Quote from: mrclose on August 23, 2015, 05:16:17 PM
No idea who you are talking about here?
Trump isn't taking money from anyone.

He has uh .. 10 BILLION dollars and has said .. he will spend (from his own war chest) what it takes.

http://nypost.com/2015/06/17/trump-funding-presidential-campaign-without-donors/

Trump starts online fundraising drive.
"Stand with me and send a powerful message to the establishment by supporting my campaign."



Trust me Trump does not have 10 BILLION dollars in cash for his war chest.

Quote from: walkstall on August 23, 2015, 06:49:15 PM

Trump starts online fundraising drive.
"Stand with me and send a powerful message to the establishment by supporting my campaign."



Trust me Trump does not have 10 BILLION dollars in cash for his war chest.

All donations he receives will have to be reported! He is not doing big fund raisers or forming a pack (yet)! I think he is accepting donation from individuals that want to donate!
This is a very smart move because if he was to make it to the general it would help him deflect charges that he is buying the presidency and would show his "movement" as grass roots do to individual donors! If memory serves I believe a few weeks ago they said his donations from individuals was a little over 1 million dollars! not bad considering that is close to what he has claimed to have spent so far!

Quote from: walkstall on August 23, 2015, 06:49:15 PM

Trump starts online fundraising drive.
"Stand with me and send a powerful message to the establishment by supporting my campaign."



Trust me Trump does not have 10 BILLION dollars in cash for his war chest.

Trust me Trump does have the resources to fund his campaign if he wishes!

Quote from: redbeard on August 23, 2015, 07:11:39 PM
Trust me Trump does have the resources to fund his campaign if he wishes!

I did not say he did not.  I said he did not have 10 BILLION dollars in cash for his war chest.   I don't even think he has 1 billion in cash.

Quote from: walkstall on August 23, 2015, 07:27:11 PM
I did not say he did not.  I said he did not have 10 BILLION dollars in cash for his war chest.   I don't even think he has 1 billion in cash.

I'll bet he can leverage that much with out much effort!

Quote from: redbeard on August 23, 2015, 07:38:00 PM
I'll bet he can leverage that much with out much effort!

Not a good tone for him to set ;-)

Quote from: redbeard on August 23, 2015, 07:38:00 PM
I'll bet he can leverage that much with out much effort!

I am sure he can also, given a day or two.   

Quote from: taxed on August 23, 2015, 07:38:43 PM
Not a good tone for him to set ;-)

He is taking donations now! Which in the long term is a smart thing!

Quote from: redbeard on August 23, 2015, 07:52:51 PM
He is taking donations now! Which in the long term is a smart thing!

Not when you're bragging about your wealth and saying you won't take donations.

Quote from: taxed on August 23, 2015, 08:02:39 PM
Not when you're bragging about your wealth and saying you won't take donations.

If he was to win and ran in the general small donations from average people will help him deflect the charge of him buying the election with his billions! I don't believe he has done any fund raisers or advertised for his on line donations he is just excepting small donations offered! No pack money! His campaign is something I have never seen before!

Quote from: mrclose on August 23, 2015, 08:12:00 PM
I have in my possession .. "Tens of Dollars" and I'm gonna give him some!

I like it!!!

Things about Trump's speech in Mobile...

He had a sitting Senator, Jeff Sessions (usually ranked among the top-10 most conservative) join him onstage, wearing a Make America Great Again ball-cap...

Trump all but declared that Carl Ichan will be in a Cabinet-level position... and that Ichan, who'd have to put his billions into a blind-trust, agreed.

http://www.forbes.com/profile/carl-icahn/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2015/08/14/carl-icahn-can-tell-you-if-donald-trump-will-be-president-or-not/

Trump actually worked-in a narrative that had Southerners vociferously booing NASCAR...

Lastly, Trump said he's boycotting Oreo-cookies forever.  I've already been doing that. 

As a Cruz-supporter, these are the kinds of things I'm keeping an eye on.  The ability to weave dynamics.  It's too bad that the RNC gave the next debate to CNN.  They should strictly stay on FOX, where Cruz can have some punching-space against the frontrunning billionaire.  It won't happen on CNN.

And of course, one of my friends is already swooning dreamily about having Ivanka Trump as First Daughter.

Quote from: redbeard on August 23, 2015, 03:30:09 PM
Trump HAS kept bush from breaking loose from the pack and given Cruz time to sell his message! I still think Trump will top out soon and leave the conservatives in a strong position!

I am beginning to suspect you are right about this.

And "the conservatives" do not and will  NOT include JEB Bush.

QuotePoll: Trump Reigns Over Graham With S. Carolina Voters


Donald Trump is leading in South Carolina by a wide margin, including coming in several percentage points ahead of longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham in his own state, a new Monmouth University poll shows.

Trump netted 30 percent of the 453 likely South Carolina voters polled, with Ben Carson, his closest challenger for the GOP presidential nomination, receiving 15 percent.

Graham, in comparison, received just 4 percent of the sample, which carried a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percent.

http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-poll/2015/08/25/id/671795/#ixzz3jr9eOhcv
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Like him or not Trump is killing Graham in South Carolina!

Quote from: redbeard on August 25, 2015, 12:25:07 PM
Like him or not Trump is killing Graham in South Carolina!

With or without Trump Graham would be lucky to finish third in SC. The only reason he has been reelected is that he has been fortunate not to have a strong opponents in primaries. Then, the good folks of SC will not elect a democrat. This time the voters have a chance to reflect their true feelings about Graham.