While Clinton’s campaign spent $3 million in July on a staff of about 700 people, according to the New York Times, the paper reported that Trump had spent about $500,000 on payroll and related expenses for a staff of fewer than 200.
And this is why huge rallies don’t win elections. If Trump reached 200,000 people with his rallies and spent $2M on the rallies, he reached far fewer people than the extra 500 staffers Clinton has for the same money if they only reached 40 people each. And I’ve worked phone banks or gone door-to-door where I’ve reached that many people in an afternoon.
Even if the dollars don’t match as neatly as I did above (and forgetting that Clinton rents spaces, too), it’s still a silly way to spend campaign money if your goal is to reach people.
Number 5 is number 1. I mean that if you trace all the money, I bet Trump himself is getting a slice, or somehow profiting personally.
Even the strange arena speeches–while not doing any good politically, I bet they are rehearsals for a post-election scam of pseudo-revival-tent events, where the trumpsters will be fleeced and released.
I’ll bet Trump moves his lips when he watches TV and becomes animated when there are bright colors displayed.
I hope Parscale got his money up front.
Hell, if I was any entity in HO’s organization, I’d make the campaign pay up front.
(OK, third level money thing. If the HO campaign ends by owing money to the HO company, can the company write it off as a loss and take the tax deduction?)
Maybe if they paid any taxes they could write it off.
The East Coast Kardashians are in on the long con.
The only thing that makes any sense about this is the money spent on Trump swag = that’s very Trump.
Don’t read too much into the swag expenses. I’ve run swag operations for political groups. They are a great way to bring in a lot of small dollar amounts and there’s a huge profit margin. If the campaign is directly selling swag to people then what you are seeing is not out of the ordinary. The purchase of swag is a reportable item as a campaign expense just as the contributions to pay for them are reportable.
That being said, it’s a friend of Jared Kushner who’s bringing in most of those swag bucks from the campaign but as long as the campaign is paying what can be considered fair market value it’s probably legal.
In just July! Obviously, Donald isn’t much of a fiscal conservative.
Proving there are no illegal arenas immigrating across the border.
The man can only eat so many taco bowls in a month.
Evidently, Trump and Ailes’ post-election media plan is a QVC startup. All Trump Swag. All The Time. All Must Watch.
Duh! There has to be some purpose to this.
Yep - that’s why it makes sense to me. It’s just like Trump steaks, Trump champagne and Trump Towers.
I don’t always spend $8 million bucks on digital media with an “old friend” in Texas, but when I do…I know I haven’t seen the last of those 8 million buckaroos. 
He’s definitely the next best thing to a televangelist. He’s a televangelist without Jebus, bible or morals. O wait, none of them have morals.
But no mention of Trump “Crackers,” I wonder why?
But no mention of Trump “Crackers,” I wonder why?
It’s not “upending” politics unless he wins.
Right now, the only thing being “upended” is his chance of winning.
Also, Trump is clearly not shaking hands with Parscale. Photo caption is incorrect.
Wanna get lost in my rock n’ roll and grift away…
Don’t forget he’s also inflating his fundraising numbers by roping in Trump Org people to work on the campaign and reporting their salaries as donations from himself.
$8 Million for “Trump’s digital campaign” ???
Isn’t it still free to have a Twitter account?
It’s a scampaign designed to funnel money to tRump, his kids, and to tRump affiliated companies. The people giving money to prop up this scam are really getting fleeced.