Regarding the second footnote’s mention of Nikki Haley speaking at Regents University, I believe Haley is going for the Christian Nationalist block of what now passes as the Republican Party and beside the obvious that she’s not TFG, that’s the reason Koch is backing her for the nomination. Evangelicals are almost exclusively a guaranteed R vote, and Koch and other morbidly rich right wing mega-donors have no problem leveraging that block of voters for their own benefit. Thruthout.org has an essay “Wealthy Donors Bankroll Christian Nationalists to Sustain Unregulated Capitalism” from August 15, 2022 on this approach.
Koch is pouring money and feet on the ground (in Iowa) toward Haley. A big chunk of diehard Republican voters - the evangelical hard right Christian vote are guaranteed R votes. At some point they’ll be looking for an exit door from the violent MAGA tRump crowd. I’m betting that’s the silent R majority that Koch and The Heritage Foundation are courting toward the convention.
I couldn't agree more and as recent publicity is making clearer all the time. The big R donors will settle for Trump but they .ost certainly want something/someone that isn't a malignant narcissist and sociopath like Trump. Too much wildcard for everybody apparently.
Regarding the second footnote’s mention of Nikki Haley speaking at Regents University, I believe Haley is going for the Christian Nationalist block of what now passes as the Republican Party and beside the obvious that she’s not TFG, that’s the reason Koch is backing her for the nomination. Evangelicals are almost exclusively a guaranteed R vote, and Koch and other morbidly rich right wing mega-donors have no problem leveraging that block of voters for their own benefit. Thruthout.org has an essay “Wealthy Donors Bankroll Christian Nationalists to Sustain Unregulated Capitalism” from August 15, 2022 on this approach.
https://truthout.org/articles/wealthy-donors-bankroll-christian-nationalists-to-sustain-unregulated-capitalism/
Koch is pouring money and feet on the ground (in Iowa) toward Haley. A big chunk of diehard Republican voters - the evangelical hard right Christian vote are guaranteed R votes. At some point they’ll be looking for an exit door from the violent MAGA tRump crowd. I’m betting that’s the silent R majority that Koch and The Heritage Foundation are courting toward the convention.
I couldn't agree more and as recent publicity is making clearer all the time. The big R donors will settle for Trump but they .ost certainly want something/someone that isn't a malignant narcissist and sociopath like Trump. Too much wildcard for everybody apparently.