After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, the Mercers became even more disenchanted with the establishment. That year, Rebekah stood up before a crowd of Romney supporters at the University Club of New York and delivered a scathing and detailed critique of the Republican Party, arguing that its poor data and canvassing operations held candidates back.
Ok, but then fix that rather than going racist and anti-free trade, and supporting repressive regimes at the expense of democratic allies. :/