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Billionaire Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, a German immigrant who opposes immigration, has told associates that he is not planning to donate to any candidates in the 2024 election. He is unhappy with the Republicans' focus on abortion and opposition to LGBTQ people. He also dumped north of $20 million into the campaign of Blake Masters for the Arizona Senate seat in 2022 and watched Masters get crushed by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). However, some of the lower-profile candidates he backed did win
What Thiel would like from the Republicans is to once again become the party of business, not the party opposing business. He wants the GOP to concentrate on encouraging tech companies, not berating them. He also wants the Party to focus more on battling China on economic grounds.
Thiel is gay and is married to businessman Matt Danzeisen, with whom he has two toddlers. He is said to be concerned that his involvement in politics could have implications for his family's safety. (V)