All Six Major GOP Convention Sponsors DROP OUT In Protest Of Donald Trump

[babylonsister]

All Six Major GOP Convention Sponsors DROP OUT In Protest Of Donald Trump (QUOTE)
June 18, 2016 occupyliberals


Many of the major companies that helped fund the 2012 GOP National Convention have declined to sponsor the 2016 event in Cleveland this year.

Bloomberg confirmed yesterday that Wells Fargo & Co., United Parcel Service Inc., Motorola Solutions Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ford Motor Co., and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. will all be pulling their funds for next month’s gathering at Quicken Loans Arena.

None of the companies listed above have publicly stated whether or not their decision has to do with Donald Trump’s presumptive status as the party’s presidential nominee. Many have declined to help fund the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as well, perhaps in an attempt to not make their decisions seem too partisan. Corporations often sponsor party conventions simply to promote their brands rather than make explicit partisan endorsements.

The enormous controversy emerging over Trump’s likely nomination in July does, however, provide a clear risk for many companies, who fear that their association with Trump will be potentially harmful to their brand. A growing amount of pressure has been applied by a variety of activists, who insist that funding the event implies complicity between the brand and Trump’s many racist statements against Latinos and Muslims throughout his campaign.

Bruce Haynes, a Republican media consultant based in Alexandria, Virginia had this to say on the matter:

IT’S A QUESTION OF BALANCING THE DESIRE TO BE PRESENT AT THIS CONVENTION VERSUS BRAND ASSOCIATION WITH ONE FIGURE WHO IS SO POLARIZING.THAT’S WHY THE DECISION IS SO DIFFICULT, WHEN OTHERWISE IT’S SO EASY.

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[greymattermom]

1. what about the venue?

Do they have the funds to pay to rent the venue and all that comes with that? How much do delegates have to pay to attend? The venue is expecting to be paid.

[maindawg]

2. Don't worry

Smith and Wesson will step up.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Or Trump can just go to bankruptcy court again.

No need to actually pay for the venue, the catering, the security.

Bankruptcy is wonderful, if you're Trump.

[Mira]

3. Bill Maher brought up this exodus -

And he said "...but not Ex-lax. Because we need to get this s#@% over with."

[noamnety]

4. Makes you wonder

whether all those companies would have been proud to associate their brands with Ted Cruz.

[heaven05]

6. god bless america

[elmac]

9. me thinks only Canadian Crown Royal Whisky

would associate with Lyin' Ted

[lpbk2713]

7. Maybe Limbaugh will commiserate with him.

There were sponsors who wanted to drop OxyRush like a hot rock.

[elmac]

8. no one wants to be connected to this train wreck

Its what would have happened if Wallace won the primary back in '68
Tables have turned, this will be the fascists 1968.