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Trump campaign raises $24.8 million in one day for reelection campaign launch

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"A fool and his money are soon parted."
 
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I think it's way too early for anyone to be raising their arms in victory. The Democrats' chances will be better assessed once they have their front runner, and what the messaging from both camps is as the months progress. I hope for Trump he'll have more to say than just vilifying Clinton and addressing the bigger items he hasn't addressed the first go around (i.e. healthcare).
 
ElChupacabra said:
Wait, so is having money a good thing or a bad thing? I thought some were complaining about swamps and dark money....
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Didn’t Obama brag about raising a billion?
 
ElChupacabra said:
Wait, so is having money a good thing or a bad thing? I thought some were complaining about swamps and dark money....
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Well sure, it is if it's going to help brown skinned people...you know....like Young Bucks and Welfare Queens.
 
PoS said:
Here comes the juggernaut. The Dems dont stand a chance.
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They sure do not stand a chance being that 24 (or more) of them are running, going after each other in a haze of stupidity, pretty much ensuring Trump wins in 2020 because the party as a whole did not learn a damn thing from 2016.

Seeing Biden of all people lead the pack pretty much ends the debate on what will happen post the primary if that holds (doubtful, but it might.)
 
ElChupacabra said:
I think it's way too early for anyone to be raising their arms in victory. The Democrats' chances will be better assessed once they have their front runner, and what the messaging from both camps is as the months progress. I hope for Trump he'll have more to say than just vilifying Clinton and addressing the bigger items he hasn't addressed the first go around (i.e. healthcare).
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True, but campaign funds play a huge role, and with Trump able to raise an amount that is at least twice as much as his closest democratic opponent (Biden), it gives him a tremendous advantage, plus his resources as POTUS will make him very hard to beat.
 
OrphanSlug said:
They sure do not stand a chance being that 24 (or more) of them are running, going after each other in a haze of stupidity, pretty much ensuring Trump wins in 2020 because the party as a whole did not learn a damn thing from 2016.

Seeing Biden of all people lead the pack pretty much ends the debate on what will happen post the primary if that holds (doubtful, but it might.)
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Yeah, and Hillary had a large monetary advantage too. Biden is also the best candidate to appeal to rust belt voters. Trump made it clear that he is worried about Biden.
 
PoS said:
True, but campaign funds play a huge role, and with Trump able to raise an amount that is at least twice as much as his closest democratic opponent (Biden), it gives him a tremendous advantage, plus his resources as POTUS will make him very hard to beat.
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There are 20 Democratic candidates right now, so of course the money is going to not be as strong. Republicans are not having a primary and so their money is going straight to their incumbent from the get-go.

Trump is historically unpopular and in head to heads can't get above 41%. The calculus could change, but he's never hit above 44% he's entire presidency, and that's a problem if liberal and moderate voters all consolidate behind the Democratic ticket like they did in 2012.

If just a small percentage of the Obama-Trump voters go back in the swing states, he's screwed.
 
PoS said:
True, but campaign funds play a huge role, and with Trump able to raise an amount that is at least twice as much as his closest democratic opponent (Biden), it gives him a tremendous advantage, plus his resources as POTUS will make him very hard to beat.
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1 candidate versus contributions spread out to 22. Wait for the General.
 
PoS said:
True, but campaign funds play a huge role, and with Trump able to raise an amount that is at least twice as much as his closest democratic opponent (Biden), it gives him a tremendous advantage, plus his resources as POTUS will make him very hard to beat.
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Having money to spend is an advantage; and critical for any candidate to succeed given the cost of spreading their message over various mediums. The quality of that message from either candidates is what's going to be equally important, but what I'm saying is that it will be better to assess a Democratic Party candidate's funds once there is an official presidential contender. Trump is a one man show as the incumbent, so a head start on donations makes sense versus funding for a field of 20+ candidates where no one is certain who will come out on top. If I were in the Trump camp I'd be concerned with the low favorability despite the strong economy; there's clearly a chink in the armor and no matter how much he keeps repeating the economy figures, something else is missing.
 
OrphanSlug said:
They sure do not stand a chance being that 24 (or more) of them are running, going after each other in a haze of stupidity, pretty much ensuring Trump wins in 2020 because the party as a whole did not learn a damn thing from 2016.

Seeing Biden of all people lead the pack pretty much ends the debate on what will happen post the primary if that holds (doubtful, but it might.)
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Politics has changed.

Most Republicans beat up on Trump and called him everything from a "sociopath" to a "jackass", yet in the end they won because beating Clinton was too important to the base. If the same occurs on the Democratic side of the aisle and beating at all costs becomes a war, they can have the same kind of results.
 
OrphanSlug said:
They sure do not stand a chance being that 24 (or more) of them are running, going after each other in a haze of stupidity, pretty much ensuring Trump wins in 2020 because the party as a whole did not learn a damn thing from 2016.

Seeing Biden of all people lead the pack pretty much ends the debate on what will happen post the primary if that holds (doubtful, but it might.)
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But, in fairness Trump had to wade through seventeen other Republicans before he got the nomination.
 
Crystal said:
But, in fairness Trump had to wade through seventeen other Republicans before he got the nomination.
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Weakest lineup of cretins in GOP history, and that is saying something!
 
TrueScotsman said:
Juggernaut with consistently the lowest approval ratings from any president in modern history. You'd think he had a 60-70% approval rating with the kind of confidence you guys have.
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A lot of Trump supporters don't do polls.
 
MovingPictures said:
There are 20 Democratic candidates right now, so of course the money is going to not be as strong. Republicans are not having a primary and so their money is going straight to their incumbent from the get-go.

Trump is historically unpopular and in head to heads can't get above 41%. The calculus could change, but he's never hit above 44% he's entire presidency, and that's a problem if liberal and moderate voters all consolidate behind the Democratic ticket like they did in 2012.

If just a small percentage of the Obama-Trump voters go back in the swing states, he's screwed.
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I think polls are somewhat overrated these days. Calling up people by telephone to ask them who they would vote for seems outdated, and in some cases misleading. Hillary had a huge lead against Trump in the polls at the last election, and look what happened there.
 
ElChupacabra said:
Wait, so is having money a good thing or a bad thing? I thought some were complaining about swamps and dark money....
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Clinton raised $400,000,000 more than Trump did, so money ain't everything.
 
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