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EXCLUSIVE: RNC Spent $1.5 Million on Floral Arrangements, Limos, Management/Media Consultants
redstate ^ | 1/31/2024 | Jennifer Van Laar

Posted on 02/01/2024 7:40:19 AM PST by bitt

A little over a year ago, a RedState exclusive investigation into spending at the Republican National Committee revealed that millions of donor dollars were spent on things like floral arrangements, private jets, limousines, tickets to Broadway shows, high-end retail stores, and more.

As I wrote then, frugality has long been a conservative principle, even at the RNC.

Back in 2010, RNC Chair Michael Steele was heavily criticized and eventually lost his position because donors were angry about what they believed was luxurious spending on private jets, floral arrangements, chauffeur services, and member meetings in expensive tropical locales. Donors were used to frugality from the RNC under the George W. Bush administration, when “Karl Rove would bitch if there were flowers on the tables” and staff holiday parties were catered by Chick-fil-A.

In light of reports that the RNC had a cash shortage heading into a critical election year (which was described as a "revenue problem") and that the RNC executive board voted to authorize a $10 million line of credit in its 2024 budget, RedState analyzed expenditures recorded by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) since the December 2022 story to see where the money is going.

In addition, several categories of RNC spending were compared to spending by the Democratic National Committee during the same time frame. The chart below shows total spending and spending in these categories by the RNC and the DNC between October 20, 2022 and November 30, 2023.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 15million; michaelsteele; rnc; romneycrimefamily
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To: bitt
Back in 2010, RNC Chair Michael Steele was heavily criticized and eventually lost his position because donors were angry about what they believed was luxurious spending on private jets, floral arrangements, chauffeur services, and member meetings in expensive tropical locales.

In Steele’s defense, at least he got Republicans elected.

41 posted on 02/01/2024 9:00:55 AM PST by Drew68 (Never forget that every person responsible for the nation's COVID policies totally got away with it.)
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To: Drew68

He got Democrats masquerading as Republicans elected.


42 posted on 02/01/2024 9:01:48 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Sequoyah101

Democrats understand the system so much better than republicans. They get their payoffs after the elections, not before.


43 posted on 02/01/2024 9:24:10 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: bitt

They didn’t spend any of my money. I quit donating to them after the 2022 elections, and had cut down before that. Ronna McDaniel? Why did they leave her in place, if not to insult donors and voters?

Hey, Repubes, I got the message. You have a big club and peasant voters aren’t in it.


44 posted on 02/01/2024 9:26:25 AM PST by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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He got Democrats masquerading as Republicans elected.

In other words, Republicans who agree with me 80% of the time instead of Democrats who agree with me 0% of the time.

45 posted on 02/01/2024 9:36:25 AM PST by Drew68 (Never forget that every person responsible for the nation's COVID policies totally got away with it.)
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To: bitt

Hard to believe...


46 posted on 02/01/2024 9:48:15 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: bitt

ANOTHER REASON WHY I WILL NOT SEND ANY $$$$ TO THE RNC.

I send CASH directly to Mar A Lago-—not even to any PAC.


47 posted on 02/01/2024 9:56:10 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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Trump needs to dump Ronna. We need to contact Trump.
I dont know if these addresses and numbers are reliable.

The Trump Organization. 725 Fifth Avenue. New York, NY 10022.

TTO/Executive Offices. 115 Eagle Tree Terrace. Jupiter, FL 33477.

Trump Hotels. 725 Fifth Avenue. New York, NY 10022.

press information contact. press@trumporg.com.

Mar-A Lago (Club) 1100 S OCEAN BLVD. PALM BEACH FLA 33480


48 posted on 02/01/2024 11:24:49 AM PST by Liz (Matthew 11.28-30: Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you strength.)
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