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https://politicalwire.com/2021/10/04/gop-megadonor-wont-back-trump-in-2024/GOP Megadonor Wont Back Trump In 2024
October 4, 2021 at 4:58 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Said Griffin: I think its time for America to move on.
In the last election cycle, Griffin spent big on politics, giving $46 million to Republicans, making him the fourth-biggest individual GOP donor for the period.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)He has, however, spent millions backing lower taxes. Apparently, being worth 16 billion isn't enough.
JT45242
(2,173 posts)The Koch brothers at one point said that it wasn;'t worth it to spend on presidential elections because if they had enough congress people they could block anything that they didn't like and push what they wanted.
Case in point -- think of folks like Joni Ernst -- blocked all of Obama's agenda once elected. The only thing that she moved forward was the megatax cut for the uberrich like the Kochs.
You donate enough to a senator from a coal state and a former 'libertarian' and you can totally block the Build back better plan.
For these billionaires in the age of Citizen United -- it makes a lot more sense to buy lots of state and federal legislators than to try to buy a presidency.
hatrack
(59,439 posts)Fuck this guy.
DFW
(54,050 posts)Trump running in 2024 is about as likely as the Republicans nominating Bobby Jindal.
twodogsbarking
(9,298 posts)WTF
onethatcares
(16,131 posts)each of them dollar bills is like your and my vote......equal