Posted on 01/08/2016 7:59:04 AM PST by mandaladon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates are spending long days on the campaign trail and their nights in a succession of budget hotels, often in small towns. Not Donald Trump.
After nearly every rally, the billionaire real estate developer hops into one of his planes or helicopters and returns to New York so that he can sleep in his own bed in his marble-and-gold-furnished Trump Tower apartment in Manhattan.
In November and December, Trump held six rallies in Iowa, visited a local production plant and held one town hall, flying home each night. His nearest rival for the Republican nomination, Ted Cruz, has zigzagged around the state, holding around a dozen town halls and twice as many "meet-and-greet" sessions, and bedding down between stops in hotels.
Trump's determination to sleep at home every night raises eyebrows among election campaign veterans, who say it could cost him. Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire often want more personal attention; they feel they play a special role in choosing presidential nominees because their contests are held first.
Trump leads in polls in New Hampshire but he has slipped behind Cruz in Iowa. Cruz has done what U.S. presidential candidates typically do: He has made the state a virtual second home in the run-up to Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus.
This week Cruz is crisscrossing the state in a bus, cruising through small hamlets with stops at a pizza place, coffee house and even a water park.
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Off-topic a bit, but wifey and I have made quite a few long driving road trips in the past few years — and we’re both a little surprised to see how many travelers lug their favorite pillow into the overnight stopovers.
I’m sure his luxurious accommodations in Manhattan are better than what is in the White House.
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Exactly! I think he rather be with his family than sleeping in hotels. Also not just having his own plane, but he has the MONEY.
No one here can tell me they would never return home if they had the resources and plane to do it too. I would.
I'm reminded by the Paul Newman quote, "Why go out and eat a hamburger, when I have steak at home?"
Silly article. But it is a big waste of travel time.
Ugh…that brings to memory a hideous Holiday Inn in St. Louis years ago. After having car trouble, we checked in at 1:00 AM and checked out at 1:05, choosing to sleep in the car.
Yeah, say what you want but I like to sleep in my own bed too. I’d think most would:-)
I’m just glad that I don’t have to pay for his bed or his view... unlike the jet setters currently occupying the White House
Trump probably has dozens of domiciles coast to coast. He probably flys by jet or helicopter (or perhaps drives) to the nearest one, depending on where he’s campaigning
How pathetic!
OMG! He sleeps in his own bed. I assume he sleeps with his wife, too. The horror!
I do believe the author may be a bit jealous ...
“When the criticism gets this lame and pathetic - it’s over.”
I wonder just how pathetic this will get before it is over....LMAO!
(AP) “ Trump Refuses To Diddle Swedish Maid, Sleeps In OWN Bed Alone! “
Thank! Imagine Trump turning this question around and asking obout the various beds Bill and Hillary have and have not slept in. Someone is playing bad chess here.
Amen!
Worth flying home for, methinks : )
I think Matt Lauer flies in from another state every day.
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