GOP megadonor Peter Thiel reportedly plans to not back anyone in 2024
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MAHMOUD BENNETT:
GOP MEGADONOR PETER THIEL WHO’S DONATED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BACK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN PAST US ELECTIONS SAYS HE’S HOLDING OUT IN 2024
THE SILICON VALLEY TECH BILLIONAIRE BELIEVES REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING A MISTAKE IN FOCUSING ON CULTURAL FLASHPOINTS AND SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED WITH SPURRING U.S. INNOVATION – THAT’S ACCORDING TO AT LEAST TWO SOURCES CLOSE TO HIM
THEY CITED THIELS DISCONTENT WITH SOME REPUBLICANS PRIORITIZING ISSUES LIKE BANNING ABORTION AND RESTRICTING SINGLE-SEX BATHROOMS FOR TRANS-IDENTIFYING STUDENTS
PETEER THIEL: THIS IS A DISTRACTION FROM OUR REAL PROBLEMS WHO CARES?
MAHMOUD BENNETT:
PEW RESEARCH ANALYZED THE TOPICS DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES TWEETED ABOUT IN 2022 –
IT FOUND THAT REPUBLICANS PRIMARILY SPOKE AROUND THE ISSUES OF IMMIGRATION, FOREIGN POLICY AND TAXATION, WHILE DEMOCRATS FOCUSED MORE ON LGBTQ ISSUES, CLIMATE AND ABORTION
BUT THE RESEARCH FOUND THAT REPUBLICANS WERE MORE LIKELY TO USE NEGATIVE LANGUAGE ON MAJOR TOPICS COMPARED TO DEMOCRATS
PETER THIEL’S REPORTED BACKING OUT OF US POLITICS COMES AS SOCIAL ISSUES MOVE MORE FRONT AND CENTER, WHICH HAS ALIENATED SOME OTHER PROMINENT DONORS
FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, WHO’S EXPECTED TO LAUNCH A WHITE HOUSE RUN, RECENTLY SIGNED A BILL BANNING MOST ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS IN FLORIDA. AT LEAST 18 OTHER STATES HAVE ALSO PUT UP NEW RESTRICTIONS
MEANWHILE LEADING GOP CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP HAS PLEDGED TO GO AFTER ATTEMPTED SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERIES FOR MINORS IF ELECTED IN 2024
TWO ISSUES NOW AT THE CENTER OF HUNDREDS OF BILLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY