The Oldest Deal on Earth
After a year of pummeling the Washington Establishment and vilifying Washington Politicians Donald Trump, at last, dangled a carrot: If he is the nominee, Trump said, he will be happy to raise money for the Republican Party.
It was a clever gambit: Trump dangled the vision of millions of dollars flowing into the Republican National Committee (to help pay fees for pollsters and consultants who make up the Establishment’s political army) then rolling down the pipelines from Washington to state parties to elect candidates for Senate and Congress the Insiders support.
Trump had found a key to unlock the heart of even the most hide-bound Washington Insider: He’d offered the oldest trade on earth, You get the cash and I get what I want, too.
The Oldest Deal on Earth
After a year of pummeling the Washington Establishment and vilifying Washington Politicians Donald Trump, at last, dangled a carrot: If he is the nominee, Trump said, he will be happy to raise money for the Republican Party.
It was a clever gambit: Trump dangled the vision of millions of dollars flowing into the Republican National Committee (to help pay fees for pollsters and consultants who make up the Establishment’s political army) then rolling down the pipelines from Washington to state parties to elect candidates for Senate and Congress the Insiders support.
Trump had found a key to unlock the heart of even the most hide-bound Washington Insider: He’d offered the oldest trade on earth, You get the cash and I get what I want, too.