Their obstructionism appears to be paying off, and quite well
. Sinema has raised $2.6 million in the first nine months of this year, which is more than twice as much as she raised last year over the same period. Manchin has seemingly benefited even more. He has brought in $3.3 million through September of this year, which is more than 14 times the amount he raised in the same time frame last year.
Many of these Republican donors giving to Manchin and Sinema, the paper reported, have never donated to either of the senators until the past few months, when they both received massive publicity for their opposition to Democratic priorities. Speaking to, billionaire Stanley S. Hubbard explained why he wrote a check to Sinema for the first time in September and said that he may donate to Manchin as well.
Some of the other Republican donors who have sent checks to Manchin and Sinema for the first time recently include Cleveland Browns owner James A. Haslam III, as well as Harlan Crow, a Dallas real estate developer who is friends with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Manchin additionally received donations from Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil and gas billionaire, Trump fundraiser Roy W. Bailey and banker Andrew Beal, who has given $3 million to a Trump-supporting super PAC over three years.
In addition to traditionally Republican donors, Sinema has another lucrative source of campaign cash:. This past summer alone, Sinema received $2500 donations from political action committees associated with Amway , Isagenix, Nu Skin Enterprises, and USANA Health Sciences. Richard Raymond Rogers, the executive chair of Mary Kay, and Herbalife also gave the senator $2500.. “I call him every week and say, ‘Joe, you’re doing great. Stay tough. Stay tough, buddy.
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