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Parents Of Republican Senate Hopeful Max Out Donations To Democratic OpponentJust months after Republican Kevin Nicholson announced his bid to run against incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in 2018, Nicholsons own parents donated the legal maximum to Baldwins primary campaign, CNN reports.
Nicholsons parents, Donna and Michael, reportedly donated $2,700 to Baldwin in December 2017. Nicholson had announced in July that he was seeking the Republican nomination for the Senate seat.
Thanksgiving should be fun at the Nicholson house!
Raine
(30,540 posts)going way beyond political ones.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Understand what caused such a gap between parents and son.
He did say his parents thought different than he did.
What earthly reason could he have for becoming a Republican in this time?
The only thing I can come up with is he must believe the Trump lies that he will help the average person.Despite what Trump has done in office. Maybe he thinks that will make him famous.
Wounded Bear
(58,660 posts)He was a Dem growing up, but changed to R in the Gulf War, according to a brief bio I heard on MSNBC.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)So that would mean he backed the first Gulf war.
I would like to hear his explanation of the second one.
Thanks.
Cartoonist
(7,317 posts)Are you implying Dems supported the first Gulf War? I sure as hell didn't.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)I was wondering if the subject of this post backed the second Gulf war!
Nothing to do with Democrats. He became Republican during the first Gulf war. His parents are still Democrats.
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)Middle class parents, born in the 20s, who voted for Ike and supported Korea and Nam, and whose dads fought in WWII. Meanwhile their kids were protesting Vietnam and burning their draft cards.