Posted on 02/24/2012 5:02:37 PM PST by VinL
Washington (CNN) – Casino mogul and major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson made an expected new contribution this week to the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, Winning Our Future, CNN has learned.
One source familiar with Adelson’s donation described it as “sizeable.” Two sources said the Nevada businessman made the contribution recently.
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The sources would not speak on the record because Adelson wanted his contribution to be private.
CNN reported last week Adelson was expected to contribute as much as an additional $10 million to the super PAC. A great majority of the funding for Winning Our Future has come from Adelson and his extended family. Adelson, his wife and their extended family have donated $11 million to the organization.
The sources would not specify the exact amount of the donation.
A spokesman for Adelson could not be reached for comment.
A spokesman for Winning Our Future, Rick Tyler, refused to comment on whether Adelson made a new donation.
Thanks to the new influx of money, the organization will have far greater resources to help boost Gingrich in some of the primaries and caucuses voting on March 6th, Super Tuesday.
The organization is expected to disclose as early as Monday its plans for advertising in those states. Gingrich is campaigning hard in several of those contests in hopes to keeping his campaign alive.
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In the new edition of Forbes Magazine, the multi-billionaire defended himself against critics of his contributions.
“Those people are either jealous or professional critics,” Adelson said, adding “They like to trash other people. It’s unfair that I’ve been treated unfair—but it doesn’t stop me. I might give $10 million or $100 million to Gingrich.”
Adelson’s worth is estimated at $25 billion.
Bobalu! I was looking for you. Do you have that pic of great men handy?
I thought we were taking football? Good video.
25 MILLION in Fla alone and millions and millions more in Iowa. Romney is trying to buy the Whitehouse. Newt can do wonders with the money but it isn’t even close to what the Romney camp has spent.
GO NEWT! WOOT! WOOT!
EXCELLENT POST! NEWT BELONGS WITH THE CREME DE LA CREME OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Willard does better in a food fight, because he is that type of low class character, and he has a lot of money to throw into it. He has nothing else to show as his record really sucks.
Romney/Paul think they have this all sewn up...God Bless Mr. Adelson!
Right. Newt doesn’t do personal well- that’s why he lost the Fla debates.
But issues and ideas- none better. One could probably ask him about the 1950 world series- and he could give the box scores.
Take a gander at this video!
Randy????
Sorry, brain fart!
Thanks for asking ‘Randy???’. I thought I was having a really bad blonde moment till I saw your post.
I have so wanted people to see this video! then I blow the link!
Just damn!
Mr. Adelson may have also sent some magicians along with the money to help. There’s more than just money to Newt’s recent mo.
Thank you again, Mr. Adelson!
No problem- I have those moments constantly- and I’m not blonde.
There’s more than just money to Newt’s recent mo.
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Likely, so. But, don’t underestimate the power of MOney to give one a hell of a lot of “mo”.
I saw the video a few days ago. I have posted it on FaceBook and I have been tweeting it out over and over again. It is excellent.
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