Trump supporters fume at the president's campaign for spamming them with 'sleazy' text messages

[Nevilledog]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/trump-supporters-fume-at-the-presidents-campaign-for-spamming-them-with-sleazy-text-messages/

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is frantically spamming its supporters with text messages — and many of them are absolutely sick of it.

As flagged by Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch, several pro-Trump figures took to Twitter over the weekend to voice their displeasure with the Trump campaign’s texting strategy, which involves sending out panicky missives several times a day letting supporters know that they’re “failing” the president by not donating more money.

“You FAILED to use your 5x match,” reads one text message. “It EXPIRED… Why did you let us down? LAST CHANCE.”

“We texted you TWICE,” reads another. “Why did you let your 500% Trump House Patriot match expire AGAIN? We’ll give you 1 more chance.”

Many Trump supporters reacted angrily for being constantly shamed about their lack of financial support for the president.

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[empedocles]

1. trump is annoying in so many ways

[agingdem]

6. allow me to paraphrase a line from that great movie Animal House

''racist, corrupt, and stupid is no way to go thru life, son"....

[CanonRay]

2. Maybe they'll figure out he's just a greedy scam artist

[CaptYossarian]

29. Wait until they realize he's intentionally trying to lose.

He's living the same life he had before this gig and all he ever sees is that he's constantly in trouble.

Pay close attention to his words and actions. This is "The Producers" on a grand, but deadly scale. They're even counting how often he plays golf! How can he enjoy racial unrest that way?

Yeah, it used to be fun at first. Then it got to be too much. He finally realizes he's in over his head. He wants out.

Another reason to resign on November 4th.

[nattyice]

3. Good!

[Frustratedlady]

4. I can confirm that. I am still getting hit with RW crap and spot check to see what they are up to..

I get the feeling that a lot of those snide comments are via the advice of Donnie, Jr. He's a little snot (as we used to call mouthy little kids back in the day) and even tries to outdo himself.

There is a definite sense of panic in the emails. The PACs seem to be bringing in money, but if the Trumps think they are going to lose, maybe their main target, at this point in time, is their "bank account" -- also known as the campaign fund. Anyone who believes they aren't sucking funds from that are naive.

Just sayin'.

[lagomorph777]

15. We already know that Trump is funneling campaign funds to his businesses and family.

[CaptYossarian]

30. Just like the Inauguration money.

[luvallpeeps]

26. Hence his book "Triggered"

He does have that snotty thing going on. But don't feel sorry for him, remember he has that lovely Cruella Guilfoyle on his arm. Or Guilgoyle. Whatever. It sounds like a condition or disease. *I had surgery to remove that huge guilgoyle on my arm.*

[dhill926]

33. I believe the correct spelling is...

Gargoyle...

[Sugarcoated]

36. I agree

I was getting the texts until I got tired of the constant harassment and cancelled it. I was surprised at how threatening they sounded. Panicky.

[Jamastiene]

5. They need to wake up and realize that is what he really is.

He is a grifter. He wants someone else's money so he can POCKET it. He is even pocketing tax money right now. He's BEEN doing nothing but that since he got access to the WH almost four years ago.

His fucked up supporters need to cough it up and pay their hero or STFU at the rest of us. They sure like to remind us how rich they are and how rich he is. Time for them to pay up or shut up. I don't know who I despise more. Trump or his supporters.

[Mike 03]

7. It's like in the movie Slapshot. At some point the Charlestown Chiefs

hockey team just gives up trying to be a respectable hockey team and disintegrates voluntarily into a goon show, because they aren't good enough to win playing straight hockey.

[redstatebluegirl]

8. He is like a telemarketer that keeps changing numbers so it doesn't help to block them.

They just keep right on calling!

[Skidmore]

9. Are the billionaires dropping him? nt

[splunge63]

10. grifters gonna grift

it's what they do

[madinmaryland]

11. Grifters will Grift (even their own supporters)! nt

[MagickMuffin]

12. Why should they donate to a Lost Cause?

Maybe they aren't going to support you this time around.

One can only hope they have found all those marbles they lost the first go round.

[DSandra]

13. They have to wake up that they've been conned...

By perhaps the king of conartists...

[Wounded Bear]

14. Hell, I'm getting similar shit from Dems in my emails...

'Tis the season.

At least with Dems spamming me I don't have the "tired of winning yet?" meme.

Fun times.

[murielm99]

16. So am I.

I find it annoying.

[Drunken Irishman]

17. It's not similar at all.

The point isn't that they're getting spammed. It's that the tone of the texts are blatantly shame-level.

I get texts from Biden all the time but they're not rude, "you failed..." or "you let us down" texts.

Here are the most recent texts I've gotten from the campaign:

It's Joe Biden. Today marks 100 days until Election Day. If you can, donate today: https://joe.link/2CH6JMI

My team is hoping to bring in a few more donations from Utah before tonight.

