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Trump’s cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts
AP ^ | 3/2/2021 | Jill Colvin

Posted on 03/06/2021 9:30:08 AM PST by marcusmaximus

“Trump needs you,” one fundraising email implored.

“President Trump’s Legacy is in your hands,” another pleaded.

Others advertised “Miss Me Yet?” T-shirts featuring Donald Trump’s smiling face.

While some Republicans grapple with how fiercely to embrace the former president, the organizations charged with raising money for the party are going all in. The Republican National Committee and the party’s congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on Trump’s lure with small donors ahead of next year’s midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress.

But there’s a problem: Trump himself. In his first speech since leaving office, the former president encouraged loyalists to give directly to him, essentially bypassing the traditional groups that raise money for GOP candidates.

“There’s only one way to contribute to our efforts to elect ‘America First’ Republican conservatives and, in turn, to make America great again,” Trump said Sunday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. “And that’s through Save America PAC and donaldjtrump.com.”

The comment was particularly notable because Trump is generally loath to ask for money in person. It amounts to the latest salvo in the battle to shape the future of the GOP, with Trump making clear that he holds no allegiance to the party’s traditional fundraising operation as he tries to consolidate power.

That could help him add to an already commanding war chest, aiding his effort to influence the party. Save America has more than $80 million cash on hand, including $3 million raised after the CPAC speech, according to a person familiar with the total.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: defundthegope; defundtherinos; dissociatedpress; gopestablishment; jillcolvin; rinos; tds
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1 posted on 03/06/2021 9:30:08 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Jill “Swill” Colvin of “Ape Pee”


2 posted on 03/06/2021 9:31:16 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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Eighty percent of my contributions went directly to Trump. He can decide who gets help.


3 posted on 03/06/2021 9:33:42 AM PST by William Tell
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Fake News. The normal Party organs get their donations from the “Big Donors” and will continue to do so.


4 posted on 03/06/2021 9:33:54 AM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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“There’s only one way to contribute to our efforts to elect ‘America First’ Republican conservatives and, in turn, to make America great again,” Trump said Sunday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. “And that’s through Save America PAC and donaldjtrump.com.”

Got it - the Save America PAC will be getting the money I would have sent to the RNC.
5 posted on 03/06/2021 9:35:59 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Sniff sniff smells like Ass. Press.💩


6 posted on 03/06/2021 9:36:53 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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The Republican National Committee and the party’s congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on Trump’s lure with small donors ahead of next year’s midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress.

Not anymore.

Trump orders GOP's three biggest fundraisers to STOP using his name on emails, branding and merchandise in fury over Republicans who voted to impeach him

7 posted on 03/06/2021 9:37:12 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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It only "complicates" RINO/DeepState efforts.

It will HELP get Conservatives elected to GOP positions.

The Chamber of Commerce Cheap Labor Express is deeply saddened.

8 posted on 03/06/2021 9:37:33 AM PST by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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To: William Tell
I'm not sure who to contribute to.

Let's look at what happened.

For four years, the left pushed one lie after another about what President Trump said or did that could have been easily refuted, but the GOP refused to do so.

Russia, Russia, Russia went on for two years under a GOP controlled House and Senate.

The GOP had control of the Georgia House and Senate and was run by a governor who was supported by President Trump, yet they stood by and did nothing to stop the dems from stealing the election.

Now they want my support?

All I can say is that for now, I'm considering the options.

9 posted on 03/06/2021 9:44:02 AM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Still praying for our country and President Trump)
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I watched President Trump’s CPAC speech and near the end when he announced the DonaldJTrump.com website as the ONLY fundraising site exclusively for his supporters to fight against the corrupt RINO’s I went and signed up immediately. I then unsubscribed from the RNC, NRCC, and NRSC.
All this family’s political donations are now exclusively to President Trump’s fundraising arm.


10 posted on 03/06/2021 9:44:27 AM PST by ocrp1982
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I went to donaldjtrump.com hoping to find a Miss Me Yet? T-shirt but there’s no longer a store. Shame. They should reopen it with Pro Trump, anti swamp gear.


11 posted on 03/06/2021 9:47:03 AM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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I have received 3 calls from RNC types this past week. I told as I have in the past..NO. I will only donate to an individual candidate.


12 posted on 03/06/2021 9:50:32 AM PST by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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Tries to consolidate power should say consolidates power. Stupid AP.


13 posted on 03/06/2021 9:51:28 AM PST by webheart (COVID was not worth the economic misery that it took to keep me from getting it for 7 months..)
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“Miss Me Yet?” T-shirts featuring Donald Trump's smiling face.

LOL. Should be a top seller before long.

14 posted on 03/06/2021 9:59:08 AM PST by McGruff (Trump 2024)
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bookmark


15 posted on 03/06/2021 10:14:27 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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RNC = NO

GOPe = NO

Those two entities can wither and die.


16 posted on 03/06/2021 10:20:57 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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17 posted on 03/06/2021 10:24:07 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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Trump sent cease-and-desist letters to stop the RNC, NRCC, and NRSC from using his name: report
Business Insider ^ | 3/6/2021 | John L. Dorman
Posted on 3/6/2021, 9:38:13 AM by marcusmaximus

Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump on Friday issued cease-and-desist letters to the Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) for “using his name and likeness on fundraising emails and merchandise,” according to a Politico report.

-snip-

Trump is reportedly upset that his name is being used without his permission by organizations that are backing Republicans who supported his impeachment, according to Politico.


18 posted on 03/06/2021 10:27:15 AM PST by Grampa Dave ("The Covid 19 Circus has run out of acts. It’s time to reopen. It’s past time. It’s long overdue. ")
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Jill Colvin @colvinj National political reporter for The Associated Press. Reluctant Washingtonian. Night owl. Quiet car enforcer. The dog is much bigger now. Email: jcolvin@ap.org.

https://twitter.com/colvinj

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Oh, Jill. There you go again.

19 posted on 03/06/2021 10:27:55 AM PST by conservative98
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I tried to get to donaldjtrump.com and arrived at a WinREd site with a picture of Trump? Was I hijacked?


20 posted on 03/06/2021 10:33:20 AM PST by proud2beconservativeinNJ ("In God We Trust")
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