Trump Not Exactly Self-Funding His Campaign

[Guard Dad]

Seems he's getting some help. That's fine, but not what he's been claiming.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/donald-trump-fec-fundraising-214838

 

[Paxilpapa]

I read something about a week ago stating that they would be seeking contributions to offset some bizarre situation, which I think involved the buying and selling of the t-shirts and hats,,, but for the life of me I didn't understand the kerfuffle.

 

[LisaC]

Folks actually think he isn't fundraising?

 

[Guard Dad]

Folks actually think he isn't fundraising?

Apparently.

 

[cptlo]

Just one of the many lies he tells regularly that doesn't matter.

 

[Winchester]

We are way too far into this for people to care.

 

[cptlo]

We are way too far into this for people to care.

And this is another sign the ship is sinking.

 

[lotstodo]

He is actually loaning his campaign money, not donating it. The "campaign" is in debt to Trump for millions.

 

[cptlo]

He is actually loaning his campaign money, not donating it. The "campaign" is in debt to Trump for millions.

Yep, and he'll have to take donor money in the general in order to keep up with Hillary. Trump doesn't have the money to spend $1B of his own money.

 

[lotstodo]

Yep, and he'll have to take donor money in the general in order to keep up with Hillary. Trump doesn't have the money to spend $1B of his own money.

The Dems already planned to outspend the Republicans in the general. To make things worse for Trump, a lot of traditional cash cows will sit this one out.

 

[Jamie Weaver]

Keep in mind that Trump's campaign has beaten every competitor with minimal expenditures. Up to this point, Trump has spent a quarter of what Clinton has spent and she was given the golden ticket by the DNC (Trump: $25,765,318 / Hillary $110,895,490 (http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/candidate.php?id=N00023864) Democrat turnout has been dismal with record lows; while Republican turnout has yielded highs, record highs, across the board (http://www.npr.org/2016/03/16/47068...far-outstripping-democrats-in-primary-turnout). Additionally, Hillary has been unable to garner the support from the black communities that Obama was able to secure in 2008 and 2012 (http://nypost.com/2016/03/18/black-dems-arent-turning-out-for-hillary-like-they-did-for-obama/).

I was watching television in a restaurant out in West Ga. and James Carville was being interviewed and he made a comment that Hillary was "boring." One of the UWG students sitting across from me popped off, "You could set her on fire and she would still be boring!" I don't think Trump is going to need $1B of his own money. To Clinton's disadvantage, Trump will carry the same "earned" media as seen in the primaries.

The inevitability of Clinton's coronation isn't such a surething as Erikson and pundits would have us believe and its even doubted by democrats....Huffpost had a good article, " Only Bernie Sanders Can Defeat Donald Trump on November 8, 2016."

In 10 out of 10 national polls regarding favorability, Hillary Clinton has negative favorability ratings nationally in all 10. I explain why Hillary Clinton is unelectable due to negative favorability numbers in this YouTube segment.

Now please go to HuffPost Pollster Bernie Sanders Favorability Rating.

In 10 out of 10 national polls regarding favorability, Bernie Sanders has positive favorability ratings in all 10.

It’s very simple. One Democratic candidate is admired by most Americans, while the other is not.

To say that the majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of Clinton isn’t hyperbole; it’s backed up by poll numbers. I’ve been criticized for being unfair to Clinton, but my analysis is always backed up by various facts, including the fact 67% of Americans according to Quinnipiac find Hillary Clinton “not honest and trustworthy.”

Does that FBI criminal investigation just go away...?

Then, there’s the tiny issue of an ongoing FBI investigation. This used to doom presidential campaigns but we’ve changed as a nation. While the Hillary faithful can’t possibly fathom indictments, there’s a great likelihood of Clinton getting indicted according to many observers. First, nobody knows why Clinton chose to use a personal server exclusively (“convenience” is obviously not the only reason) and her actions were not the same as former secretaries of state. I ask why Clinton needed a private server in this YouTube segment.

Second, the FBI doesn’t conduct civil investigations, it conducts criminal investigations, as Michael B. Mukasey states during a Bloomberg Politics (at 7:06 on the video) interview. In this Bloomberg interview, Mukasey also states the FBI is investigating Hillary Clinton, her staff, and that the email investigation is a “criminal investigation.”

I know primaries are much different than general elections, but there is something in the air that has typical nonvoters and voters engaged and a momentum that continues to push Trump along.

I'm just talking out my arse...LOL

- Jamie