Posted on 03/10/2016 4:08:15 PM PST by mandaladon
The GOP’s biggest donors are mostly united in their distaste for the party’s presidential front-runner Donald Trump, but they increasingly are coming to grips with the prospect of his nomination, and many are now signaling they would support him in a general election.
The shift, detailed in interviews with a dozen major donors and their representatives, is less an indication that the party’s donor class is warming to Trump, and more a reflection of their disdain for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Their willingness to rally in opposition to Clinton should tamp down concerns on the right that the lingering unease with Trump would mean a free pass for Clinton from big-money attacks in a prospective general election matchup with Trump.
“If it were Trump vs. Hillary, I would have to give to Trump. And I would kind of hold my nose doing it, but I would have to do it,” said Minnesota billionaire Stan Hubbard, adding that he’d prefer that the GOP nominate either Ohio Gov. John Kasich or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Hubbard ― whose family donated more than $100,000 to committees supporting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s GOP presidential campaign before eventually siding with Kasich ― has donated at least $10,000 to an anti-Trump super PAC.
“Although Trump’s not my first choice, I’d have to do what I can [to] support him, and hope he’d have more sense than he’s shown so far, because I certainly would never go for Sanders, and Clinton kind of scares me,” said Hubbard. “I think many donors feel that way, and I’ve heard
Among the major donors who told POLITICO that they would support Trump ― or oppose Clinton ― in a Trump-versus-Clinton matchup are Hubbard, T. Boone Pickens, Toby Neugebauer and Dan Eberhart.
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he’s got a point there
Someone want to explain to me how he isn’t ‘owned’ for doing this and the other guys are?
Everything will come together soon
They taken the Money, Trump hasn’t.
Read the story, if it is choice between Trump and Hillary they will go Trump but right now they are backing Kaisch/Cruz/Rubio and want to stop Trump
They taken the Money, Trump hasn’t.
Read the story, if it is choice between Trump and Hillary they will go Trump but right now they are backing Kaisch/Cruz/Rubio
Doing what?
So, if Trump gets these “Major Donors” on his side in the general election. Doesn’t that mean he would be bought and paid for? Or is that only specific to those who aren’t billionaires?
Because he’s the greatest business man alive. Did you know he was born on Flag Day so he loves the flag?
If/when Trump wants these people’s support all he has to do is fly them to Mar-A-Lago for a weekend. He can make that deal with half his brain tied behind his back, to quote a popular pundit.
Thank you, a picture is worth a 1000 words.
Just wondering if the Trumpsters are going to be satisfied after Trump stops self-funding, doesn’t ban Muslims, doesn’t deport illegals, expands H-1Bs, and maybe doesn’t even build the wall. Are they finally going to understand how a con artist (or a glorified used car salesman) operates?
he Texas senator, who is also despised by the GOP establishment, were he the front-runner....................Big money wants to impose their puppet on the voters...>>> nice to have th donar class finally have to hold their %^^&*(())(*(() noses for a change.
His mommy gave him a Bible and he loves that too.
Uh-huh, and what are these mega-donors going to ask for in return for the funding? I’ve been told time and again by Trump and his supporters that we need him because he hasn’t been bought and paid for by the donor class. He’s supposed to be beholden to the people, not the wealthy donors.
The funny little man behind the Wizard of Oz is continuing to be revealed.
He is owned, or tied to an influence, just to a much lesser degree. At this stage of the campaign, with Trump edging closer to being the nominee, I don’t hold that against him.
Organizations tend to throw money at what looks like a winner. Trump has already established himself as a central player, and done this by using either his own money or better still, excepting the free advertising of network publicity.
**The GOP’s biggest donors are mostly united in their distaste for the party’s presidential front-runner Donald Trump, but they increasingly are coming to grips with the prospect of his nomination, and many are now signaling they would support him in a general election.**
BTTT!
We already know the illegals aren’t gettin deported. >>> where is this from. haven’t heard it yet. and anyone can contribute on his site. he has stated that in the past. just not recently.
Because in 2012 he was against deportation (see video below) and in the press conference recently when asked if deportation was negotiable he said “at this point, no.” He didn’t say “at this point” when talking about if the wall was negotiable. The implication is clear and unmistakable. Deportation on a mass scale ain’t going to happen. It is clear there will be legalization given to some illegals who are here without them needing to leave the country first.
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