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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by jacob019 on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:34PM (#22369148)
I agree. There is no way a guy like Trump could have won without being independently wealthy. Will Trump spend one moment reflecting on the moral way to spend his enormous reelection campaign budget?
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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by goatinaboat on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:45PM (#22369262)
There is no way a guy like Trump could have won without being independently wealthy.

Are you sure about that? Trump raises massive donations at every rally.

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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by jacob019 on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @02:51PM (#22369336)
Now he is popular, but in 2016 the $66 million of his own money that he spent on his campaign was vital to his election bid.
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