Even just a few bucks will go a long way toward helping me defeat Donald Trump. Chip in again before midnight to help power this campaign through November 3.

....

$20. That is what we're asking you to contribute to help us reach tomorrow's 100 days out goal.

We're so close! But it's going to take grassroots donors like you in Utah and nationwide to hit this milestone.

With just one day left until we head into the final 100-day stretch of the election, chip in $20 now: https://joe.link/39sePoj

...

Biden HQ: Sunday marks 100 days until the election, Sean. Thank you so much for being a donor!

Donor: Yes -- thank you!
Suggested donation: $20

We're coming up to a critical milestone on Sunday, and we need your help to hit our goal. Chip in another $20 to help reach this goal: https://joe.link/3fYHbcm

...

You won't want to miss this, Sean!

Joe and Pres. Obama recently met up to chat in-person. Since you're one of our top donors we wanted to make sure you saw it.

Don't miss a minute of 44 and 46's in-person chat. Watch the full video: https://joe.link/32Log0I

...

Biden HQ: Sean, we don't want to scare you, but we're coming up on 100 days out from Election Day.

We've been waiting for this chance since November 9, 2016, and we can't throw away our chance now. We need a surge of support from Utah to supercharge our campaign going into this final stretch.

Donate $20 today to hit our 100 day goal by Sunday and help Joe Biden defeat Donald Trump: https://joe.link/3fQwlFk

Annoying? A bit but not awful or rude. They make me feel part of the team, not like I'm about to get shaken down, you know?

[Fozzledick]

41. It's not just shaming, it's threatening.

The implication is that if you don't pay up now you'll be removed from their friends list and moved to their enemies list.

[central scrutinizer]

44. I get about 150 every day

I donated early to Biden and several Senate races and the national and state Democratic Committees. I’m sure they all share contact information so I’m getting requests from all over the country. I barely glance at the subject lines as I delete them. Often they are contradictory. “McConnell is laughing...” “McConnell is furious...”

[sop]

18. It's how televangelists play the game. Maybe Trump will start selling prayer rugs to the rubes.

[keithbvadu2]

28. Loud and clear

[0rganism]

19. apparently Trump's marketing research shows his supporters crave emotional abuse

the only reason those messages are going out is someone on the campaign staff thinks that's an effective way to raise money

[Wounded Bear]

20. Have long suspected the whole Repub Party suffers from battered spouse syndrome...

"Thank you sir, may I have another?"

[0rganism]

21. for them "the cruelty is the point"

seems like that must be the power-to-powerless relationship they've learned in their day-to-day lives
they extrapolate it to national politics -- no problem too complicated to be resolved with brutality and excessive force
still have a problem? then you haven't been punished enough! *wack wack wack*

[panader0]

22. "500% Trump House Patriot Match" my ass!

Who pays that? Nobody, it's BS I'll bet. donnie is just pocketing what's left after paying his son's
wives/girlfriends.

[keithbvadu2]

31. Good question! It seems kind of vague.

Good question!

[Volaris]

23. What did they expect?

They voted for him because hes a sleazy asshole conman. They dont get to shocked now that hes being a sleazy asshole conman TO THEM.

Dumbasses smdh

[WyattKansas]

24. Don Jr. is thinking about sending out malware to lock up phones and computers...

With the message that the victims must send them large donations to unlock their device.

[CaptYossarian]

35. He saw that Pink Panther movie too.

Dreyfus kept interrupting President Ford watching the Michigan football game on TV.

[luvallpeeps]

25. There was a young lady on twitter

(that sounded like the beginning of a limerick, but I digress), who would read the hilarious emails or texts from the trump campaign. She cracked me up. If I find it, I'll post it.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. Wait until they find out which golf course has their money

[marble falls]

32. I think he should double down. Why isn't he going after "Patriot House"?

[dlk]

34. What else can they expect? They know who & what Trump is

[LudwigPastorius]

37. Hey, they knew he was sleaze when they jumped on his racist bandwagon.

They should just be thankful Trump hasn't foreclosed on their house, bled their bank account dry, and grabbed them by the pussy.

[lindysalsagal]

38. Poor wittew billionaire needs to RIP off working class to win

I thought they liked him because he's so rich and successful. And Mexico's supposed to pay, right?

[CatLady78]

39. You have to admit that he has comedy value

The problem is merely that this is not the primary attribute one seeks in the presidents of super-powers with nukes......

[treestar]

40. He's a moron even to his own supporters

He really doesn't want to keep the job up. Like he didn't want to be elected in the first place. But his moronic supporters continue to want him in office anyway.

[RhodeIslandOne]

42. They deserve it

However, as someone who has donated to several Democratic candidates this cycle, the texting in general is overdone. Jamie Harrison texts me more than my boss.

[OregonBlue]

43. I don't know how I got on their list but I have been getting these. I blocked them and got

not one but 2 messages asking me if I realized I blocked them .