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Trump's lack of fundraising makes sense when you realize all the fat cat GOP donors are instead pooling their money for his go away bribe.
— Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) June 30, 2016
Talk about an embarrassment of riches — highlight on embarrassment. The Washington Post, paper of record in the company town whose major industry is politics, on “The many unknowns of the GOP convention”:
Dozens of well-known Republicans aren’t showing up. There’s no word yet on who will speak. A growing number of corporate sponsors are taking a pass. Groups of white supremacists and other agitators are on the way, while the official protest routes are frantically being redrawn after being thrown out in court. And then there’s the fight to dethrone the big star.
With less than three weeks to go, Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland is poised to be the most chaotic GOP gathering of the modern era…
The four-day meeting kicks off July 18 at a downtown basketball arena, with Trump scheduled to formally accept the nomination on July 21. Convention organizers denied reports that several sports figures would be speaking at the convention. There’s still no official word on who will speak or entertain the delegates. Lee Greenwood, who has performed his hit “God Bless the USA” at several GOP conventions, declined through a spokeswoman to say whether he’s attending. Singer Ted Nugent, a Trump fan, is skipping the convention despite numerous invitations to appear “due to our intensive concert touring schedule,” a spokeswoman said…
SCOOP: Trump camp lining up iconic sports figures to appear at GOP convention: Mike Tyson, Mike Ditka, Bobby Knight. https://t.co/3mfNeweat4
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 28, 2016
Seems like a good plan: Make the Republican National Convention as much like Celebrity Apprentice as possible https://t.co/ppAXcKB8zG
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 28, 2016
Ditka declines to talk at convention, says GOP has its "head up its ass," calls Republicans "a bunch of assholes" https://t.co/fLJVSCeH0j
— Dan Hinkel (@dhinkel) June 29, 2016
Team Trump yesterday: We've lined up @miketyson for convention https://t.co/h1CLtXKO9v
Tyson's rep now: "He'll be nowhere near Cleveland"
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) June 29, 2016
… Before completely focusing on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Trump first must quell a potential insurrection at his own convention. He’s preparing a team of 150 staffers and volunteers designed to corral votes, push potential changes to the party’s platform and, most importantly, block any attempt to unseat him.
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