“do you get tired of being so glass half empty thinking?:
No, political realism says his campaign money should be concentrated on the battleground states which are absolute necessities for either party to win. I don’t think Dems are going to waste spending campaign funds on Texas just as I think Trump is savvy enough to know not to waste his time on deeply blue New York or California, particularly when both states may access mail in ballots to skew vote totals.
He knows he will be getting the best bang for his buck spending time and money in purple or slightly blue states
"Political Realism" went out the window in 2015 when Trump rode the escalator announcing his candidacy for POTUS .. ever since that moment it's been mayhem for the 'political scientists' (a misnomer if ever there was one - Politics is NOT 'science' !!! /laughs) ... from that moment onward Trump has ruled the media just by his outrageous behavior, they HAVE to report on him for better or worse, he's got the bully pulpit and he makes headlines, and it's driving them crazy !!!
Campaign money isn't even an issue ... statements such as the OP makes headlines, the media can't resist ... who needs campaign money when your campaign is playing the opposition like a fiddle ?? /grin
and we have seen many Dave beating Goliath type happenings at times so you can stick with your “political realism” but I think Trump sees David type opportunities and states things like he did about NY as an overture as he picks up his stones and slingshot in preparation.
I like that Trump has mindset he can do more than most people think is possible, it’s why he keeps accomplishing more and coming back from more setbacks of all kinds than anyone else I can think of.
Through all his political fight for the USofA since 2015 and since getting into Presidency, all the media’s family assualts and personal attacks on him, he has also lost many people dear and close to him some he could not even attend their service, and now his brother sick again, and yet he keeps saying I’m gonna kill the giant and selecting stones :)
Trump will wisely spend money where most needed but he also spent on what the media thought were “no way” places last election too and won most of them.