“If it were Trump vs. Hillary, I would have to give to Trump. And I would kind of hold my nose doing it, but I would have to do it,” said Minnesota billionaire Stan Hubbard, adding that he’d prefer that the GOP nominate either Ohio Gov. John Kasich or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Hubbard ― whose family donated more than $100,000 to committees supporting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s GOP presidential campaign before eventually siding with Kasich ― has donated at least $10,000 to an anti-Trump super PAC.
“Although Trump’s not my first choice, I’d have to do what I can [to] support him, and hope he’d have more sense than he’s shown so far, because I certainly would never go for Sanders, and Clinton kind of scares me,” said Hubbard. “I think many donors feel that way, and I’ve heard people say so.”…
Some of the rich conservatives funding a big-money effort to stop Trump will be among those gathering next week for a two-day conclave to assess big-money general election spending plans. The gathering is being convened by the donor network helmed by hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, who supports Marco Rubio, and is set for shortly after the pivotal March 15 primary elections ― seen by many as the last shot to block Trump from locking up the GOP nomination before the party’s convention…
Some GOP donors said they were troubled by suggestions that some of their fellow wealthy conservatives would sit out the presidential campaign entirely in protest of Trump.
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