Trump Spending What Little Money He Has on Shoring Up Convention Support

[Doctor Jack]

Just a few months before the election, Trump is spending what little money his campaign has, not on ads, ground game, or hiring advisors but on busing in as many supporters as possible to prevent a coup at the convention. This means that Trump will probably won't be able to run any tv ads or even begin to build a campaign apparatus until August, about 12 weeks before the election. Keep in mind, most presidential campaigns begin hiring staffers and building a ground game roughly 2 years before an election. Trump is going to try to do it just a few days before early voting starts in some crucial states and a few weeks before the election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-convention-rules-change_us_57708fd0e4b017b379f6510f

[WhiteTara]

1. But it will be huuuuge and the best convention ever

and everyone will love it. You better believe it.

[PJMcK]

2. You forgot your sarcasm tag (wink, n/t)

[WhiteTara]

4. Well, I was really just quoting

the cheeto faced fool!
He's going to be winning so much that we'll all be sick of winning!

[PJMcK]

5. Well, we'll be sick anyway! (n/t)

[WhiteTara]

10. Just looking at him makes me sick!

[Doctor Jack]

3. Haha, they can't even find anyone willing to speak at it

Most well known republicans and even a lot of 2nd and 3rd tier republicans are refusing to attend, let alone speak. They only people confirmed to speak so far are Trump and his dumbass kids. What an absolute shit show this is going to be. I might need to buy a 30 case of beer and all of the popcorn at the grocery store for this one.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/hardly-anybody-wants-to-speak-at-trumps-convention-224815

[Jerry442]

6. I'm not sure watching a slow-motion train wreck will be all that much fun.

No matter how much you hate the engineer.

[WhiteTara]

9. Well who needs speakers when you have such a winner

in Trump?!? He's huuuuge, I'm telling you, Huuuuge!

[Kaleva]

13. Don't count out Scott Baio

[Doctor Jack]

14. Chachi is going?

[voteearlyvoteoften]

7. He gets endless free media

All he has to do is continue to be outrageous.

[Doctor Jack]

8. And that has him down by double digits in several polls

Seems that strategy flamed out months ago.

[Tal Vez]

11. Can you watch Wayne Newton for three nights in a row?

[LanternWaste]

12. I think I'll be watching the GOP convention

I think I'll be watching the GOP convention for the first time since 1984. It may actually be the historic swan song of the 6th Party System. I'm guessing (hoping) a rather dramatic amalgam of confusion, emotion, a few fists, counter-counter-counter protests and as Opus might say, "all full of higgedly-piggedly"