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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 04:41 PM Jun 2016

King of Clowns, Donald Trump, Does Not Have a Campaign

Donald Trump Does Not Have a Campaign
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-does-not-have-campaign-n586356



Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign - and it's becoming a serious problem.

Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination with allies and a message that's prisoner to Trump's momentary whims.

"Bottom line, you can hire all the top people in the world, but to what end? Trump does what he wants," a source close to the campaign said.

In reporting on Trump's operation, NBC News talked to three Trump aides and two sources working closely alongside the campaign, all of whom requested anonymity in order speak freely.

Veteran operatives are shocked by the campaign's failure to fill key roles. There is no communications team to deal with the hundreds of media outlets covering the race, no rapid response director to quickly rebut attacks and launch new ones, and a limited cast of surrogates who lack a cohesive message.
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PJMcK

(22,022 posts)
1. Does Donald Trump's campaign have any money?
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 04:45 PM
Jun 2016

It's been said that Donald Trump hasn't put up enough of his own money for the campaign. Coupled with the credible questions about his actual net worth, maybe he wants to spend as little money as possible to limit his personal financial exposure.

 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
2. This seems to be some sort of publicity lark for him, with no purpose aside from the
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 05:10 PM
Jun 2016

day to day fulfillment that it gives him.

A kind of 'let's see how how far I can go' before he drops it and moves onto to something else.

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
3. he loves getting attention. Doesn't matter if it's bad attention, it's attention. It's what he needs
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 05:56 PM
Jun 2016
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