2016 Postmortem
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Dozens of the Republican Partys leading presidential donors and fund-raisers have begun privately discussing how to clear the field for a single establishment candidate to carry the partys banner in 2016, fearing that a prolonged primary would bolster Hillary Rodham Clinton, the likely Democratic candidate.
The conversations, described in interviews with a variety of the Republican Partys most sought-after donors, are centered on the three potential candidates who have the largest existing base of major contributors and overlapping ties to the top tier of those who are uncommitted: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and Mitt Romney.
All three are believed to be capable of raising the roughly $80 million in candidate and super PAC money that many Republican strategists and donors now believe will be required to win their partys nomination.
But the reality of all three candidates vying for support has dismayed the partys top donors and bundlers, the volunteers who solicit checks from networks of friends and business associates. They fear being split into competing camps and raising hundreds of millions of dollars for a bloody primary that will injure the partys eventual nominee or pave the way for a second-tier candidate without enough mainstream appeal to win the general election. . .
The fund-raiser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preserve his relationships with all three men, added: Anything else and youre on the B team. Youre on the second list. People that like to do this want to be on the A team.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/us/politics/gop-donors-seek-to-narrow-field-of-presidential-candidates-to-one.html?
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Pissing contest.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Can't say I blame them. Last time around their clown car drove over a cliff.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)For the party before they even have a chance to vote for anyone