Posted on 07/26/2015 8:24:02 AM PDT by mandaladon
OSKALOOSA, Iowa—Donald Trump said there was no cap in the amount of money he would be willing to put into his campaign for the Republican nomination for president if his message continues to resonate with voters.
Speaking at a free-wheeling press conference following a rally in this city east of Des Moines, Mr. Trump also attacked Republican rivals Jeb Bush and Scott Walker and Democrat Hillary Clinton with accusations that they were beholden to wealthy donors.
Mr. Trump, a real-estate developer and television personality, has almost entirely self-financed his campaign so far.
“Bush is controlled by those people. Walker is controlled by those people. Hillary Clinton is controlled by those people. Trump has none of those people,” he said Saturday afternoon. “I’m not controlled. I do what’s right for the people.”
Mr. Trump was particularly pointed in his attacks of Mr. Walker. He criticized the Wisconsin governor’s handling of his state’s economy and accused him of flip-flopping his stance on the Common Core education standards.
“I said ‘hey now, the gloves are off,’” said Mr. Trump, who called the fundraiser a “stupid person.”
A spokeswoman for Mr. Walker’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Trump spoke before more than 1,000 people who gathered for a “family picnic” and speech that his campaign sponsored. Attendees filled the auditorium of the city’s high school and spilled into a space in the neighboring middle school, with 1,300 people registering to attend, a campaign official said.
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Kinda like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Carly Fiorina as Vice President
Department of Foreign Affairs, (change the name back.) - Ted Cruz
Department of Justice - Trey Gowdy
Department of Treasury – Steve Forbes
Department of War, (change the name back.) - LTC. West
Department of Interior, (includes former Agriculture, and Transportation functions) - Gov. Palin
Department of Labor and Commerce (includes former Energy legitimate functions) – Gov. Walker
Department of Health and Human Services, (includes VA functions) – Doctor Benjamin Carson
Department of Homeland Security – Gov. Martinez
Department of Education - ELIMINATE
Department of Housing and Urban Development – ELIMINATE
Trump has only raised $1.9 Million, while Bush has banked over $100 Million. Trump’s fundraising is at #17. There is NO WAY he can win.
(my imitation of a Walker supporter trying to take down Trump)
BTTT
On the other hand, do we want a system where only rich men can run for President?
I keep warning people, Freepers don’t know how much fiorina is hated. She can’t be on the ticket, she’ll lose more votes than gain.
Trump should list all of JEB!’s big donors and ask what they have been promised by JEB if he wins.
Well, if you follow the logic of the progressives that poverty causes crime (and therefore lack of virtue), we must conclude that wealth causes virtue, right?
That was my first thought on it as well. While I can respect the point he’s trying to make, the simple reality is that only a very few people are capable of funding their own campaigns at a national level. I don’t know that I want a plutocracy as a form of government.
“Carly Fiorina as Vice President”
No way! She’s a total idiot! HP was run into the ground with her as CEO.
Amen. #SiliconValleyRemembers
So who is your VP suggestion?
So who is your VP suggestion?
Trump and Susana Martinez would make their heads explode.
Sounds good to me.
Re Carly, my wife was very impressed with her interview a few weeks ago on Fox.
Carly did a good job.
No. But I also don't want a system where rich men are automatically disqualified simply because they are "rich."
In fact, you would expect most presidents to be rich. Wouldn't we prefer to have our president (chief executive) be a person who achieved success outside of politics?
ASA vet as CIA Director or National Security Advisor!
The thing is, these days with social media, does it really take all that much money to run a campaign and to reach out to people?
I think you can run an effective campaign for a fraction of the cost that politicians spend, of course it would put a bunch of useless political consultants out of business.
Sorry, not going to happen.
Somehow, this slipped under the radar a few weeks back ...
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