A week after Election Day, Bobby Jindal was one of three Republican governors mentioned as 2016 presidential candidates—including John Kasich of Ohio and Bob McDonnell of Virginia—who stopped by the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino to meet privately with its owner Sheldon Adelson, a man who could single-handedly underwrite their White House ambitions, Politico reports. Planning a presidential campaign used to mean having coffee with county party chairs in their Iowa or New Hampshire living rooms. The courting of Adelson, a full four years out from 2016, demonstrates how super PAC sugar daddies have become the new must-have “asset” for White House wannabes. Indeed, prospective candidates from both parties are wasting little time schmoozing potential super PAC funders. Read the full story here.
2016 GOP presidential contenders, including Jindal, court mega-donors
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