Posted on 05/18/2016 6:46:59 PM PDT by Innovative
The deal Donald Trump struck with the Republican National Committee this week that allows wealthy supporters to give nearly $500,000 to finance his campaign and get-out-the-vote activities made it official: The parties are back in the big-money business.
Fourteen years after a landmark campaign-finance overhaul clamped down on the flow of unregulated money to party coffers, both Republicans and Democrats are raising huge contributions again with gusto.
Supporters of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton can rack up even higher totals because of her decision to launch a 32-state joint fundraising committee with the Democratic National Committee last fall. Between that fund and the DNC’s top-tier convention package, an individual donor could give more than $1.1 million this cycle to support her campaign and the party.
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With Trump’s social media and msm success, I still think a lot of this cash will go down ballot to keep congress republican and thus ensuring Trump can get alot done.
Wait, does this mean what I think it means?
I think and hope it means that for once the Republican candidates will be able to compete with the Dems at all levels.
And they need new money to replace what the Cheap Labor Express donors won’t be giving them with Trump leading the ticket.
The RNC will get about half of these donations.
Trump won the nomination without the donors. He made clear what his positions were without pandering to them. While I’m a little bit wary of him taking money now, I’m also a realist. As long as he keeps his word on his campaign promises, then ultimately I’m okay with it.
It should also be pointed out that from the beginning Trump said he would take money from the party to fund the general election once he secured the nomination.
Wait, does this mean what I think it means?
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Yes. Cruz’s people are joining the Trump Train.
Go Trump Go!
The party system needs to DIE
Go Trump!
Yes. It means that you may wish to seek professional assistance, Uncle Miltie.
I see you see how much fun this “shoe on the other foot” thingie is!
Wooo hooo!!!
I think there was an article on here last month about TSD and how it was giving psychiatrists a lot of new customers. ;-)
I see you see how much fun this “shoe on the other foot” thingie is!
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Yeah. Thought that was how you meant it. Thing is Trump made 575 million last year. How much do you think it would take to ‘buy’ him?
There’s plenty of Republican money around. In the end, I’m sure it will make Hillary’s take look like a kid’s lunch money.
Yes, the shoe IS on the other foot.
Now, YOU may wish to seek professional assistance, like you advised those who couldn't let the bashing of the other former candidate go.
Now, you've slid into the same quagmire. :)
“Wait does this mean what I think it means?”
My mind-reading skills are a little rusty, especially when there isn’t much to read.
Gee, we dunno. What do you think it means?
So Crooked Hillary stands to gain more, but look who they put in the headline.
He is raising money for the party.
Trump had to self fund in the GOP fight to show voters he was serious and had skin in the game and was not a vanity candidate or a fake candidate.
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