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All Six Major GOP Convention Sponsors DROP OUT In Protest Of Donald Trump (QUOTE)
June 18, 2016 occupyliberals
Many of the major companies that helped fund the 2012 GOP National Convention have declined to sponsor the 2016 event in Cleveland this year.
Bloomberg confirmed yesterday that Wells Fargo & Co., United Parcel Service Inc., Motorola Solutions Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ford Motor Co., and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. will all be pulling their funds for next months gathering at Quicken Loans Arena.
None of the companies listed above have publicly stated whether or not their decision has to do with Donald Trumps presumptive status as the partys presidential nominee. Many have declined to help fund the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as well, perhaps in an attempt to not make their decisions seem too partisan. Corporations often sponsor party conventions simply to promote their brands rather than make explicit partisan endorsements.
The enormous controversy emerging over Trumps likely nomination in July does, however, provide a clear risk for many companies, who fear that their association with Trump will be potentially harmful to their brand. A growing amount of pressure has been applied by a variety of activists, who insist that funding the event implies complicity between the brand and Trumps many racist statements against Latinos and Muslims throughout his campaign.
Bruce Haynes, a Republican media consultant based in Alexandria, Virginia had this to say on the matter:
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greymattermom
(5,754 posts)Do they have the funds to pay to rent the venue and all that comes with that? How much do delegates have to pay to attend? The venue is expecting to be paid.
maindawg
(1,151 posts)Smith and Wesson will step up.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)No need to actually pay for the venue, the catering, the security.
Bankruptcy is wonderful, if you're Trump.
Mira
(22,380 posts)And he said "...but not Ex-lax. Because we need to get this s#@% over with."
noamnety
(20,234 posts)whether all those companies would have been proud to associate their brands with Ted Cruz.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)would associate with Lyin' Ted
lpbk2713
(42,754 posts)There were sponsors who wanted to drop OxyRush like a hot rock.
elmac
(4,642 posts)Its what would have happened if Wallace won the primary back in '68
Tables have turned, this will be the fascists 1968.