David Koch
This is eye opening—three big GOP donors have already shelled out a combined $21 million to Republican 2016 hopefuls. Yet that doesn't even scratch the surface of the GOP's donor network.
None of (those three) were among the top 50 Republican donors who helped the party take over the Senate in 2014. The billionaires who were — including Charles and David Koch, Sheldon Adelson and Paul Singer — are still largely sitting on the sidelines in the presidential race, a POLITICO analysis shows, and could use candidates’ performances during Thursday evening’s first Republican primary debate to help decide where to put their money. [...]
Only 10 of the top Republican donors from the 2014 cycle have so far contributed at least $1 million to the presidential hopefuls and the outside groups that can raise unlimited sums on their behalf. Meanwhile, 45 deep-pocketed donors who didn’t give much in 2014 have stepped up and written those checks early in the race...
The GOP money game has only just begun. Frightening.