Tech Billionaire Sean Parker Plans To Donate To GOP To Make Democracy 'Less Corrupt'

Tech Billionaire Plans To Donate To GOP To Make Democracy 'Less Corrupt'
Sean Parker, Chairman of of Causes and a Managing Partner, Founder's Fund, speaks at Web. 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Parker was co-founder of Napster. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Sean Parker, Chairman of of Causes and a Managing Partner, Founder's Fund, speaks at Web. 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Parker was co-founder of Napster. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

These days — in the age of the super PAC and Citizens United — a campaign donor with a million dollars to spend isn’t cool.

You know what’s cool? A donor with a billion dollars.

By any standard, Sean Parker is a very cool donor indeed. And this year, the 34-year-old co-founder of Napster is poised to bring his considerable fortune into the political world with fresh intensity, retaining advisers to bring new focus and sophistication to his political enterprises and preparing to make a significant investment in the 2014 election cycle.

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