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Trump campaign has only $1.3 million in cash, to Clinton's $42.5 million
Politico ^ | 6/21/16 | Thoeodoric Meyer

Posted on 06/21/2016 6:44:44 AM PDT by LdSentinal

Donald Trump's campaign started the month with a paltry $1.3 million in cash — a mere fraction of Hillary Clinton's $42.5 million war chest — putting the GOP frontrunner at a sharp disadvantage heading into the general election against Clinton's money machine. … And it's not just money — the filings revealed a campaign staff of less than 70, a number was dwarfed by Clinton's nearly 700 paid employees, and few of the campaign's expenses suggested work had begun to build out a more robust operation. All together, it's the most lopsided fundraising start to a presidential election in the modern campaign finance era."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cash; fundraising; hillary; hillary2016; trump
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To: Vehmgericht

Trump doesn’t need to be running a lot of ads now.

The convention will be a big production and will get a lot of attention.

September and October are the crucial months. That is when the average person will start paying attention.


81 posted on 06/21/2016 8:22:52 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Moonman62

“This imbalance in funds has to be intentional.”

He’s going to use it to point out Hillary’s wall street connections, donations from foreign governments, and her being beholden to voters.

While he is just an everyday man, running a presidential campaign in a shoestring budget - and can do the same with the government.


82 posted on 06/21/2016 8:23:06 AM PDT by CottonBall
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To: LdSentinal

Don’t the Democrats favor taking the money out of politics? Seems Trump is walking the walk.


83 posted on 06/21/2016 8:23:51 AM PDT by Captain Compassion
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To: Reno89519

I thought it was cute. Hillary selling her shoes to get money ;)


84 posted on 06/21/2016 8:24:39 AM PDT by CottonBall
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To: LdSentinal
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/election-2016-campaign-money-race.html

As of the end of April, Trump had raised a total of $60 million, spent $56.5 million and had $2.4 million on hand. At that time, Clinton had raised $296.4 million, had spent $181.6 million and had $30.2 million cash on hand. Bernie had raised $212.8 million, spent $207 million and had $5.8 million cash on hand.

According to my calculator, the R candidates raised a total of 1.1 billion. The D & R candidates together raised 1.7 billion. So again according to my calculator, Trump raised 5.4% of the R total and 3.5% of the D+R total.

That seems like a very efficient use of funds, rather than something to worry about. He no doubt has a larger line of credit than most of us here do.

85 posted on 06/21/2016 8:27:45 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Every nation has the government it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: LdSentinal

Duh. The Big Money is on Hitlery.


86 posted on 06/21/2016 8:27:56 AM PDT by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost, like tears in rain.)
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To: reed13k

Big money will help the party down ticket but I don’t know how much Trump requires more money to get his own message out. He’s using twitter and youtube to great effect.

Of course the question is how many people don’t follow his online presence. The television and radio only audience may still be huge and it will require buying time to do there what he does online virtually for free.


87 posted on 06/21/2016 8:28:49 AM PDT by Pelham (Obama and his Islam infested administration)
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To: Theo

I would question those emails. I have donated to Trump twice and never received an email asking for money. Some Freepers who donated to Cruz are reporting they also received emails from Trump. Do not donate through those emails.
Go to HTTP://www.DonaldJTrump.com


88 posted on 06/21/2016 8:29:37 AM PDT by weston (Ashttps://youtu.be/oBb2EQmtnhQ far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing!)
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To: LdSentinal

All that campaign money sure did benefit Bush!


89 posted on 06/21/2016 8:32:34 AM PDT by struggle (The)
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To: Popman

This election is going to be won in the debates.
The RNC is providing the infrastructure. Something new that they’ve been working on for four years. Hillary has to provide her own infrastructure.
After the convention if all goes Trump’s way, and I think it will (and it will be brilliant) I will donate to both RNC and Donald Trump directly.


90 posted on 06/21/2016 8:34:27 AM PDT by weston (Ashttps://youtu.be/oBb2EQmtnhQ far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing!)
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To: LdSentinal
Money is the LEAST of Trump's concerns at this point.

He can self finance if necessary.

More importantly.. "GET THE RIGHT PERSONNEL INTO THE GAME."

Very much like an NBA, NFL, or MLB final it's ALL about having the right TEAM on the court/field if you want to win.

91 posted on 06/21/2016 8:42:57 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: weston

If someone is asking for money on behalf of the Trump campaign, and doing so fraudulently, they should be sued out of existence. I imagine Trump is aware of these fundraising emails — he should sue them, if they’re not from him or his campaign.


92 posted on 06/21/2016 9:03:26 AM PDT by Theo (No tagline for now.)
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To: Theo

Look closely. They aren’t from Trump. They are from the RNC. Just had a talk with a major fundraiser in TX who has explained what is going on.

No, Trump has not yet made a push for money.


93 posted on 06/21/2016 9:08:30 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LdSentinal

From the wayback machine...
July 10, 2015

Bush Raises over $100 Million to Help His Campaign

Washington (CNN)Jeb Bush and his allied super PAC raised $114 million to support his campaign, a massive fundraising haul made possible in part by rewriting the rules of how presidential campaigns raise money.

Bush’s super PAC, Right to Rise USA, said Thursday it collected $103 million since January, money that it must spend independently to back Bush’s presidential bid. Together, Bush’s super PAC and campaign came close to raising as much money in the first half of 2015 — a year before a general election — as American Crossroads, the second biggest super PAC in 2012, did during the entire two-year cycle.

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“We are grateful for the overwhelming response from the thousands of donors who have been drawn to Jeb’s optimistic message of conservative renewal and reform,” said Charlie Spies, the election lawyer who is advising Bush and helped Mitt Romney raise more than $150 million for Romney’s super PAC in 2012.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/politics/bush-fundraising-second-quarter/


94 posted on 06/21/2016 9:10:41 AM PDT by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: orchestra

You are on to something: He DOES have some sort of agreement with the RNC involving this latest fundraising which is at least as much about raising money for the RNC as it is about Trump’s campaign.


95 posted on 06/21/2016 9:10:42 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Kahuna

Big Red takes the lead on the back-stretch—pulls away for the win!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18ui3Rtjz4


96 posted on 06/21/2016 9:14:22 AM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: LS

You’re wrong. They are from the Trump campaign. He is making “a push for money.” This is what’s at the bottom of each of these fundraising letters:


Paid for by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
This message reflects the opinions and representations of Donald J. Trump for President, Trump Tower 725 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, New York.


And this is the link I arrive at when I click to donate:

https://secure2.donaldjtrump.com/give-today/


Your talk with “a major fundraiser in TX” is wrong. I have the actual emails to prove it.


97 posted on 06/21/2016 9:22:11 AM PDT by Theo (No tagline for now.)
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To: Jimmy McGill

We, Trump supporters, are taking care of Trump, he has enough money to landslide this election...not to worry, no matter how much the media twits and others are trying so hard to make this look bad, it isn’t!!!


99 posted on 06/21/2016 9:33:20 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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