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(8,888 posts) Tue Oct 25, 2016, 05:20 PM Oct 2016

Trump halts big-money fundraising, cutting off cash to the party [View all]

Source: Washington Post

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has effectively shut down his high-dollar fundraising operation for the rest of the campaign, a highly unusual move that deals another serious blow to the GOP's effort to finance its get-out-the-vote operation before Election Day.

Steven Mnuchin, Trump's national finance chairman, said in an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday that Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee between the party and the campaign, held its last formal fundraiser on Oct. 19. The luncheon was in Las Vegas on the day of the final presidential debate.

"We’ve kind of wound down," Mnuchin said. "But the online fundraising continues to be strong."

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/25/trump-halts-big-money-fundraising-cutting-off-cash-to-the-party/?wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation

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Trump halts big-money fundraising, cutting off cash to the party [View all] HAB911 Oct 2016 OP

By trying to sabotage Trump, the RNC has managed to turn their OWN NOMINEE into their worst enemy. forest444 Oct 2016 #1

he's really phoning it in, isn't he? unblock Oct 2016 #2

Yep, he's a real phony! DemInND Oct 2016 #16

Nope. That would be John Miller phoning in on Drumpf's behalf Fritz Walter Oct 2016 #35

Why don't they just all go off into a field and duke it out like real men ffr Oct 2016 #3

hilarious barbtries Oct 2016 #4

If he can't win greymattermom Oct 2016 #5

Pretty soon the GOP's get-out-the-vote saltpoint Oct 2016 #6

If only they had a taco truck, huh? CrispyQ Oct 2016 #51

: ) eom saltpoint Oct 2016 #52

Nice...Can't write this stuff.... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #7

As Nancy Pelosi might say...... DFW Oct 2016 #8

If the election goes as we hope...we may be adding an asterisk to Trump's good riddence... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2016 #10

Good. All the little suckers can waste their money. They'll be really happy with that. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #15

QUITTER!!!!!! LOLOLOL Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #18

Somebody knows he's lost! IronLionZion Oct 2016 #19

These actions are the things that may lead to a genuine Dawson Leery Oct 2016 #20

Nothing says LOSER canetoad Oct 2016 #22

Actually, that's "loosah". George II Oct 2016 #29

Go for it Donny! Botany Oct 2016 #23

At least everyone on board the Oceanos were able to get off the ship before it sunk. Not so... George II Oct 2016 #27

Jan 21st or 22nd the GOP powers that be met and planned to block everything President Obama .... Botany Oct 2016 #36

The word I had was that they were meeting even as the Inauguration Balls were underway on Jan. 20 George II Oct 2016 #43

Did he ever send much cash to the party? George II Oct 2016 #25

Trump has not changed since his childhood, if the others on the play ground did not play by Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #26

So soon? Won't it cost them a bundle to remove all of that Trump signage from his buildings? TonyPDX Oct 2016 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Oct 2016 #39

That article overlooks (maybe outside of it's specific mandate) Jarqui Oct 2016 #31

LMAO! As they say, "This is rich," hehe wordpix Oct 2016 #32

Brings to mind Branson's mtg where Trump trashed those unwilling to bail him out of bankruptcy. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #37

The Donald is in this for himself. Screw the party. Eugene Oct 2016 #40

didn't the rnc cut off some resources to him after the last debate??? niyad Oct 2016 #41

Its all but over for him, but elmac Oct 2016 #42

RNC: "we have no organized calendar of events for the next 14 days" brooklynite Oct 2016 #44

I'm surprised he waited this long. He's done. Stick a fork in him. lindysalsagal Oct 2016 #45

This is what Planning To Fail looks like.. BadGimp Oct 2016 #47

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