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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:13 PM Apr 2018

GOP megadonor Friess to run for Wyoming governor

By DANIEL STRAUSS 04/20/2018 01:39 PM EDT Updated 04/20/2018 02:17 PM EDT

Republican megadonor Foster Friess has told party leaders in Wyoming that he plans to run for governor, according to three people with knowledge of Friess' plans.

Friess is slated to make an official announcement at the Wyoming Republican Party's convention Friday afternoon.

Friess said in 2017 that he was interested in running for Senate, possibly even in a primary against Republican Sen. John Barrasso. But a bid for governor would be far more fertile ground for Friess. GOP Gov. Matt Mead is term-limited, and a handful of Republicans are running in an open primary to succeed him in one of the reddest states in the country. Mark Gordon, the state treasurer, is the current frontrunner.

Neither Friess nor a spokesperson responded to requests for comment.

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GOP megadonor Friess to run for Wyoming governor (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

Alternate headline: One of America's biggest slimes plans to buy Wyoming Governor seat. BannonsLiver Apr 2018 #1

Truth! pandr32 Apr 2018 #2

Old Pasty Fart Douchebag: Exhibits A and B CurtEastPoint Apr 2018 #3

BannonsLiver

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1. Alternate headline: One of America's biggest slimes plans to buy Wyoming Governor seat.

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pandr32

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2. Truth!

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CurtEastPoint

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3. Old Pasty Fart Douchebag: Exhibits A and B

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Fri Apr 20, 2018, 04:21 PM

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Friess identifies as a born-again evangelical Christian. Despite his professional success, he was unhappy due to a "marriage flirting with divorce and emotionally distant children"; in October 1978, Friess "did one of those 'born again' things"

While being interviewed by Andrea Mitchell, regarding contraception, Friess said, "And this contraceptive thing, my gosh, it's so – it's such – inexpensive, you know, back in my days, they used Bayer Aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly."

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