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Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 06:49 PM Jul 2016

Trump Continues to Waste Valuable Time, Begins Ramping Up Efforts to Win California

This campaign's plans and goals seem to change day to day on a whim. People will study his campaign in the future and realize how much time he wasted shifting from one stupid goal to another. He hasn't even started building an infrastructure in the states that he has to win and where he is down significantly. The stupidity of his campaign is actually making my head hurt.

Donald Trump’s promise to contest California in the general election was more than just talk. Though how much more remains to be seen.

On Tuesday, the campaign sent an email to supporters in California inviting them to a July 13 training session for the “Trump Leadership Initiative (TLI) Fellowship Program” in the city of Stanton, in Orange County.
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“TLI Fellows are the backbone of the Trump strategy to launch the largest, earliest, and most diverse ground operation in California history,” the email states. “Fellows will be trained and experienced in grassroots organizing, field operations, cutting-edge campaign technology, messaging & communications, and engaging in voter contact.”

California has been reliably blue in recent presidential elections, and its large Hispanic population has Republican leaders in the state worried that Trump’s candidacy could set the party back another generation there. So political analysts had greeted Trump’s claims ahead of California’s June 7 primary that he would return in the general election to contest the state with skepticism. So the campaign’s follow-through is noteworthy.



http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-california-225138#ixzz4DZqZkaBT



Seriously Trump


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Trump Continues to Waste Valuable Time, Begins Ramping Up Efforts to Win California (Original Post) Doctor Jack Jul 2016 OP
A Trump candidacy may well lose the GOP lapfog_1 Jul 2016 #1
Should have gone with TLIFP underpants Jul 2016 #2
California for tRump? MFM008 Jul 2016 #3
Please continue, Donald! NastyRiffraff Jul 2016 #4
The election may be 4 months away but we are getting down to the wire Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #5
You almost sound like you're hoping Donald Trump gets his act together! PJMcK Jul 2016 #10
From an objective standpoint, I am in awe of his stupidity Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #11
It's just incredible, isn't it? PJMcK Jul 2016 #15
See what happens when a black man does something well the first time and makes it look easy politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #21
Good mcar Jul 2016 #6
How long before these folks sue him for fraud? I'll bet he's charging them to Happyhippychick Jul 2016 #7
Please proceed Mr. Trump charlyvi Jul 2016 #8
I'm still not convinced he ever actually wanted to be president n/t arcane1 Jul 2016 #9
Well, wasting all of his money and the RNC's money on California Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #13
Same here Auggie Jul 2016 #14
I wonder how many credit cards the average Trumpist will max out to pay the entry fee? MohRokTah Jul 2016 #12
And Trump Leadership Initiative is a steal at only....wait for it!... sdfernando Jul 2016 #16
Trump is going to advertise his name in states with bigots who have a The Second Stone Jul 2016 #17
Is the “Trump Leadership Initiative (TLI) Fellowship Program” being put on by the politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #18
He's counting on the GOP floor in the other states, but this is REALLY STUPID uponit7771 Jul 2016 #19
How do we encourage this? Downtown Hound Jul 2016 #20

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
5. The election may be 4 months away but we are getting down to the wire
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:01 PM
Jul 2016

In terms of setting up logistics. Trump has almost no time left to get operations up and running in valuable swing states. He is wasting what little time he has left and his extremely limited resources on trying to win one of the most reliable blue states in the country. I'm perfectly fine with him doing this but it difficult to understate what a massive mistake this is.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
11. From an objective standpoint, I am in awe of his stupidity
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:10 PM
Jul 2016

I have never seen anything like this in modern American politics. The boneheaded moves that this guy makes are astonishing.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
15. It's just incredible, isn't it?
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:13 PM
Jul 2016

I don't remember if I've wrote this to you, Doctor Jack, but I've been a New Yorker since 1975 and We've had to endure a nearly daily dose of tabloid exposure of all things Trump. He's a pig and that's an insult to pigs.

It blows my mind that millions of our fellow citizens are going to vote for this man. What happened to our country?

Without any doubts, I'm confident that Hillary Clinton will make America greater than its ever been!

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
21. See what happens when a black man does something well the first time and makes it look easy
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 09:09 PM
Jul 2016

The Trumps of the world think it must be easy and that they can do it better, faster, sooner, for less. Good luck with the TLI FP as well as the ABCDEFG, Mr.Trump.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
8. Please proceed Mr. Trump
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:03 PM
Jul 2016

Spend millions of dollars there, millions and millions. Spend much time there, too, talking.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
13. Well, wasting all of his money and the RNC's money on California
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:12 PM
Jul 2016

is certainly the best move if he wants to lose the election.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
12. I wonder how many credit cards the average Trumpist will max out to pay the entry fee?
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:11 PM
Jul 2016

HE MUST be basing this scam on Trump University, after all.

sdfernando

(4,935 posts)
16. And Trump Leadership Initiative is a steal at only....wait for it!...
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:15 PM
Jul 2016

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$30,000.00....and if you can't afford that, hit up your elderly grandmother!

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
17. Trump is going to advertise his name in states with bigots who have a
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:20 PM
Jul 2016

lot of money. Poorer states with poorer bigots aren't so important to use donor money to advance the brand name.

In short, he doesn't care if he wins, as long as his name gets press and advertising that doesn't cost him personally.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
18. Is the “Trump Leadership Initiative (TLI) Fellowship Program” being put on by the
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:25 PM
Jul 2016

Trump Institute or Trump University.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
20. How do we encourage this?
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:43 PM
Jul 2016

Yes Donald, trying to win California is not only possible but a brilliant strategy! And yes Mon Fuhrer, invading Russia is a great idea!

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