Will the freeze on Russian assets hurt the GOP campaign efforts?

[Nittersing]

I mean, that's the real reason they're all in with Putin, isn't it?

[live love laugh]

1. Not just money but power. So No.

[lagomorph777]

2. Money and power are fungible assets.

Same thing, really.

[live love laugh]

5. I don't think they need $$ directly from Russia--

with power they can get money domestically.

[lagomorph777]

7. They've accepted handouts in various forms from Putin.

For example, that clown who got convicted the other day of taking campaign data from the KGB (FSB).

KGB doesn't work for free.

[DBoon]

8. They need $$$ from Russia indirectly

laundered through organizations like the NRA

[Gore1FL]

3. They will likely see less Russian funding.

I don't doubt they bankroll a few of them.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Excellent question.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Putin will still give them secret intel to help them "win" elections.

I assume Putin has huge amounts of money hidden away before the invasion.

So I assume the money will still come to the US GOP from Putin.

[live love laugh]

9. You said what I was getting at. 👍🏾

[Irish_Dem]

12. Right it is not just about money. It is about power as well.

But I am sure Putin will still be able to get money them as well.

[mopinko]

11. the nra is still around, tho for how long, who knows.

but yeah, they'll find a way.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Putin probably gave the GOP large sums of money before the invasion?

And there is more where that came from.

Edit to add:

Everything is expendable. Putin will find another way to get money to the GOP if the NRA goes away.

Funding gun violence is important to Putin. Makes the US look foolish to allow school children to be killed in their classrooms.

[brooklynite]

10. No. This was never a "thing"

Can we be honest? Foreign entities CANNOT contribute money to US candidates or to FEC registered PACs. They never have. And all contributions are logged and publicly searchable.

[gab13by13]

16. Wonder why Republicans won't pass the Disclose Act?

We don't know who is funding right wing bills. What's the difference if the money goes to the bills instead of directly to the politician?

We have a serious problem with dark money, we need to be honest about that.

[maxrandb]

17. Yes, because if we have learned one thing about Donnie Dipshit and the Retrumplicans

it's that they always respect and follow the law.

[boston bean]

19. Really. Thought miss Maine just got caught.

[gab13by13]

14. Isn't that why shady people invented Bitcoin?

to better launder money?

[TheBlackAdder]

15. I think this will hurt the GOP with voters having European roots, especially Polish & Ukrainian.

.

Just a few percentage is enough to flip or ensure Democratic victories in some of the close states.

.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. That face when you realize Russian banks can't deliver the checks anymore

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