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hatrack

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Wed Aug 5, 2020, 07:56 PM Aug 2020

The good part about Kobach losing? Peter Thiel is his biggest donor

Decision Desk is projecting that Rep. Roger Marshall will win the Republican primary for Senate in Kansas, a huge blow to contender Kris Kobach. It’s also a blow to the political ambitions of billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, who had enthusiastically supported Kobach, offering public support and significant PAC funding to the candidate’s primary bid.

Much of Thiel’s support came through the Free Forever Political Action Committee, which received the overwhelming majority of its funding from Thiel and purchased ads exclusively in support of Kobach and in opposition to Marshall. One recent Free Forever PAC mailing accused Marshall of funding “global warming musicals” and “transgender plays” because of his votes in support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Kobach has distinguished himself within Republican circles with his hardline anti-immigration positions, particularly his role in promoting a Muslim registry in the early days of the Trump administration.

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https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21352787/kris-kobach-loss-kansas-primary-peter-thiel-backing-roger-marshall-immigration

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The good part about Kobach losing? Peter Thiel is his biggest donor (Original Post) hatrack Aug 2020 OP
I so miss Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #1
Especially that remake of "Wicked", with the big hit, "Defying Reality" . . . hatrack Aug 2020 #2
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