I live in a very red state.
Contrary to popular belief, there ARE Democrats here. And every single one of them contribute to GOP candidates. All the time, and in every election. When I lived in a swing state, this would have been a non-starter. However, when you live in a one-party state, if you don’t play ball with them, forget being a successful business owner.
They can literally pass legislation, signed into law, that is designed to put your company under.
A one party state, either red or blue, is functionally like the Mafia.
Here is the chart:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3360688/posts?page=133
These numbers perfectly comport with his concerns at the time, namely, the war in Iraq. He has made no secret about his disdain for it and most certainly thought the Dems would at least slow it down, if not stop it outright. The vast majority of $$$ have gone to the GOP. I think he has a visceral hatred of the Bushes and their warmonging.
My biggest fear with Trump is that the price he’ll have to pay at the convention is making Jeb his VP. Just like they forced GHWB on Reagan.
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