Re: WinRed:
So I told you all about my returning fundraising letters with a “Fire Ronna” message scrawled on the forms.
The day I said that, I saw an alert about a national GOP finance committee meeting where salaries were being discussed. Calls to our state offices were suggested so that’s what I did.
Asked the person answering if he had heard the news about the waste at the RNC. And he said Ronna has to spend $ to make $$. I told him that in all my discussions with felllow Republicans I haven’t found anyone who likes her. I said she never offers any support to Trump. Told him what I was doing with the mail. And that in one phone call from the national folks I had been yelled at.
He paused, and then said, “that’s a tactic they use. She never says anything in support of Trump. And I’ll tell you something else. When they had the presidential debate in Tuscaloosa they would not give any tickets to anyone at the state level.” He was ticked about that.
I said, “ So I need to give directly to the candidates and
not to the party.”
And he said “That’s exactly what you should do. “
Wow.
(I hope this makes sense - I’m writing it at 4 am. )
Thanks for posting that!
Except through private paks, who have free speech for Trump, on Trump and on the Issues, how is it possible to “give directly” to a candidate?
The R Party contracted WinRed and requires the Party cut on WinRed proceeds. All Party candidates are required to support the Party financially.
I’m not sure candidates are even allowed to raise funds independently, if that word includes direct contributions.
It’s confusing times for understanding what your contributions actually support.
Trump has said, on more than a couple of occasions, “Don’t give”, followed by, “I don’t need the money”.
Is he trying to tell us something?
A surprising amount of that still goes thru WinRed, or its 2 subsidiaries (whose names won't come to me right now. 🤔)