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Title: Hmmm… some people seem pretty upset that The Donald isn’t spending all his money
Source: HotAir
URL Source: http://hotair.com/archives/2015/10/ ... d-isnt-spending-all-his-money/
Published: Oct 6, 2015
Author: Jazz Shaw
Post Date: 2015-10-06 21:18:16 by Tooconservative
Keywords: None
Views: 2079
Comments: 22

He may be the most attacked candidate in the race from either party, but there’s no denying that Donald Trump has been enjoying some benefits as well. His position as the undisputed GOP frontrunner combined with his penchant for saying things which drive everyone absolutely nuts has ensured that the mogul has cable news and network cameras following him everywhere he goes. This means that you generally see Donald Trump on the small screen nearly all the time if you’re tuned in to the news, but there’s one place you don’t see him: in any Donald Trump for President commercials.

That’s drawn the attention of some liberal critics who seem to be a bit put off that Donald constantly brags about having the money to fund his own campaign, but he doesn’t seem to be spending it. (Ed Kilgore at the Washington Monthly)
It’s certainly well established that heavy media coverage has played a big role in the shocking success of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy so far; Nate Silver’s characterization of The Donald as “The World’s Greatest Troll,” irresistibly luring those who hate covering him to cover him, still makes sense.

But a little-discussed side benefit of this phenomenon is that Trump—who has made his independence from special-interest donors a big part of his Ecce Homo message—is not having to spend a great deal of his own money just yet.

On the one hand I would quibble with that conclusion if only a little bit. Trump may have (and make) a lot of money, but he also spends a lot whether he’s running for President or not. Now that he’s in the race he has a host of new appointments to keep and he’s on the road a lot more than his usual business meeting and golf outing regimen would dictate. And how does Trump get around? He has a fleet of Trump jets and Trump helicopters and Trump limousines. For all I know there’s a gold plated, silk lined Trump sedan chair carried on the shoulders of four burly men in case he has to traverse any rocky hiking trails on the way to a speech in the mountains. And there are other expenses, such as all the hats and posters and free copies of his book to give out to adoring fans. All of that costs money, and lots of it. So it’s not exactly true to say that Trump isn’t spending any money on the campaign yet. (Though I somehow doubt it’s much above his normal operating budget.)

But Kilgore does have a point in noting that Trump isn’t dumping millions into reserving advertising time yet. That can get expensive very quickly and some of the other candidates with more limited budgets (and their associated Super PACs) are already flushing their cash into the air war in an effort to bring The Donald down or at least try to keep up with him. Not Trump. But the obvious question on this score is… why would he? Sure, he could spend a million dollars in a large market for a one minute ad that runs a few times over the course of the evening. But he can just do what he did in Alabama over the summer instead. He just shows up at a huge stadium packed full of fans and begins insulting all of the cable news networks from the podium. What do they do in response? They stay on him and cover every word he utters from beginning to end… and they foot the bill for it. It’s almost like they’re Mexico and he’s telling them to follow him around and build a wall.

Will Trump ever have to begin spending money? Assuming he maintains his lead and makes it into the early primary states he’ll almost have to. Some messages need to be tailored and you can’t be everywhere at once. But if the votes are being cast and Trump is racking up the delegates to the point where it looks like he’ll actually win this thing, I have a hunch that he’ll break out the checkbook. He’s never been shy about spending money when he sees a likelihood of a return on investment.

And then what happens if he’s right and he wins? Well, for one thing, Barry Diller told Bloomberg Politics that if Trump were to be elected, “I’ll either move out of the country or join the resistance.”

Maybe The Donald is worth a second look after all.


Poster Comment:

I saw reporting on FNC (Baier) today that Trump has spent a measly $2 million so far.

Just in terms of Trump's personal fame (upon which his brand relies in recent years), he's already gotten hundreds of millions worth of free publicity.

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#1. To: TooConservative (#0)

My problem with Trump besides his hairdoo is his plans for America. He keeps telling us about his "plans" but I havn't seen anything detailed called a "plan" just yet.

Even Clinton introduced a "plan" to strip me of my firearms, so far. Even the JEB! has revealed that his love for illegal aliens shall make America the wholesome, unique family unit that yesterday has forgotten. Even Sanders wants to take MORE money from my pocket. So everyone has a "plan" so far in the media but TRUMP. All issues are promises, kind like a US American greenback designed to pay something at the end of the rainbow. I think TRUMP just wants to screw America.

buckeroo  posted on  2015-10-06   22:25:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: buckeroo (#1)

My problem with Trump besides his hairdoo is his plans for America. He keeps telling us about his "plans" but I havn't seen anything detailed called a "plan" just yet.

Pols quite often just want to arrive in office with as few commitments as possible.

If they want to do something large, they need large majorities and a unified party.

Trump will get by with the least detailed plans and answers to questions on foreign policy as possible. Those aren't his strong suit so he doesn't want to play in the deep policy field.

I do have to laugh at the GOP's sheer apoplexy over Trump. With the Stain and the neocons fuming non-stop for war in Syria and war on Iran for years now (following their disastrous fuming for war in Iraq and Af-Pak and Libya), when Putin moves into Syria, Trump say, "Fine, let him get rid of ISIS if he can". Kaboom! The Stain had a senile fit, Lady Lindsey fainted, Marco Rubio inhaled a plastic bottle of water, a wheel fell off of Krauthammer's wheelchair. Total panic!

So now I think the GOP establishment is kind of afraid for any reporter to even ask Trump a question about foreign policy for fear of what he might say, how it could undermine or just destroy a carefully planned and unified party slant on issues like Syria and Iran and other unhappy Mideast countries. Similarly, they don't really like Trump's tax plan but, since it's still better than the current system, they can't really attack it too much.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-10-06   22:37:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: TooConservative (#2)

Don't forget about Trump's "plans" to physically round up all the illegal aliens and ship 'em back to their respective mother countries in a jiffy. All that, was nixxed by his "plan" to accept the illegal aliens with some sort of minor modification to existing law.

Cool planning, don't ya think?

buckeroo  posted on  2015-10-06   22:48:07 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: buckeroo (#4)

Don't forget about Trump's "plans" to physically round up all the illegal aliens and ship 'em back to their respective mother countries in a jiffy. All that, was nixxed by his "plan" to accept the illegal aliens with some sort of minor modification to existing law.

Like Hitlery, it's easier to just be on all sides of every issue.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-10-06   23:41:29 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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