“I kinda agree with you, but Trump hasn’t opened up yet with paid on-air ads. I have a feeling all hell will break loose after the conventions.”
Is he going to compete with Hillary’s ad buys?
Does he have the money to?
He’s off to an awful late start in setting up a fundraising organization.
Can Trump tweet his way to victory in November? His primary campaign was asymmetrical in the sense of "free" media use. Will the Witch's massive amount of funds and organization be to much to overcome?
He has started to raise money, but yes, he started late. I posted here two articles about flaws with Trump’s campaign. It was the next day that Corey Lewandowski was fired, so obviously the campaign was seeing issues as well. The articles listed some missed opportunities that Trump had to take it to Hillary, but instead there was focus on the judge. Also, Trump was clear during the primary season that he was not sure if he would self fund the general. He obviously made that decision and should have immediately commenced fundraising...even by small donations. He should have been building a ground game and hiring in swing states. He has started to now that Corey was fired, but that was at the expense of weeks. I also think he should have used the time to make multiple appearances to swing states that Hillary couldn’t do because she was tied up with Bernie in the primary process.
I still believe he can beat Hillary. He just needs a good ground game, and he needs to stay on message continually taking it to Hillary and explaining why his ideas are better. The media is going to attempt to destroy him, so he needs ads. Even if he has to spend his own money, he needs to get those ads out there to bypass the media. I also believe two other things are key - a good convention and good debates. Those are three key areas that will help him win.