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Steve Bannon asks Bernie Marcus to fund revolt against Mitch McConnell
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was in Atlanta earlier this month to meet with Republican uber-donor Bernie Marcus and vent about the lackluster accomplishments of establishment GOPers.
Politico.com reported that Bannons sit-down with Marcus was one of a string of meetings the populist has had with wealthy donors he hopes will finance more primary challenges against incumbent allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
A Home Depot co-founder whos been one of the most prolific givers to Senate Republicans, Marcus fumed to Bannon for hours about the lack of return on his investment. In the past six months alone, Marcus has funneled $2 million to a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and tens of thousands more to the National Republican Senatorial Committee only to watch the Senate fail again and again.
http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/10/23/steve-bannon-asks-bernie-marcus-to-fund-revolt-against-mitch-mcconnell/
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Steve Bannon asks Bernie Marcus to fund revolt against Mitch McConnell (Original Post)
Dulcinea
Oct 2017
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emulatorloo
(44,120 posts)1. Bannon's 15 minutes of fame should be over by now.
awesomerwb1
(4,267 posts)3. I think this guy is just getting started
let's hope the "best" is not yet to come.
What he's doing is very dangerous if these mega donors buy into his vision of guaranteeing them a "return" on their "investment" and getting things "done".
kmanbanana
(7 posts)5. Bannon needs his 15 minutes of fame...just like Weinstein
Since everyone is "upset" about the behavior of men in power..why don't we revisit the sexual harassment case against Bannon by a coworker @ Biosphere?It was settled..but so were many of Oreillys & Weinstein. Let's give Bannon a chance to go to rehab/a clinic/give a public apology.
Me.
(35,454 posts)2. Lack Of Return On His Investment
Yep...that's the way it's supposed to work all right....
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)4. Only the ego of the billionaires
Could be angry that Trump did not wave magic pixie dust and give them everything they wanted instantly.
Well, wait, a lot of people got mad Obama did not do that either.