That brings me to the confusing spectacle that is the 2016 election. After a slow start, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is, during many months, matching or coming close to matching the fundraising prowess of Democrat Hillary Clinton. Even during the months he falls short, Trump still
raises tens of millions of dollars.
We know how Hillary Clinton is spending her money. You see the TV commercials. She has scores of field offices in every battleground states and offices in states that aren't battlegrounds. What about The Donald? Trump has ONE campaign office in the critical battleground tate of Florida. In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney was criticized for not having enough presence in the Sunshine State. Romney had 43 offices in Florida that year.
Maybe Trump is burning through the money running TV commercials to build himself up and Hillary Clinton down? No, that doesn't appear to be the case. Trump's advertising has been virtually silent all summer as he ceded the airwaves to Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State has used the opportunity to drive down Trump's negatives by running ads that use Trump's own words to show he lacks the temperament for office. Of course, Trump has done, for free, much of that work for Clinton by making outrageous statements that only his most fervent supporters would find acceptable for a person running for President.
Could it be, just possibly, that Donald Trump is running for President, not to actually win, but to enrich himself and his family? Consider the evidence thus far. When donors instead of Trump himself was paying rent for campaign offices at the Trump Tower, he had the rent quintupled...even though he had fewer staff were employed at those offices. Further, a review of Trump campaign expenditures shows that 20% of the money spent by the campaign going to businesses that have "Trump" in the name. Here is a sample of expenditures made through May.

My guess is this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Trump using other people's money to enrich himself. If you know Trump's career, you know that's what he has done all of his life.
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The answer is, "Yes." But he is still less likely to start WWIII against Putin so though I am a non voter I prefer him. You are right, though, he is scum.
That's correct Trump is likely to acquiesce to Putin's expansionist plans. For sure he's the man I want to be President. ��
Paul are you willing to admit that Republicans are the party of stupid people yet? How much more proof do you need?
Anon 1:36, surveys consistently show more educated people tend to vote Republican. So your theory is all wet.
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