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| Tired of Trump: Trump suffers huge fundraising dip, falls below DeSantis for 2022 |
| 2022-07-17 |
| [Washington Examiner] Donald Trump appears to be losing steam among Republican voters after his fundraising numbers have experienced a dip over the last few months — positioning himself behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has surpassed the former president in donations. Trump raked in at least $36 million during the first six months of 2022, a decrease from the $56 million he made during the same time period the year before, according to his campaign finance filings. The new numbers mark the first time Trump has raised less than $50 million in any six-month period since leaving the White House, and they put him below DeSantis, who raised about $45 million in the first half of this year, records show. Trump’s numbers may be slightly higher, as the tallies don’t include numbers raised from Trump’s Save America PAC that will be released later this month. The political action committee has raised at least $23,000 so far this quarter from WinRed, a Republican fundraising platform. There are limitations to comparing the two, as DeSantis is up for reelection, whereas Trump is not actively campaigning. But some strategists say it might be an indication of fatigue among GOP voters toward the former president. Trump’s fundraising has slowed in recent months, falling to an average of $200,000 a day in the last four months compared to about $300,000 a day in September, according to filings with WinRed. But this may be because donors are turning their attention to more urgent races as Republicans seek to gain control of Congress in November rather than to Trump, who has not yet announced any candidacy plans. Despite the lull in fundraising, Trump remains the favored candidate among GOP voters in a hypothetical matchup between other potential Republican nominees. Nearly 50% said they would vote for Trump if the GOP presidential primary was held today, with 25% saying they would back DeSantis, according to a poll by the New York Times and Siena College. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 I really like Trump and voted for him twice. But I am concerned about the sheer numbers of foaming-at-the-mouth Trump haters who give any opponent a fairly large base to work from. Granted the Democrats will demonize anyone the Republicans nominate, but someone else will at least start behind a much smaller 8 ball. |
| Posted by: Tom 2022-07-17 13:17 |
| #6 ^ There is that. In a second term, he would not be an "outsider" (though, still, ironically, he would remain the ultimate outsider) so he would not be under any pressure to recruit beltway creatures to give his administration "credibility." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-17 09:46 |
| #5 /\ He's got to take the recruitment program on 'the road' and out of the beltway. The beltway is a 'backstabbers and saboteurs' incubator. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-07-17 09:41 |
| #4 My biggest problem with Trump redux is I have no expectation that he would do any better than last time in surrounding himself with backstabbers and saboteurs. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-17 09:34 |
| #3 A Trump/DeSantis arrangement would be nice if the former can then focus on the economy and the latter be let loose to gut Deep State. That would provide DeSantis better stability when he does take the office. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-07-17 09:31 |
| #2 ^ Agreed. I just wish it didn't involve Florida giving up two more years of DeSantis as governor. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-17 08:49 |
| #1 Maybe Trump does not need more $$$$ than DeSantis? Note: With Trump only allowed to hold office 1 more term. DeSantis taking an initial VP slot on a Trump/DeSantis Admin can be seen as a win win. Since, VP's are already in a better position of running and winning over challengers. This would then allow 12 years of sanity and morality in the WH. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-07-17 08:41 |