Trump's campaign reveals just how very little money they have left
Source: Raw Story
Sarah K. Burris
September 20, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced that his campaign brought in a massive campaign haul during the Democratic convention last month ahead of the August campaign finance filing. President Donald Trump has attempted to keep his campaign numbers hidden with a late filing, and by Sunday evening it was clear why.
Trumps total haul for August, when he got a weeks worth of free media from the Republican convention, was just $61.7 million. The campaign spent almost all of it, $61.2 million.
The campaign still has about $900,000 in debt. His cash on hand is just $121 million in the bank.
Trumps big donor support has dropped by 61 percent as he refuses to turnout for virtual events.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/trumps-campaign-revealed-just-how-very-little-money-they-have-left/
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)And didnt use taxpayer money and properties for campaigning
Karadeniz
(22,564 posts)Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)They still haven't paid their bill to El Paso. I think it may result in a lien someday. We could really use that dough.
Wicked Blue
(5,850 posts)or to an undisclosed location
Renew Deal
(81,870 posts)But the low haul for August is nice.
kurtcagle
(1,604 posts)These are August numbers. They don't reflect the Atlantic article, don't reflect RBG, don't reflect two major hurricanes and Western Wildfires, nor hitting the 200K milestone for Covid-19, nor the disastrous Trump Town Hall. They may very well be in the red by now.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)I mean, maybe they can find vendors that will accept being paid directly in rubles...
CloudWatcher
(1,851 posts)They are probably being very efficient ... at moving money out of the campaign into their own pockets.
And $900,000 in debt? Who in the right mind would loan this campaign money?
Wicked Blue
(5,850 posts)kurtcagle
(1,604 posts)Airtime for political ads tends to get bought up in blocks with upstream candidates often book-ending downstream candidates. When those don't get filled, the downstream candidates often end up being paired with the other party's upstream supports, weakening their effectiveness further. The funding gap is likely to also be reflective of federal and state GOP spending, which means fewer dollars going downticket. This is turning into a perfect storm for the GOP.
Wicked Blue
(5,850 posts)OrlandoDem2
(2,066 posts)Ahpook
(2,750 posts)Bet they've been pinching from the till as well.
jorgevlorgan
(8,327 posts)But don't count out the possibility of money coming from other, less scrapulous sources.
Thekaspervote
(32,789 posts)Without ads or media spends. Just keeping the doors open.
lettucebe
(2,336 posts)If it's a week he's in real trouble, ha ha, and good for him
Thekaspervote
(32,789 posts)moonscape
(4,673 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,327 posts)We need to stay vigilant.
keithbvadu2
(36,887 posts)How much has Ivanka skimmed for the family?
Firestorm49
(4,037 posts)Donald is now playing Donalds game. Its nothing new. Quite documented actually.
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Then when services or goods are rendered/delivered, he stiffs the remaining balance due 'complaining' about the quality of the goods or services.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Trump agreed to something like $10 million. Ended up paying $2-3 and told the guy to either take it or spend years in court. Im sure theres many more people with similar stories.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Trump's a loser who is even bad at cheating.
mucifer
(23,560 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)Warpy
(111,332 posts)It can't be much of a shocker that they blew through nearly a billion bucks having a great time while watching him dive in the polls.
And no, I don't feel a bit sorry for him, he's done far too much to piss me off.
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)They go to the rallies.
Xolodno
(6,398 posts)Most probably are on unemployment, suffering from his ill conceived trade wars or still waiting for that coal revival.
niyad
(113,532 posts)"Crying poor". And the cultists will pitch right in.
IronLionZion
(45,516 posts)Compared to the billionaire stable genius's $61.7 million.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)It's the only thing he is really good at.
Wicked Blue
(5,850 posts)Besides, he's already morally bankrupt
groundloop
(11,521 posts)I have no doubt that multiple people in his campaign are skimming money for themselves, including the skimmer-in-chief and his offspring.
dlk
(11,575 posts)Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)"It's time to load up the old coffers". The reason he's not getting the big money because they already know he's grifting the campaign funds like he did the inauguration. Fool me once...............?
dlk
(11,575 posts)There are too many avenues for personal enrichment to ignore.
marble falls
(57,172 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)They always lie.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,651 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)They are the greatest! I started checking out your blog. Enjoying it!
Fiendish Thingy
(15,651 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,951 posts)Spoke the guy who lost money running a casino lots of times.
TeamPooka
(24,250 posts)I'd bet every cent I own on that.
Xolodno
(6,398 posts)TeamPooka
(24,250 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)Remember it is Donald, not President Trump, Mr Trump, or Donald Trump, it is just plain Donald. They say he hates being called Donald.
Lonestarblue
(10,053 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,850 posts)Waaaaaaaack!
Might be entertaining.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)qazplm135
(7,447 posts)ACT BLUE raised almost twice as much money as Trump did the entire month of August.
captain queeg
(10,238 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,640 posts)I don't see anyone named Trump cutting a check.
SunSeeker
(51,664 posts)xfreedom2020
(12 posts)Not good for the ego
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)ON EDIT: Hell just come to expect the media to cover his WH pressers, hell schedule more of them, and hell use them as campaign rallies. I think he thinks thats his fallback. The media should just refuse to air them, or make sure Biden gets equal time.
Mr. Sparkle
(2,940 posts)where i imagine most of the republican money is held and spent these days. Gop donors don't want to give directly to trump, to stop him from taking it for himself.