There's been lots of people worrying about Trump running third party. That's not gonna happen. I'd long suspected it, but it became very clear to me today when I saw a story on CNN. It wasn't about whether he would run or not - it was about his plan to aggressively solicit donations after he has the Republican nomination locked up.
You see, Trump is both a cheap bastard and not as wealthy as he claims. He especially doesn't have a ton of cash just sitting around waiting to be spent, as most of it is tied up in assets. So his claim to be self-funding is bogus, and he really needs to be the Republican candidate if he's going to fund-raise effectively. It just won't happen as a third party or independent, because he needs Republican Party lists and mechanisms to raise enough cash to actually participate in the general election.
He has strung along a lot of dupes with his "self-funding" schtick, all the time knowing that he had no plans to do that in the general election. He has been able to conserve his money by getting free media access to a degree no one ever has (or likely will in the future). He's spent very little, because it's his own money. And even what he's spent isn't really his own money - most of that has been "loaned" to the campaign, and he'll be repaying himself when the donations start rolling in.
Trump has no desire to spend a billion dollars of his own money on this campaign, and he's never planned to do so. His "self-funding" story has been like many of his other stories, designed to draw in suckers and too good to be true. There will be no advantage in this regard in the general election, as he will be grubbing for money just like everyone else. But it just may suck in enough folks to get him the nomination.
Take it to the bank - Trump will never run as a third party candidate or independent. He's not going to spend his own money, especially when he'd have almost no chance to win. It's not that big of a deal for him to lose if he's using donations, but he won't take the chance with his own money.
Link to article about Trump planning fundraising blitz below.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/donald-trump-fundraising-republican-nomination/index.html
You see, Trump is both a cheap bastard and not as wealthy as he claims. He especially doesn't have a ton of cash just sitting around waiting to be spent, as most of it is tied up in assets. So his claim to be self-funding is bogus, and he really needs to be the Republican candidate if he's going to fund-raise effectively. It just won't happen as a third party or independent, because he needs Republican Party lists and mechanisms to raise enough cash to actually participate in the general election.
He has strung along a lot of dupes with his "self-funding" schtick, all the time knowing that he had no plans to do that in the general election. He has been able to conserve his money by getting free media access to a degree no one ever has (or likely will in the future). He's spent very little, because it's his own money. And even what he's spent isn't really his own money - most of that has been "loaned" to the campaign, and he'll be repaying himself when the donations start rolling in.
Trump has no desire to spend a billion dollars of his own money on this campaign, and he's never planned to do so. His "self-funding" story has been like many of his other stories, designed to draw in suckers and too good to be true. There will be no advantage in this regard in the general election, as he will be grubbing for money just like everyone else. But it just may suck in enough folks to get him the nomination.
Take it to the bank - Trump will never run as a third party candidate or independent. He's not going to spend his own money, especially when he'd have almost no chance to win. It's not that big of a deal for him to lose if he's using donations, but he won't take the chance with his own money.
Link to article about Trump planning fundraising blitz below.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/donald-trump-fundraising-republican-nomination/index.html
