[bayourod]

Many years ago I was a member of the Republican Assembly of Texas (RATs). We were a group of good people without the ability to raise money from a large number of contributors. Thus eventually we fell victim to the handful of very wealthy who good afford to rent the expensive hotel conference rooms, charter planes and hand out dozens of tickets to $1000 per plate Presidential dinners.

[Saundra Duffy]

Thus eventually we fell victim to the handful of very wealthy who could afford to rent the expensive hotel conference rooms, charter planes and hand out dozens of tickets to $1000 per plate Presidential dinners.

Story of so many of our lives.