Citizens United and GOP primary candidates - Whose their Sugar Daddy(ies)?
Great piece in HP - Be Careful What You Wish For: Citizens United and the GOP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-conn/be-careful-what-you-wish_b_7910780.html.
Piece covers what the Main Stream Media won't -- how Citizens United created a "new dynamic" within the GOP. Some would have you think 17 primary candiates is because the "Republican Party suffers from an abundance of riches" (RNC chief strategist Sean Spicer in Wall Street Journal opinion article this week). I am still laughing at this one.
However, the truth is there are no spending caps, so candidates look for a sugar daddy. With a sugar daddy, anyone can make a "perfectly credible run" at the nomination. You don't need poll support, you just need money.
There are lots of sugar daddies selecting their favorite GOP candidates, which means there will be lots of money for candidates to continue into the convention. The old days of a candidate dropping out because support runs dry will be gone so long as there are 1 or 2 sugar daddies. I am no artist but I picture a beauty pageant affair with the sugar daddies as the judges. The banner strung over the shoulder and hip of a candidate will be adorned with the sugar daddy's name.
Looking to match up the candidates with their sugar daddies. I have added in the info from here - See http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/a-guide-to-the-billionaires-bankrolling-the-gop-candidates/391233/. Any additional help would be great. I only included the top 17 GOP candidates although there are many more -
John Kasich
Chris Christe Ken Langone (Home Depot)
Jeb Bush Woody Johnson (Jets Owner); Koch Bros.,
Rand Paul Koch Bros, Peter Thiel (possible - Paypal co-founder)
Scott Walker Koch Bros; Joe Ricketts (owns Cubs, Ameritrade)
Donald Trump Donald Trump
Mark Rubio Norman Braman, former owner of Eagles, lives in Florida, Paul Singer, Koch Bros., Sheldon Adelson
Rick Santorum Foster Friess, multi-millionaire ultra-conservative
Ted Cruz Robert Mercer, Koch Bros.
George Pataki
Bobby Jindal
Lindsey Graham
Jim Gilmore
Carly Fiorina
Rick Perry
Ben Carson
Mike Huckabee
