• @_dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz
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    641 year ago

    In Arizona, the state GOP has just $14,800 left in the bank at the end of August, as reported by the Arizona Mirror.

    They should be a lot more broke then that!

    Remember the faux election audit in AZ, the one that hired fucking “Cyber Ninjas” to do the work, the company that had zero experience doing so?

    Yeah that company was responsible for going over time and budget, grifting $6M from trump donors (good!), but also illegally corralling/storing/examining all of the largest county’s voting machines (bad!):

    Maricopa County also has sued the state to replace voting machines used in the audit, saying it would cost the county $2.8 million to replace the machines.

    And that’s just some of it. Here’s a good timeline of how fucked up the AZ senate made things, and at the end of it all, the GOP ignored the results.

  • @EdibleFriend
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    191 year ago

    Did they really have to use that creepshot in the article? lol

    • @Bytemeister
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      41 year ago

      TBF, this was probably a picture from a GOP event. Respecting a woman’s consent and autonomy isn’t exactly their forte.

  • @kandoh@reddthat.com
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    151 year ago

    There’s no shortage of rightwing billionaires that will be willing to donate money to keep them afloat.

    • According to the article, one reason for the lack of money is wealthy donors no longer supporting the Republicans due to the crazy maga stuff. So they can’t count on billionaires any more.

    • @Breve@pawb.social
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      11 year ago

      Well, even sociopaths can recognize that subsidies and tax cuts only go so far when the entire country becomes unstable and they definitely wouldn’t want to be under the thumb of an actual dictator.

  • @robocall
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    121 year ago

    Did Trump siphon off all donations or have the donor class abandoned Republicans?

    • @derf82
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      111 year ago

      The MAGA crowd has taken over, so they will just put the money in their own SuperPACs and candidate committees rather than risk it on crazy. But they will still support Republicans.

    • @S_204@lemm.ee
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      21 year ago

      Sheldon Adelson died. Whoever has the keys to his estate is quite likely not nearly as malevolent.

  • @A_Random_Idiot
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    111 year ago

    But what about all that fiscal conservatism and hatred for wasteful spending they’ve been so loud and proud about? /s

    • Lemminary
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      11 year ago

      Lies, of course! But please, buy my strong pp pills. I need money!

  • @rayyy
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    91 year ago

    Not to worry, Russia will send more.

  • @aodhsishaj
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    91 year ago

    Could they be under-reporting funds to get a larger funding drive going?

    • @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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      71 year ago

      This was my first thought. How do you get people on the fence about donating to donate? Tell them their party is so broke that your $100 will actually make a significant difference

    • @dejected_warp_core
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      21 year ago

      Actually, I’m more concerned with this state driving these people to make hasty deals with foreign states, large corporations, etc. If I’m right, we’ll see a lot more money funnel in from PACs all of a sudden.

    • @dogslayeggs
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      11 year ago

      More likely that they relied on thousands of small donors at the state level, but those small donors are all giving directly to Trump instead of to the GOP as a whole.