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Republican Cleveland convention organizers beg billionaire Sheldon Adelson for $6M as sponsors flee: report
Organizers of the Republican convention in Cleveland have asked billionaire Sheldon Adelson for $6 million.
(Steve Mack/Getty Images)An email from those putting on next week’s Cleveland event seen by POLITICO showed that they have asked Sheldon Adelson to give them $6 million.
The Republican National Committee needs $64 million for the convention, though have only raised $58 million, according to the letter, dated Tuesday.
Their money troubles come as those who pledged donations to the event, including $1 million from billionaire David Koch, $1 million from Coca-Cola and $500,000 from FedEx, have withdrawn the offers.
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Among other companies said to be balking at the event celebrating Donald Trump's likely nomination are Pepsi, Visa, Apple, BP and United Health.
The event's organizing committee is facing a shortfall after companies pulled their donations. Above, balloons in Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena.
(Gene J. Puskar/AP)Adelson, a Trump supporter worth $26.3 billion according to Forbes, has previously acted as a piggy bank for conservative causes, shelling out a fortune from his casino-based cache.
Many have decried what they see as the 82-year-old and his wife's outsized influence on the political process.
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The pair donated at least $93 million to a variety of super PACS during the 2012 election cycle to support candidates such as Newt Gingrich and later Mitt Romney, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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