GOP Presidential Hopefuls Met With Donors On Sly
Source: Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Far from public scrutiny, Republican presidential hopefuls, high-powered donors and other national political and business leaders gathered last month at a five-star resort in Georgia for a secretive meeting to discuss the midterm elections, foreign policy and the economy.
Details of the event organized by the think tank the American Enterprise Institute were revealed this week by the Center for Public Integrity, which obtained a copy of the program and other materials.
Attendees during the three-day meeting in early March at The Cloister in Sea Island, Ga., reportedly included such potential 2016 presidential hopefuls as Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Others listed on the program: former Vice President Dick Cheney; former CIA Director David Petraeus; major Republican donor and former Amway President Dick DeVos; TD Ameritrade founder Joe Rickets; GOP strategist Karl Rove; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Scott Carpenter, the deputy director of Google Ideas.
Read more: http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2014/05/01/gop-presidential-hopefuls-met-donors-sly
Link to Center of Public integrity article here:
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/04/29/14689/gop-leaders-donors-mix-during-secretive-forum
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Everyone knows it will take a 1/2 billion or more to run for President so of course folks are going to look for donations. The Democrats are starting to get those lists out to make calls I hope. Sure it sucks that money is all important in Presidential elections, but until that changes, it is very important that the Democrats have enough money to especially remind voters of all the lies that Republicans say.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)It's their way of doing business.
Dick(less) Cheney's "Energy Summit" anyone?
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)What a scary group of beasts! The Koch's MUST have been there.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)like the Kochroaches they are.
EC
(12,287 posts)are already has beens.