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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#334451: Oct 20th 2020 at 12:44:39 PM

I get the feeling he'd be doing the rallies anyway. That's how he gets his self-gratification. He did blow through a good chunk of his billion dollar election fundraising on "Super Bowl advertising, legal fees, 'unnecessary overheard,' and Trump-affiliated properties."

Mike Murphy, the Republican half of Hacks on Tap, said this to the AP:

"[Trump's campaign] spent their money on unnecessary overhead, lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous activity by the campaign staff and vanity ads way too early. You could literally have 10 monkeys with flamethrowers go after the money, and they wouldn’t have burned through it as stupidly,"

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#334452: Oct 20th 2020 at 12:59:56 PM

I agree, Trump would have done these rallies regardless. He uses them as a stress coping mechanism, basically, as well as boosting his ego and morale.

And yes, the Super Bowl ads were a costly mistake, and a large reason why the funding is suddenly drying up, on top of general mismanagement. It's not even just fraud, from the sound of it, they just did not know how to run an efficient campaign.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#334453: Oct 20th 2020 at 1:02:47 PM

Possibly indicative of how many GOP veteran campaign staffers/leaders don't want anything to do with Trump. Running campaigns at this scale is not a job you can do without prior experience.

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#334454: Oct 20th 2020 at 1:11:23 PM

It’s also just part of how Trump is, they’re spending a chunk of their ad budget in DC because Trump needs the ego boost from seeing his own ads. Combine that with the gritting and he’d be running low on money even if he has campaign staff who knew how to spend it efficiently.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#334455: Oct 20th 2020 at 1:12:35 PM

Should be noted though that just because Trump is short on cash doesn't mean Republicans as a whole are. Billionaire donors are still pumping money into races and anti-Biden ads.

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A procrastination in of itself
#334456: Oct 20th 2020 at 1:15:22 PM

A few big money people seem to have switched sides and be focusing on getting moderate Democrats elected rather than Republicans, while others are spread thin, the Republicans are needing to spend a lot to keep up with Democrat fundraising.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#334457: Oct 20th 2020 at 1:30:38 PM

And even the likes of Rupert Murdoch have semi-publicly written Trump off as a lost cause at this stage.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#334458: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:08:00 PM

In last-minute push, De Santis administration urges Florida election officials to remove felons who owe fines from voting rolls – The state’s directives to election officials come after Republicans have succeeded in narrowing the Democratic lead in voter registration in the key battleground state.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-felon-vote-2020-election/2020/10/20/fd67d51c-11fa-11eb-82af-864652063d61_story.html

On the flip side, Florida shatters opening day record for early voting

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/10/19/florida-shatters-opening-day-record-for-early-voting-1327488

Edited by sgamer82 on Oct 20th 2020 at 2:08:27 AM

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#334459: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:38:50 PM

This whole comment thread on a tweet talking about how Trump was bragging about how he’ll win Texas because Biden wants to "take away" God, on Fox and Friends made me laugh.

No, this is true. I recently found Hunter Biden’s TI-80 graphing calculator at a goodwill store in Fond du Lac, WI, and it’s full of plans to get rid of God.

We need to take this seriously, guys. [1]

I agree! TI-80 is a scientific calculator! You know how GOP can’t stand science! They find science and his friends idiots! That is an instrument of evil and a weapon of mass destruction. They’ll wage war against Texas Instruments soon! [2]

That is FAKE NEWS! It was a TI-83 Plus and I found it in Bayport, WI! It had plans to not only get rid of God, but also had the complete order of battle for the War on Christmas! I don't know why the MSM is not reporting on this. I gave them photos of the printouts of the files. [3]

Also this

THIS IS AWFUL WHY ISN’T THE CRIMINAL LAMESTREAM FAKE NEWS MEDIA REPORTING THIS. [4]

Edited by megaeliz on Oct 20th 2020 at 5:41:18 AM

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#334460: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:45:13 PM

Seems like Evil Turtle is trying to demonstrate that he's the worst Republican: [1] [2][3]

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jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#334461: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:47:35 PM

So is his plan there to throw trump to the wolves? He sees him as a lost cause?...

Edited by jjjj2 on Oct 20th 2020 at 5:59:06 AM

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#334462: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:47:51 PM

[up][up]How's he doing that?

[down] More making the point about zero context links than anything, really.

