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Fri Jan 6, 2023, 06:57 PM Jan 2023

Why Big-Money Donors Can't Reel In GOP Rebels [View all]

Why Big-Money Donors Can’t Reel In GOP Rebels

January 6, 2023 at 11:59 am EST By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/01/06/why-big-money-donors-cant-reel-in-gop-rebels/

"SNIP........

“Big Republican donors haven’t been much help in pushing California Rep. Kevin McCarthy over the finish line in his bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The reason: His dissenters don’t need them.”

“About half the Republicans opposing Mr. McCarthy’s bid for House speaker fund their campaigns through small, online contributions instead of counting on major donors and corporate political-action committees, a Wall Street Journal review of Federal Election Commission reports found.”

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