $24,750. The most recent contribution from Trump to Rangel was a $10,000 gift during the 2006 election cycle. In the most recent election cycle, Trump doled out $22,500 to political candidates, of which $16,200 benefited Democrats.
The top Republican recipient of Trump’s money is Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who has collected $13,600 from the billionaire magnate, the second most of any politician. Trump did not contribute to McCain during the 2010 election cycle, during which the former presidential candidate was facing re-election.
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) is the recipient of $12,000 in Trump contributions, including $10,000 for his 2006 re-election campaign.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has received the fourth-largest amount of Trump’s contributions, including $4,800 in the successful 2010 campaign against Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle. In total Trump has contributed $10,400 to Reid.
In 2010, Trump also contributed $4,000 to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who easily won re-election. Schumer has received $8,900 from Trump since the 1996 election cycle. Trump has also been generous to New York’s other Democratic U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s received $5,850 in Trump money.
After McCain, the Republican with the largest amount of Trump’s contributions is former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who left office in disgrace in 2006 when his online solicitation of male House pages became known. Trump contributed $9,500 to Foley between the 1996 and 2006 election cycles.
Trump has also supported other notable politicians, including:
• $7,000 to former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), the “liberal lion of the Senate”
• $7,500 to former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R)
• $5,500 to Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) including $2,000 during his 2004 presidential run
• $5,000 to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.)
• $4,000 to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)
• $2,000 to former President George W. Bush (R)
• $1,000 to then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.)
Trump’s donations to various political action committees and 527 groups also demonstrate his bipartisan checkbook.
During the most recent election cycle, Trump contributed $170,000 to the Republican Governor’s Association, $50,000 to the ultra-conservative American Crossroads PAC, $30,400 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and $10,000 to the Democratic Party of New York.
However, of the nearly $420,000 Trump has donated to committees, the largest recipient has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with $116,000 — or more than one fourth of his total contributions to all party and political action committees.
This thread isn’t about me.
It was the moment you posted it.
Refer to comment # 137.
Refer to comment #1.
Refer to comment #138.
You nicely make the point for why I wrote comment #1.
Thank you for your dogged assistance.
“As far as Solyndra goes, where Obama cynically punched 500 million into one of his bundler’s insolvent companies, i fail to see why you would even suggest Trump has done the same thing. But then you know that is a false comparison”
Wrong. It is a perfectly apt comparison. The CEO makes a sizable donation to a candidate’s campaign in exchange for favorable treatment by that candidate post-election. Trump even admits to buying influence through this method. You can deny it all you like, but the similarities are striking. What’s troubling is so many FReepers formerly called this “crony capitalism,” but now it’s “good business.”
As for Trump’s immigration manifesto, I’m all in favor of it as an overall objective, though in reality he’s going to achieve as much of it as hoped (remember, he doesn’t get to “fire” those in the Senate who keep him from reaching that needed 60-vote threshold). The question is.. will he still be for it when he’s addressing a different crowd? His chameleon-like nature on a host of other issues makes the odds of that 50-50 at best.
*in reality he’s NOT going to achieve...
Obviously missed the point. That Trump donated is not the point and is exactly the point he railed against having become involved in. The way it is set up not is that if one does not participate in the process you lose.
I had assumed that people had paid enough attention to what Trump is saying, without the emotion that got us Obama. It is early and Trump is bringing to the forefront the real issues that most of the other candidates are too afraid of to talk about. If it carries him to the office fine, but these are the things that need to be discussed and if no one is saying them we will remain it the same rut we have been in since Reagan.
Oh, I’m most assuredly paying attention to Trump’s words and am measuring them with his background. They just don’t match up; as such, he will not gain my trust.
And the fact Trump paid to play is very much the point. Call “good business” in 2015 what was called “crony capitalism” in the past as you wish, but Trump is getting a pass here, just as he has on the Kelo issue.
Haters gonna hate over anything. No body ever changes their mind. Bye. And by the way I’m not a Trump supporter.
Bye
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