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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Yeah, that's the funny thing. The guy is a billionaire plutocrat who brags about his billions and his buying off of politicians, and yet people believe he's the ultimate outsider. That's insider stuff, people!
These are confusing times. We are talking about a man with a gold toilet, and he's going to look out for the little guy.
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If he wins the nomination, I'm really curious to see what happens in the Republican donor class. He's heavily insulted a lot of them, including the Koch network, which has a nearly billion dollar warchest for this campaign. Does he turn around and court them and risk being seen a hypocrite? Does he try to run a campaign without their money? And if so, do they sit this election cycle out? Do they go in for Clinton this once (who's the better ideological fit for them over Trump?) How does Adelson feel about Trump? They had an amicable meeting earlier in the campaign, but Trump frequently says things that most politicians attempting to court Adelson would avoid. There might be more trust of Clinton than Trump.
I do not realistically believe this would happen, but the best thing for the Republican donor class might be to field and finance an independent candidate, someone to the right of Trump, evangelical Christian, who can attack Trump on his Republican-in-name-only credentials. Such a candidate would not win. But it could dilute the Republican vote enough to ensure that Clinton wins the presidency, while keeping down-ballot performance strong enough to ensure that the Republicans don't suffer in the house or senate. It's not ideal for them, but the donor class is served reasonably well by gridlock so making sure that it continues is probably the best of available outcomes.