Edited by sgamer82 on Oct 20th 2020 at 2:50:40 AM

jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#334463: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:48:30 PM

Cause the links state that he's telling trump not to agree to a COVID deal. nevermind you we're talking to Septimus.

Edited by jjjj2 on Oct 20th 2020 at 5:48:50 AM

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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#334464: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:54:02 PM

For anyone curious AOC will be doing a Get Out The Vote livestream appearance on Twitch at 9pm Eastern this evening, playing Among Us.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#334465: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:54:31 PM

At this point I think Moscow Mitch wants to keep any relief bill from passing just so they can pass the buck over to a Biden Administration and hamper any Democratic agenda with the all the serious work of the pandemic.

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#334466: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:55:31 PM

Heard about that. That doesn't surprise me too much given she appeared on hbomberguy's trans charity stream a while back and talked to him for a bit about how she grew up playing nintendo 64.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#334467: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:57:57 PM

I don’t think it’s so much about passing the buck to Biden as it’s about his ideological opposition to poor people. It’s not a manoeuvre for political gain, blocking government support to the needy is objective in of itself.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
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#334468: Oct 20th 2020 at 2:59:00 PM

Besides, I'm sure Biden would already have been taking that into account since months ago.

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#334469: Oct 20th 2020 at 3:21:23 PM

Apparently Trump bailed on a 60 Minutes interview only 45 minutes in. Afterwards, he attacked Lesley Stahl (the interviewer) on Twitter, so it's safe to say the whole interview went pretty poorly.

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#334470: Oct 20th 2020 at 3:29:55 PM

    Article text 

President Trump abruptly cut off an interview with the "60 Minutes" star Lesley Stahl at the White House on Tuesday and then taunted her on Twitter, posting a short behind-the-scenes video of her at the taping and noting that she had not been wearing a mask.

The bizarre events occurred after Mr. Trump had grown irritated with Ms. Stahl's lines of questioning, according to two people familiar with the circumstances of the taping.

One person briefed on what took place said that Mr. Trump had spent more than 45 minutes filming with Ms. Stahl and her CBS News crew, and that the taping had not wrapped up when the president's aides had expected it to.

So Mr. Trump cut the interview short, and then declined to participate in a "walk and talk" segment with Ms. Stahl and Vice President Mike Pence, the people said.

Shortly afterward, Mr. Trump posted a six-second video clip on his Twitter account that appeared to show Ms. Stahl at the White House after the interview ended. "Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me," Mr. Trump wrote, adding, "Much more to come."

In fact, Ms. Stahl had worn a mask at the White House up until the start of her taping with Mr. Trump, including when she first greeted the president, according to a person familiar with the interview.

The video posted by Mr. Trump shows Ms. Stahl immediately after the interview ended, as she conferred with two CBS producers, both of whom were wearing masks. The CBS crew was tested for the coronavirus prior to entering the White House on Tuesday, the person said.

Ms. Stahl has interviewed Mr. Trump twice since the 2016 election, including his first televised interview after winning the presidency. She also filmed with Mr. Trump at the White House in October 2018. Ms. Stahl was hospitalized with the coronavirus in the spring and has since recovered.

The president and Mr. Pence were participating in a "60 Minutes" episode set to air on Sunday. The episode is also expected to feature interviews with Mr. Trump's Democratic opponent, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California.

Mr. Biden taped his interview with the "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on Monday. He has not yet tweeted about it.

I find it patently ridiculous that Trump has the gall to snipe at Ms. Stahl when he is also the man who had to be forced into wearing a mask by public pressure and the one who has been holding these superspreader rallies.

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SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#334471: Oct 20th 2020 at 3:45:42 PM

Trump has no right to make fun of her when he’s literally dying from his own negligence.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#334472: Oct 20th 2020 at 4:06:18 PM

People who possess this "strongman" philosophy and mindset like Trump never notice how weak it makes them actually seem

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#334473: Oct 20th 2020 at 4:21:59 PM

Mr. Biden taped his interview with the "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on Monday. He has not yet tweeted about it.

That incredibly subtle dig, though.

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#334474: Oct 20th 2020 at 4:46:49 PM

Oh wow, the Trump campaign is super broke. From the New York Times

That suggests the Trump campaign committee entered the final month of the race with just under $63 million in the bank - likely only a fraction of what his opponent, Joseph R. Biden Jr., had.

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#334475: Oct 20th 2020 at 4:49:52 PM

That doesn't sound 'super broke' to me,then again,I can't really conceive of something like 62 million sitting a bank account

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