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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts) Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:00 PM Feb 2016

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I heard something on NPR that made the trump campaign make sense ...

the report indicated that trump is paying himself to run for president. The report indicated that, typically, self-funded candidates lend their campaign money ... but in trump's case, he has set up companies that sell memorabilia (like hats and tee-shirts), those companies then pay trump their receipts. He, then, takes that money and lends it to his campaign.

I just knew there had to be a scam afoot!

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I heard something on NPR that made the trump campaign make sense ... (Original Post) 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 OP

if this comes down mercuryblues Feb 2016 #1

It will be a brokered convention Glamrock Feb 2016 #2

Hahahahahha On the Road Feb 2016 #6

The Trump campaign reminds me of the Producers Gothmog Feb 2016 #3

Springtime for Hitler and America... KamaAina Feb 2016 #4

Which is why those who quit say they are "suspending" their campaign. lpbk2713 Feb 2016 #5

mercuryblues

(14,532 posts)

1. if this comes down

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:07 PM

Feb 2016

a brokered convention and Trump is not the victor, he will sue the GOP.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)

2. It will be a brokered convention

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:09 PM

Feb 2016

And he will run a 3rd party campaign.

On the Road

(20,783 posts)

6. Hahahahahha

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:37 PM

Feb 2016

That is exactly what he will do if that happens.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

3. The Trump campaign reminds me of the Producers

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:09 PM

Feb 2016

This is a campaign that was designed to fail and is succeeding despite Trump's best efforts to kill it

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

4. Springtime for Hitler and America...

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:10 PM

Feb 2016

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

5. Which is why those who quit say they are "suspending" their campaign.

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:15 PM

Feb 2016

They don't want to interrupt the money flow by saying they are actually quitting.

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