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GOP megadonors tell DeSantis and Haley: Pitch us on how you can beat Trump

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GOP donors are asking representatives from Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley's campaigns to Texas to pitch why their the best alternative to Trump A group of prominent Republican donor s is asking representatives for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's 2024 presidential campaigns to Travel to Dallas later this month to pitch why they feel their candidates are each the best Republican alternative to Donald Trump. NBC and The New York Times were first to report details of the meeting. The event is being coordinated by GOP mega donor s Ken Griffin, Harlan Crow and Paul Singer through the American Opportunity Alliance. Although donors are not expected to lock in support for one of the candidates that day, they can hear from each person's team on why DeSantis or Haley is the best option to go against the former president to try and win the Republican presidential nomination even as he continues to dominate the primary field, reflecting his enduring p...

GOP's anti-Trump donors still feeling fractured among rival candidates as 2024 approaches

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As the 2024 primary season rapidly approaches, powerful Republican donors have been gathering across the country. As the 2024 primary season rapidly approaches, influential Republican donors have been gathering across the country, putting their heads together to determine how to move forward as front-runner Donald Trump continues to hold a huge polling lead over the rest of the candidates. But several anti-Trump donors and those familiar with the GOP fundraising world told ABC News they are feeling as fractured as ever between their personal favorites to take on the former president. And some of these same donors are also becoming increasingly alarmed that the 2024 field is showing no signs of consolidation behind an alternative to Trump. "Nothing seems to work," said Francis Rooney, a former representative from Florida, U.S. ambassador in the Bush administration and fundraiser for past presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush. Rooney is an outspoken Trump critic ...