Post by Logan on Feb 6, 2016 22:39:51 GMT -6
In sums large and small, South Carolina Republicans in on the campaign money game
WASHINGTON – Monsignor Steven Brovey, the rector for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, gave $120 to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, sensing the Floridian’s strong Catholic faith would “help him reach out to the poor, to help those that are weak.”
Insurance agent Bobby Brock of McClellanville contributed $500 to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2015, even though the Texas Republican opposes same-sex marriage, which Brock supports.
And Edwin Shoffner, a longtime mattress salesman in Greenville, divided $600 between two candidates he said would grow the economy: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and billionaire businessman Donald Trump.
These are just a few of the hundreds of South Carolinians who gave to presidential candidates in 2015.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/article/20160206/PC1603/160209670
WASHINGTON – Monsignor Steven Brovey, the rector for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, gave $120 to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, sensing the Floridian’s strong Catholic faith would “help him reach out to the poor, to help those that are weak.”
Insurance agent Bobby Brock of McClellanville contributed $500 to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2015, even though the Texas Republican opposes same-sex marriage, which Brock supports.
And Edwin Shoffner, a longtime mattress salesman in Greenville, divided $600 between two candidates he said would grow the economy: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and billionaire businessman Donald Trump.
These are just a few of the hundreds of South Carolinians who gave to presidential candidates in 2015.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/article/20160206/PC1603/160209670