They were asked if they would like to participate, but they declined. I think the party is really going to have to rely on the wealthy donors this year. They drew this out. My guess is now Romney has probably tapped out his donors because he was so inefficient, and some of the money that would have gone to the party has now gone to candidates fighting Romney. In other words some of the big money and a lot of the little money has already been burned, and they never expected this to happen before their pick cleared the bar.
I donated $9.99 to Cain and that is all I have or will donate to anyone this cycle. I am done with the GOP until the organization gets shaknen up to its core because the core is rotten.