Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says Sheldon Adelson has assured him that he has no plans to spend money against Paul’s expected presidential campaign, National Journal reports.
Said Paul: “I sat down with he and his wife yesterday and they assured me there was no truth to that. That was somebody spreading falsehoods.”
Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has told associates that he is open to underwriting an effort to stopping Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in the 2016 GOP presidential race should he gain traction in the primaries, the New York Times reports.
Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson won’t get involved in the presidential primary contest until “well into 2016,” his top political adviser told Bloomberg.
Said adviser Andy Abboud: “Any support of a presidential candidate is at least a year away.”
“What Adelson does matters. The 81-year-old billionaire casino owner spent more money on the 2012 presidential race than anyone else in the country, and his every move is being closely watched for signs that he has a favorite this time around.”
“The billionaire political kingmakers planning to bankroll much of the 2016 presidential campaign spoke out together Sunday with blunt warnings on key issues for their respective parties,” the Washington Post reports.
“Haim Saban, a media mogul and close Democratic ally of Hillary Rodham Clinton, criticized President Obama’s outreach to Iran, declaring that ‘we’ve shown too many carrots and a very small stick.'”
“Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate who is likely to tap into his fortune in an effort to elect a Republican to the White House, upbraided many in the GOP for their opposition to legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants.”
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