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Frustrated that party leaders haven't been able to corral the Tea Party, Republican business donors are taking matters (and their money) into their own hands. Tea Partiers in Congress showed little regard for big business when they threatened to blow through the debt ceiling — a move that many biz leaders see as the final straw. As David French, the top lobbyist at the National Retail Federation, told The New York Times on October 9:

"We are looking at ways to counter the rise of an ideological brand of conservatism that, for lack of a better word, is more anti-establishment than it has been in the past. We have come to the conclusion that sitting on the sidelines is not good enough."

That was a week before Congress reached a budget deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling (without any GOP "wins" like delaying or chipping away at parts of Obamacare). Now that the shutdown is over, wealthy donors are not ready to forgive and forget. Official talks to develop some kind of fundraising entity (thought probably not a super PAC) have begun. Politico reports on Friday:

"New York City GOP mega-bundler Paul Singer has held a series of informal, and a few very formal, discussions in recent months with other extremely wealthy donors about how best to spend their cash in 2014, including debating the idea of forming a new entity to play a serious role in the midterm races."

It should be noted that Singer is a major donor to the Club for Growth, which backed Sen. Ted Cruz.

The American Bank Association gave thousands of dollars to Tea Party candidates in the 2012 cycle, but is beginning to regret those investments. The Daily Beast reported on Thursday that Cruz, Rep. Ted Yoho (perhaps the most outspoken default denier in the GOP), Rep. Scott Garrett, and Rep. Mick "there is no default" Mulvaney all received donations from the ABA. The ABA would not comment on this giving history, but its president, Frank Keating, warned of the catastrophe default would bring during the shutdown.