Welcome… To Jurassic Party. pic.twitter.com/UVjFrDgWrY
— Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) October 31, 2015
… And those gentlemen can afford to buy the “best”. Looks like the lumbering meat-eaters of the midwestern resource-extraction industries have been out-evolved by the bicoastal predators of the tech-startup-based venture capitalists. The Koch brothers’ choice, Scott Walker, proved incapable of surviving in a wider environment than his home state; now the banksters have apparently decided upon a new, hip, shiny Apple to Jeb’s floundering Microsoft candidacy. Per the NYTimes, “Paul Singer, Influential Billionaire, Throws Support to Marco Rubio for President“:
One of the wealthiest and most influential Republican donors in the country is throwing his support to Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a decision that could swing millions of dollars in contributions behind Mr. Rubio at a critical point in the Republican nominating battle.
The decision by the donor, Paul Singer, a billionaire New York investor, is a signal victory for Mr. Rubio in his battle with his rival Jeb Bush for the affections of major Republican patrons and the party’s business wing…
In a letter that Mr. Singer sent to dozens of other donors on Friday, which was obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Singer described Mr. Rubio — who was elected to the Senate in the Tea Party wave but has been embraced by the party’s Washington elite — as the only candidate who can “navigate this complex primary process, and still be in a position to defeat” Hillary Rodham Clinton in a general election…
Key diff between Singer + many other mega donors you hear about: He doesn't just give money, he raises it–a lot. Which is what Rubio needs.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) October 31, 2015
… Mr. Singer, who gave more money to Republican candidates and causes last year than any donor in the country, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, is courted by Republicans both for the depth of his own pockets and for his wide network of other conservative givers. He is known for his caution and careful vetting of candidates and, while passionately pro-Israel and a supporter of same-sex marriage, he is generally viewed as a donor who does not believe in litmus tests…
The battle for Mr. Singer’s support — which included months of behind-the-scenes lobbying by aides and appearances by candidates over the last year at dinners and breakfasts convened by Mr. Singer — underscores the growing clout of big donors in presidential elections, particularly this year, when “super PACs,” and the wealthy donors who finance them, have moved to the center of the race.
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