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packman

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16. IT'S NOT ABOUT RUNNING AGAIN

Reply to tenorly (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 01:18 PM

May 2017

It doesn't make any sense - EXCEPT- it probably doesn't cost him anything, AND it keeps the Trump brand in the public eye AND it reassures his base that he is doing something (laff, laff, gag).
The money pot is being filled and that is what is important to him.

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CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS all ban Trump's new campaign ad [View all] tenorly May 2017 OP

Great! They need to do a whole hell more of this! VigilantG May 2017 #1

What kind of psycho 'campaigns' three months after taking office? WTF? CurtEastPoint May 2017 #2

Reality TV star Turbineguy May 2017 #3

The kind that is wholly empty to be sure JDC May 2017 #11

The kind who wants to raise money the entire four years in "campaign" mode. forgotmylogin May 2017 #14

he has had a 2020 pac, apparently, since the day he began to soil the people's house. niyad May 2017 #17

Someone w dementia, who reverts to doing the things Alice11111 May 2017 #22

1 Minute to Wapner aeromanKC May 2017 #28

Kmart sucks. CurtEastPoint May 2017 #41

Ivanka will read Scarsdale May 2017 #33

Yeah, it's about as bad as we can get...I hope. Alice11111 May 2017 #38

Listen, this is the new world. WE should be out there with ads refuting all his lies. Squinch May 2017 #26

He is a genius at that...using the media for self promotion. Alice11111 May 2017 #39

A delusional one that is seeking the adoration of others to avoid facing the truth cstanleytech May 2017 #30

The entire world Scarsdale May 2017 #34

That's what I think also. montana_hazeleyes May 2017 #43

I went to youtube to look at the ad. no_hypocrisy May 2017 #4

A nod to his anti-Semitic base no doubt. tenorly May 2017 #7

She has dogged our Fake Secretary of State.What an honor Alice11111 May 2017 #24

... sheshe2 May 2017 #5

So when the lie is about them Phoenix61 May 2017 #6

And lies re Hillary were okay too...Geez..n/t monmouth4 May 2017 #8

This is why they need Faux News. tenorly May 2017 #9

Exactly. No sense of decency/responsibility about the larger lies. JudyM May 2017 #42

The entire ad is a lie. Dawson Leery May 2017 #10

A little pleasantly surprised by this. It sure didn't stop them when they swift boated Kerry by still_one May 2017 #12

Good point. tenorly May 2017 #13

Really! Good point! It still makes my blood boil to know Alice11111 May 2017 #25

Even a dog knows... B Stieg May 2017 #15

IT'S NOT ABOUT RUNNING AGAIN packman May 2017 #16

That's a start/ Ms. Toad May 2017 #18

They basically gave him free ads for months BEFORE the elction! BigmanPigman May 2017 #19

Yes, billions of dollars in free ads...that is his talent...self Alice11111 May 2017 #27

So they'll let him get away with other lies wryter2000 May 2017 #20

This plays into their hands oberliner May 2017 #21

In a way it does, since it allows them to play the victim. tenorly May 2017 #23

It was a very stupid and dishonest ad Gothmog May 2017 #29

We need to send them all encouragement to hold the line on Trump's lies. nikibatts May 2017 #31

So what happens to his PAC monies when after he's impeached? Ligyron May 2017 #32

I think they can divert the funds to similar causes, but they Alice11111 May 2017 #35

Not to worry. FAUX will run it 24/7/365. n/t TygrBright May 2017 #36

So if the fake news gets cut they're okay with the rest of his lies? CrispyQ May 2017 #37

Played in STL this past week!! benld74 May 2017 #40