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Posted on 05/04/2016 5:32:59 PM PDT by springwater13
Donald Trump won’t self-fund his general-election campaign, and will instead create a “world-class finance organization,” the presumptive Republican nominee said in an interview on Wednesday.
For a campaign expected to cost more than $1 billion, “I’ll be putting up money, but won’t be completely self-funding, as I did during the primaries,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday. The New York businessman, who did receive some mostly small unsolicited donations, lent his campaign $36 million of the $47 million he spent through March.
That plan represents a shift for Mr. Trump, who has for months portrayed his Republican opponents as “puppets” for relying on super PACs and taking contributions from wealthy donors that he said came with strings attached.
Mr. Trump is planning to use his expansive personal Rolodex to ensure his campaign has the resources to compete against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in November, while the campaign will tap into a new base of Trump supporters who aren’t on party rolls, two Trump advisers said.
The presumptive Republican nominee, known for operating on a tight budget in a primary where he enjoyed more than $2 billion in free media attention, is also likely to implement a business plan that may be less costly than traditional political campaigns, a senior aide said.
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Okay.
Nor should he
That’s been pretty much common knowledge for several months now. Self-fund the primary only, and then he’d need to get donors for the General.
They store is now open, let’s make a deal!
I doubt Trump could come up with $1 billion cash. He may own real estate worth $10’billion but anyone in the real estate business knows that those in the business are very illiquid typically.
He actually said that when he first got in the race.
I wouldn’t expect him to unless Hillary financed her own.
This is why Trump is successful. He analysis the opportunity, he finds a way to differentiate himself from the competition, he has passion, he is flexible, he isn’t afraid to change tactics when necessary, and he does not quit.
I hope that Trump follows the Bernie model and targets small donors.
I think Trump has a plan. Something original that no one else has ever considered. :-)
No surprise that Trump will not self-fund his general election. This has already been discussed over the past several months. I just hope he can control the party sufficiently that the campaign and party spending is as smart as he has done so far.
Am I supposed to be upset?
“GOOD!”
I agree. GO TRUMP GO
He actually said that when he first got in the race.
Thanks for the reminder for those who may have *forgotten* that little tidbit of knowledge ;-)
Good for Trump. I’ve donated....and will continue to donate, so that he can clobber Crooked Hellary and Make America Great, again.
No surprise; I remember he mentioned this long time ago.
Put some Butt Hurt Cream on that hurt.
Looks like you need it.
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