This week, Christin Baker, a Ford spokeswoman, told Bloomberg that the company decided more than a year ago not to sponsor either party’s convention and that “our focus is on state delegations” where the company has factories. As recently as March, Politico reported that Ford wouldn’t say whether it would be a sponsor. Trump has repeatedly faulted the company for planning to build a plant in Mexico and vowed to stop such moves if he becomes president.
and Microsoft Corp.įord’s role in the convention would have been especially fraught. Trump has repeatedly riled Hispanics and other minority groups - a growing demographic that’s important to many businessesĮven before Trump’s last rivals for the presidential nomination dropped out in early May, some companies disclosed plans to scale back or drop their sponsorship, including Coca- Cola Co. “Fundraising has slowed down, but we will get there and, so far, we’ve raised considerably more money than any other convention has ever raised,” said James Dicke, a top Republican fundraiser in Ohio and national committeeman for the Republican National Committee. “That’s why the decision is so difficult, when otherwise it’s so easy.” “It’s a question of balancing the desire to be present at this convention versus brand association with one figure who is so polarizing,” said Bruce Haynes, a Republican media consultant in Alexandria, Virginia. At the same time, a group of liberal activists is applying pressure, arguing that corporate sponsors are implicitly endorsing Trump’s incendiary statements about Muslims, Mexican immigrants, and others. Some top elected officials are skipping the convention this year, and there are threats of large-scale protests. A Trump spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump’s nomination threatens both of those priorities, according to Republican operatives who advise companies on political activities. Article contentīig corporations usually shy away from partisan politics, but they often support conventions to promote their brands and schmooze with state and federal officials. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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