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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's not close our eyes to this bad news:
Trump supporters eager to drain the swamp help fill Republican Party coffersFueled by a string of fundraising appeals from President Trump to his supporters, the Republican Party is on track to raise more money from small-dollar contributions than it has collected in more than a decade.
The influx of cash from Trumps base is helping the GOP amass a major advantage as the parties prepare to battle for control of Congress in the 2018 elections, with the Republican National Committee pulling in nearly twice as much money overall as its Democratic counterpart this year.
The RNCs success with small donors illustrates how the Republican Party, long a center of the political establishment, has managed to turn Trumps anti-Washington message to its advantage
We need to give and start giving now, according to our abilities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-supporters-eager-to-drain-the-swamp-help-fill-gop-coffers/2017/10/05/ec214f22-a53d-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpdonors-6pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.7d97f5fb202c
riversedge
(70,464 posts)the shithead. Says a lot about the state of our country. damn
Beartracks
(12,839 posts)riversedge
(70,464 posts)Beartracks
(12,839 posts)They'll elect an ignorant buffoon if that's who's running on their local, state, and -- as we've seen -- national ballot. Their love is easily bought.
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marybourg
(12,650 posts)who shares their hate and resentment!
Beartracks
(12,839 posts)Kaleva
(36,404 posts)They want to primary the incumbents and replace them with candidates like Moore.
greenman3610
(3,947 posts)marybourg
(12,650 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,823 posts)The small repuke donor gave ONLY to the rnc while the small donor dem gave MASSIVELY to the ACLU, SPLC, planned parenthood, environmental organizations and on and on to support a campaign of necessary push back against the fool in charge and his cronies. Remember, small donor, smaller donations having to put the money where it will do the most good.
It seems an overreach to say the dems don't care and aren't giving, or mad about the Bernie Hillary thing. We are giving, and might I say making a difference. IMHO as the 2018 elections draw closer, the dems, small donors and others will step up.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)As long as we are in the ballpark and our candidates dont get swamped in the getting out of their message, we are going to win 2018 big. People are disgusted by Trump and the inability of the Republicans in general to govern.