The RNC Desperately Needs $6 Million Because Dozens Of Companies Have Withdrawn Donations

With just days until the official start of the Republican National Convention, the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee is scrambling to collect $6 million it still needs after more than two dozen corporations decided not to donate to the event.

The long list of companies who contributed money in 2012, but reneged on at least $8.1 million in donations this year, was included in a letter from the host committee to billionaire donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson. The letter, first reported by Politico, urged the couple to make up the missing $6 million the committee still needs in order to meet its goal of $64 million.

“Over the past couple months, negative publicity around our potential nominee resulted in a considerable number of pledges backing out from their commitments,” the letter says, according to Politico....
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/15/3798688/rnc-corporate-sponsors/