Despite Republicans' claims that they're going to shorten the 2016 primary process, the contest is already under way. At the end of March, potential Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie, Scott Walker and Jeb Bush were among those who rushed to Las Vegas to compete in the first primary for an all-important constituency of one: billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. In 2012, Adelson and his wife, Miriam, spent at least $93 million backing Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and other Republicans in their effort to defeat President Obama and Democrats at every level. These candidates are all too eager to try to court and please the likes of Adelson, who's trying to buy the White House.
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Donna Brazile says billionaires spend money to get politicians who help them
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Adelson, Koch brothers want politicians who favor lower taxes, she argues
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Such political spending is legal, thanks to recent Supreme Court rulings, she says
People like @placeholder support candidates who are in favor of lowering tax rates for corporations and the super-wealthy -- people like Sheldon Adelson.