An interesting take on Trump. The only bit I wonder about is his funding. Yes, he claims he's worth billions. But can he get his hands on that as cash? And more to the point, is he actually willing to spend his own money on his campaign?
I'm not too sure. I think he's more in the Richard Branson style of billionaire - he doesn't spend his own money. He uses his name to get partners who stump up most of the cash for his projects, and put his name on those projects. But he's not actually investing much - if any - of his own cash. It's a bit like why movie stars don't bankroll their own films. They could. But they know that's the first rule of Hollywood. You don't pay yourself. And I reckon that unlike other billionaires who are willing to spend their own dollar, he's not. We'll see... Adam On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wanted to pull this out of the Gutfield thread because it's tangentially > related, but worth noting. > > I generally agree with PGage that we're very much in clown car stage, so > everything at this point is just news filler. > > But there are two really important things to remember about Trump as it > relates to this board: > > For the first time in memory (if ever), the Republican National Committee > and Fox News Channel are in completely different worlds, and it's all about > how to handle Donald Trump. Because Trump draws eyeballs, and at the end of > the day, FNC is about eyeballs. If Trump is one or two in the polls right > now, he is red meat to FNC's viewership (which is even further right than > what the RNC is, much less wants). The Onion Op-Ed is spectacularly right: > "Admit It: You People Want To See How Far This Goes, Don’t You?" ( > http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/admit-it-you-people-want-see-how-far-goes-dont-you-50895). > And don't think FNC won't take every single Trump event, much to the RNC's > permanent consternation. There's absolutely no way he's not on the stage at > the first debate. And trust me: we're all gonna either watch it or the > highlights the next morning. > > The second is a little more roundabout. Fundamentally, what sinks > candidates is what floats 'em: cash. Specifically, their ability to raise > it. And at this moment, Trump could literally spend a billion dollars > without raising one penny from a Super Pac, the RNC...you name it. He wants > to insult Mexicans? Take cracks at John McCain? Guess how much that'll > affect his fundraising? It won't, because he doesn't have to! When Trump > actually decides to launch a media campaign, those commercials are going to > be spectacular! Doesn't matter how you define "spectacular". You know it. I > know it. > > Everyone can laugh in July, 2015. But why do I have this feeling we're > still gonna be laughing in February, 2016? > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
