Keyword: fundraising
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When you think of Silicon Valley’s politics, what do you think? It’s usually left-wing. VERY left wing. The coasts are notoriously liberal, and Silicon Valley is one of the bluest places in the country.
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Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Friday that the guilty verdict in his Manhattan hush money trial had generated a “record-shattering” $34.8 million in small dollar donations. The record-breaking number came in six hours after the verdict, the Trump campaign told The Post. Trump posted a fundraising link to his Truth Social account seconds after a jury found him guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal payments to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Trump called for 10 million “true MAGA patriots” to contribute to his campaign, and the GOP’s WinRed fundraising platform was...
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The Biden-Harris campaign immediately began fundraising off the guilty verdict former President Trump, telling supporters that the legal setback for the presumptive GOP nominee is not enough to keep him out of the White House. In a text message sent to supporters Thursday, "Biden HQ" said that "despite a jury finding Donald Trump guilty today, there is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: At the ballot box." "Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. But there is one other certainty — as you read this, Donald Trump's supporters...
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Billionaires are putting their influence and money behind Donald Trump, a wave of support that is helping the former President narrow his fundraising gap with President Joe Biden. The latest example came last week with the news that Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, after years of keeping his distance from Trump, is now a supporter. A collection of familiar GOP names announced their support for Trump in recent months. They include figures like Robert Bigelow and Nelson Peltz. Both have donated to Republicans for years. Both distanced themselves from Trump after Jan. 6. Both are now back on board. Robert Bigelow,...
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HOUSTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raised tens of millions of dollars during a fundraising swing through Texas this week, promising he would support the oil and gas industry by backing new pipelines and restoring fracking on federal land. [cut] A Houston fundraiser on Wednesday was hosted by oil billionaires Jeff Hildebrand, founder of Hilcorp Energy, the largest closely held U.S. oil firm; George Bishop, founder of GeoSouthern Energy; Harold Hamm, founder of Continental Resources; and Kelcy Warren, head of pipeline firm Energy Transfer Partners. Trump drew standing ovations when he promised to get more natural...
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President Donald Trump thanked Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting him during a donor event hosted by the governor, raising over $3 million to benefit Trump’s 2024 campaign, Florida’s Voice has learned. The former president called into the Fort Lauderdale event and thanked DeSantis and the couple dozen supporters for their investment into his campaign efforts. The funding is going to Right For America, a super political action committee, a source familiar with the event told Florida’s Voice. A super PAC is technically separate from the campaign, and the organization supports Trump’s bid for presidency this year. Trump emphasized during a...
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President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign and affiliated groups announced a $90 million fundraising haul for March on Saturday. The total — which includes funds from the campaign, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and affiliated joint fundraising committees — out-paces former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee’s (RNC’s) $65.6 million raised in the same month. Biden’s fundraising apparatus now has more than double the amount of cash on hand as Trump’s, at $192 million compared to $93.1 million, according to a press release. “ The money we are raising is historic, and it’s going to the critical work of...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at a private retreat last weekend that he plans to help raise money for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to three sources familiar with the matter. “He did say it in front of a group of people at the Hard Rock,” a DeSantis adviser told NBC News. A Trump campaign adviser said they were not aware that DeSantis was going to start raising money from them but added that “everyone should be working towards defeating Joe Biden and electing President Trump.”
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Donald Trump nearly doubled Joe Biden's "Three Presidents Plus Many Celebrities" fundraiser total last night, severely reducing the cash on hand gap between the two candidates.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. (NewsNation) — With dueling events this weekend, some of the nation’s biggest GOP donors will have to choose between former President Donald Trump or former presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump is expected to attend a major joint fundraiser between his campaign and the RNC on Saturday. A campaign source confirmed to NewsNation that it will be hosted at a private residence in Palm Beach. Expectations are high for Trump to offset President Joe Biden’s recent $25 million fundraiser, with the Trump campaign anticipating an estimated $43 million fundraising haul Saturday. That’s an effort that could...
