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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 11:48 PM Oct 2015

Rubio team goes after Bush donors

Rubio team goes after Bush donors

By Eli Stokols at Politico

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/marco-rubio-donors-jeb-bush-215365

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DENVER—For months, Republican donors viewed Marco Rubio as a growth stock. After his bull run in Wednesday’s debate, investors are buying.

It started even before the debate in Boulder ended. Donors who had been getting calls from Rubio’s Colorado campaign chairman for two months were suddenly emailing him. Seven donors he’d been working couldn’t convey their messages fast enough: I’m in.

“The movement in donors and activists is significant and palpable,” said Josh Penry. “People saw Marco last night and they saw a conservative and they saw a winner. The people who always liked him but doubted his polish now see a guy on stage they can see next to Hillary Clinton.”

What Penry felt in Colorado was happening nationwide. In the hours after the debate, Rubio’s campaign saw its online fundraising numbers skyrocket.


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Rubio team goes after Bush donors (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2015 OP
Now that's how to beat a Bush -- take over his SDjack Oct 2015 #1
Joy discussing the "Ethnic Appeal" and youth of Rubio flamingdem Oct 2015 #2
Some of those former Bush donors will be fighting applegrove Oct 2015 #3

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
2. Joy discussing the "Ethnic Appeal" and youth of Rubio
Thu Oct 29, 2015, 11:58 PM
Oct 2015

but his positions on immigration will backfire.

Hillary needs 80% of minority vote so they'll try to pick off a few percent more with Rubio I guess.

applegrove

(118,642 posts)
3. Some of those former Bush donors will be fighting
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 12:07 AM
Oct 2015

themselves in the 100 million they have already given Bush.

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