Posted on 05/14/2016 8:12:56 AM PDT by dennisw
The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help elect him than he has to any previous campaign, a sum that could exceed $100 million, according to two Republicans with direct knowledge of Mr. Adelsons commitment.
As significant, Mr. Adelson, a billionaire based in Las Vegas, has decided that he will significantly scale back his giving to congressional Republicans and direct most of his contributions to groups dedicated to Mr. Trumps campaign. The two Republicans familiar with Mr. Adelsons plans spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Mr. Adelsons pledge to Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, comes at an opportune time. Mr. Trump has relied on a mix of his own wealth and small-dollar contributions to finance his primary effort and lacks the sort of major donor network needed to sustain him in the general election. Mr. Trump has said that he may need $1 billion for the campaign but has only recently begun scheduling fund-raisers and hiring finance staff members. Many of the Republican Partys wealthiest contributors, including the billionaire brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch, have indicated they are unlikely to give to his candidacy.
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Trump won’t be beholden to anyone. He has said too many times that he is working for We the People.
“This can only hurt Trump.”
How so? You have Arab governments giving to the Clinton Foundation for favors. I think that hurts Hillary way, way more.
“Im ready to donate.”
Me too. I have already helped in the primary by purchasing items from the Trump store.
“Adelson opposes the US wall.”
Anything to back that up with?
Good. Now that he is the nominee, time for big money to get behind him to beat the Democrats.
And it is no secret that Trump is in favor of the wall
So if he wants no wall, he should support Hillary
However no candidate is 100% perfect and even Adelson knows that. Maybe he likes the tax plan better?
You must've just woken up from an 11-month sleep. While you were sleeping, the oligarchs tried desperately to prevent Trump from winning the GOP nomination. These oligarchs failed.
Trump has staked his Presidency on “the wall”. Adelson’s opinion is worth as much as anybody else’s. IOW, not at all.
Trump is calling the shots.
Doesn’t matter, the Wall might not be the crucial issue to Adelson.
A few Trump people need to have a “heart-to-heart” talk with the Koch brothers.
I think those brothers’ first mistake was pronouncing their name like the cola drink. Around these parts, there was a pretty important manufacturing guy with the same spelling who pronounced it rhyming with duck. And the former mayor of NYC pronounced it rhyming with scotch. For what that may be worth.
Regardless, based on this thread, I'm not sure it's a wise move either, but many of us have been wrong before about Trump's strategies.
Interesting if true and if actually occurs. At a minimum, this should signal to soon-to-be-primaried Ryan that his missed his opportunity to get on board.
Out of his love for America I’m sure.
I'm doing the same. Trump should solicit small donations from the general population to help with the general election campaign. As Bill Still pointed out in a recent video, 8 million Americans donating $125 (something well within reach of many) is a $1 billion war chest with zero strings attached.
He (and we) can do it.
When you need a billion dollars to compete, there is no way to be free from special interests. Most knew this from the beginning but many still try to deny this fact.
I’m a Trump voter. The only person I would vote for, period. But the money in politics thing is obscene, and will only lead to bad things.
Correct! A huge donation like Adelson’s has to be given via super-pacs.
I’m going to send Trump a donation right after I donate to the Freepathon. He’s going to need all of our help to pay for his general election campaign.
This would be Tom Jones—— What’s New Pussycat?
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