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The Republican National Committee announced Donald Trump and aligned GOP groups brought in a whopping $65.6 million in March as the presidential money race for the general election heats up. The RNC said the ex-president and aligned groups ended last month with more than 93.1 million cash on hand. The boosted GOP war chest comes ahead of a mega donor fundraiser for Trump and Republicans on Saturday hosted by billionaire John Paulson in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro announced last week to the more than 15 million monthly listeners of his eponymous podcast that he wouldn’t just vote for Donald Trump, he would also co-host a fundraiser for the former president.Because the choices for president are identical to 2020, Shapiro said he would “walk over broken glass” to support Trump. Almost immediately, he had an opportunity. Trump said Monday that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion,” comments that the White House quickly condemned as “vile and unhinged antisemitic rhetoric.”Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew and outspoken ally of Israel, provided a quick...
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President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those efforts was a contest for supporters to attend a fundraiser on March 28 in New York with Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton that raised $4 million last month. “The enthusiasm we’re picking up as we go around the country is real,” Biden said in a radio interview...
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EDMOND, OKLA. (KOKH) — Deer Creek School District released a statement Friday afternoon after a video was sent to Fox 25 that showed students licking toes during an event for the school's Wonderful Week of Fundraising. "It was surprising," an anonymous student told Fox 25. "I didn't think they were going to do all that. I was just shocked. I didn't really have like a feeling. I was kind of disgusted, and then kind of glad I wasn't over there." "Whenever she told me yesterday that was happening, I had to ask her, 'Wait, what? They're licking peanut butter off...
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Biden Campaign Co-Chair Mitch Landrieu went on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to tout President Biden's reelection chances, saying "Joe Biden has had the best first three years of a presidency that we've seen in a long, long time. Our campaign fundraising has beaten all records. So, we feel like we're doing really well." He blamed the President's low approval ratings on the media. "The relentless flow of negative reporting ranging from the Hur report, the nit-picking coverage of the immigration surge, and international tensions has given many voters the wrong impression," Landrieu said. "I mean, why would so many immigrants want...
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Nikki Haley will head west for a February 6th-7th fundraising tour hosted by 26 Democrat mega donors. Loomer Unleashed recently published an in-depth analysis of Haley’s February 6th events in San Francisco. 13 mega Democrat donors will host Haley’s February 7th fundraisers. These events will take place in Los Angeles and Orange County. In the past, Haley’s fundraising hosts have donated to Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton, John Tester, Mark Kelly, and Chuck Schumer. Tester’s Montana race will be crucial in deciding control of the United States Senate. The fact that Haley is attending events hosted by Democrat donors...
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The former president was indicted four times last year and has also had to answer civil lawsuits targeting his business and him as an individual.WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s affiliated committees spent about $27 million on lawyers’ bills and related legal fees in the last six months of 2023, new federal election filings show, bringing the total for a year that included four separate indictments to almost $50 million. Trump’s political fundraising apparatus is sprawling, but the new filings show that the price of lawyers is weighing him down. Still, Trump, the GOP presidential front-runner, has seized on the...
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Opinions welcoome. Is your Email inbox inundated daily (as is mine) with campaign fund raising Emails from Trump's campaign organization? If so, what it is your opinion of the style/pitch used in those Emails. I will reserve my opinion till commments quit being added.
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The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to boot Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot could create a fundraising goldmine for him and increase his standing with fellow Republicans, a top GOP advisor said. “It serves to energize the Trump supporters and to give the former president a chance to raise more money from people who are suddenly going to be angry about what’s going on,” Karl Rove, the former senior advisor during George W. Bush’s administration, told Fox News’ “The Story” on Saturday. “This does not look fair, does not look appropriate. And the response is going to...
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The mere mention of the Republican National Committee to anyone on the right is bound to elicit a variety of emotions. Early in the year, a contentious battle over who would chair the organization transpired, with Ronna McDaniel ultimately being re-elected to the position a fourth time. Since then, questions about the RNC's effectiveness have abounded. During the 2023 election, reports emerged that the Virginia Republican Party asked for help and were denied. McDaniel responded by saying that because the RNC is a federal committee, it couldn't be expected to participate in state races. Given all races ultimately happen at...
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