Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who is seeking the U.S. Senate seat of Thad Cochran, is one of the Republicans who has received support from Richard Uihlein, a wealthy GOP donor. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)Behind just about every divisive Senate Republican primary this year, an amiable Midwestern businessman is bankrolling the candidate who claims to be the most hard-charging, anti-establishment conservative in the race. For years, Uihlein has given money to isolated races in the service of his anti-union, free-market and small-government views. Uihlein was not an early supporter of Trump but came around after his preferred candidates, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Wisconsin Gov. Uihlein gave her $2.5 million, state campaign finance filings show.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2018 00:11 UTC