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☆ Newt Gingrich is a self-avowed fiscal conservative and deficit hawk. But his 2012 presidential campaign committee remains millions in debt.
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Gingrich's latest 2012 presidential campaign filing shows a debt of $4.63 million. No presidential campaign from any election cycle owes creditors more money, per federal records. But Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign committee, almost a decade past its expiration date, is still swimming in a sea of red. No presidential campaign from any election cycle owes creditors more money. A financial filing from Newt 2012, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's 2012 presidential committee, which remains deep in debt to dozens of creditors.
☆ Trump won't be the Republican nominee in 2024, ex-GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan predicts
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Former President Donald Trump will not be the Republican Party's White House nominee in the 2024 election, former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan predicted. Ryan had a tumultuous relationship with Trump before and after his one term in the White House. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump bombarded Ryan with insults, labeling him weak and disloyal. Trump has openly floated the possibility of launching another White House bid, though he has yet to make an official announcement. After Trump attacks that first person, "they can follow in behind," Ryan said, likening the situation to a "prisoner's dilemma."
☆ Trump told a blatant lie in his latest fundraising text — and his scare tactics could make vulnerable seniors the biggest losers
  + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
A text message sent to prospective donors on October 4, 2020, by Donald Trump's political fundraising operation. There's also no "membership bill" for donors to view, because Trump's committee doesn't send donors bills. Trump's political operation has also recently blasted MAGA Republicans with other bogus fundraising missives. Misleading political fundraising messages are hardly a new phenomenon. Fat from contributions raised through emails and text messages, Save America reported having nearly $92.8 million cash on hand as of August 31, according to Federal Election Commission records.
☆ Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard stunt gives Republicans the midterm fight they crave and takes focus off Trump 2024 and abortion rights, GOP operatives say
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
DeSantis' political stunt in Martha's Vineyard rocketed the issues to front-page news ahead of the midterms. Ron DeSantis orchestrated flights sending migrants and asylum seekers from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, many observers saw a stunt aimed at raising the Republican's political profile ahead of a potential 2024 White House run. They've also been able to keep the spotlight on former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly teased a 2024 White House run, is the subject of an FBI investigation over classified documents, and faces a $250 million fraud lawsuit. The flights carrying migrants injected immigration into the national discussion, forcing the White House to respond. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty ImagesRepublicans play up illegal immigration issueCongressional Republicans have welcomed the shift in the national conversation to immigration and border security.
☆ Old money: How retirees are funding and fueling political candidates unlike ever before
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
In the 2020 election cycle, retirees gave hundreds of millions of dollars to federal candidates. Crystal Snow, a 60-year-old retired business owner, also donated hundreds of times to Republican groups ahead of the 2020 election, according to federal records. Snow told Insider she donated according to her Christian values and did so exclusively online, including to the likes of Sens. By the 2020 election cycle, retirees accounted for more than $1 in every $5, amounting to more than $378 million. Retirees are responsible for a greater and greater share of large political contributions, federal campaign finance data indicates.
☆ Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill baffles some Republicans as Democrats sharpen attacks in key midterm races
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +12 min
Graham's bill has virtually no chance of passing the current Congress, where Democrats hold slim majorities in the House and Senate. Some Republicans, including GOP candidates in pivotal Senate races, have backed Graham's new proposal. But other top Republicans either refused to back Graham's bill or expressed a belief that individual states should set their own abortion laws. "With regard to abortion, Democrats are clearly focused on abortion," he added. As Graham's bill brought a renewed focus to the issue, Democrats pounced.
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