Unfortunately, that’s how the game is played. They have to grease the palms of the then-Majority Leader, otherwise he’ll make trouble for them. Trump himself knows how that goes. It would be nice if he can smash that game to bits once he becomes President. A lot of bad people stand to lose their livelihoods once he lowers the boom. It’s why we see the epic-level mass hysteria from the Dems and the GOP establishment towards him.
I think Yongin meant give to Angle in the general election.
As for “the game”, that’s an excuse you wouldn’t make for a candidate you didn’t like. F anyone who gave a single penny to Reid. Giving money to democrats is philosophically inconsistent with Trump’s current schtick, has he apologized?