High-Profile GOP Donor Meg Whitman Indicates She Is Likely to Support Hillary Clinton

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  1. Deckel

    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The right, unlike the left, is not easily swayed by celebrity announcements. Donald gets a lot of free media to save money anyway. "Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump Trump." Can't interact with the media for ten minutes without hearing the name Trump.
     
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    Durandal Well-Known Member Donor

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    And why shouldn't she? Both parties are virtually identical, in the end. Their differences are superficial and are artificially inflated, especially during election season, but the fact is that both parties support most of the same policies. And no, that is not indicative of a majority shared opinion, but rather of American voters having no alternatives. The fact that candidates such as Trump and Sanders have found such popularity of late indicates as much.
     
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    Well that should be OK since Trump pretends to want to self fund. Now he is probably going to get his opportunity since the rats are deserting his sinking ship.
     
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    Trump is his own celebrity, at least in his own mind. Kind of an ugly version of the Kardashians.
     
  5. Deckel

    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That isn't why he is the nominee though.
     
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    couldn't agree more, this a classic example of the corporate establishment which outsources and sells out the american middle class for profits.

    i have my doubts about trump, but having a rich GOP donor supporting clinton couldn't be any clearer.
     
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    that is because he had to pick up the ignorant prejudiced voter base of the right, but it does not mean trump does not have moral economic stances.
     
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    A big money donor supporting the Wall Street candidate. No surprise.
     
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    That explain why she was defeated by a climate change bigot loon Jerry "moonbeam" Brown. as Governor of the state of fruit and nuts.

    Actually Meg Whitman was defeated because 2/3 of Californians are just stupid.

    But Meg Whitman is a globalist. And all globalist wet their panties when they hear the name "Trump."

    FYI:
    I voted for Whitman for Governor.
    If she would have been the Governor of California today, Californians wallets would be thicker, there would be less crimes on the streets and a little more personal freedoms.

    Really funny, the left say if you hired an illegal alien you are a criminal and can't hold public office. :roflol:

    Do you know how many illegal aliens pick grapes on Rep. Nancy Pelosi's vineyards in Marin County ?
     
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    everyone with a brain is going against Trump.
     
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    True, that has something to do with the hopes of America's losers.
     
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    Meg Whitman was defeated because she could not run away from her record at HP.
     
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    The only real hope seems to be that we don't end up with another professional political insider or their lackey as President, yet again.
     
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    CourtJester Well-Known Member

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    Um, so Trumps endless buying of politicians with campaign donations doesn't actually make him an insider?
     
  15. Deckel

    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have yet to see anything to lead me to believe that it was little more than getting invited to black-tie events with the movers and shakers, but if you have evidence that he ever got a quid pro quo feel free to post it. Personally, I am not voting for either of them so it doesn't matter to me, but it could help shape others' opinions.
     
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    Democrats to win in the betting markets got up to -300. Hillary is going to win in a landslide. Republicans definitely screwed themselves this election.
     
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    The political establishment, including its crony capitalists, will come together to oppose Trump.
     
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    The usual mega money donors not going to give to Trump is kind of old news. Three or four months ago several big money donors told the RNC that if Trump is they nominee, don't expect any donations from them. This was one reason the stop or Never Trump movement started.
     
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    Stop comparing Trump to Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was a forefather of the greatest revolutionary movement of the 20th century. Part of the challenges of bringing a new philosophy to America, is America's very immature minds incapable of handling such a transformation.
     
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    I see all you have left are lies and insults. Typical.
     
  21. raytri

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    LOL. All Trump supporters apparently have is misrepresenting my posts, and trying to ignore any criticism of Trump.

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    Uh, I didn't compare him to Mussolini. Whitman did.

    But I applaud your extended troll. You do it better than most.
     
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    Even Trump is smart enough not to leave quid pro quo trail, and if he isn't the politicians are. But I would doubt there are many people who have the naivety to believe campaign donations are acts of human kindness.
     
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    The Clinton Foundation audit showed that they lost money on fundraising events. It is the nature of black tie galas. You pay $5K a plate to rub elbows and feel like you are all doing something, and when the event costs $5.1 per plate, the organizer justifies it by saying they are "raising awareness. "
     
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    I'll give the same comment you would give it Meg Whitman endorsed Trump: BIG DEAL, AND!
     
  25. raytri

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    Right. Because a GOP megadonor endorsing the GOP nominee is YUGE news, while a GOP megadonor refusing to do so, and in fact talking about supporting Hillary, is not newsworthy. :roll:
     

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