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EarlG

(21,944 posts)
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:14 PM Apr 2018

Pic Of The Moment: Congrats To The Fiscally Responsible Republicans Of Morris County, NJ!



Morris GOP nearly broke

Poll suggests GOP lawmakers in New Jersey could be wiped out in November



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Pic Of The Moment: Congrats To The Fiscally Responsible Republicans Of Morris County, NJ! (Original Post) EarlG Apr 2018 OP
The funny part is trump didn't give them a break. CatMor Apr 2018 #1
I bet every one of his clubs raised prices and fees after he was elected. tanyev Apr 2018 #2
Yes, we know for sure he did at Mar A Lago. CatMor Apr 2018 #3
a break? Larrybanal Apr 2018 #7
hope that happens all over the place, over and over and over again! Kali Apr 2018 #4
K&R Gothmog Apr 2018 #5
Trump just eliminated the middle-man... Frustratedlady Apr 2018 #6
Suckers dalton99a Apr 2018 #8
Republicans Always Leave a Deficit erpowers Apr 2018 #9
Trump making money Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #10
Who is Greg Gutfield and why is he worth $30,000 as a speaker? mainer Apr 2018 #11
I love fiscal conservatives... Nitram Apr 2018 #12
SUCKERS! OMGWTF Apr 2018 #13
No problems, tell them they'll make it all up in volume. Tell them to schedule as many as possible. marble falls Apr 2018 #14
Fundraiser at Trump property mimics a Trump business. Beartracks Apr 2018 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Apr 2018 #16
Keep campaigning, Trump! Initech Apr 2018 #17
I Love It! I'm sure the MSM will cover this as being an embarassing 'failure.' But... TrollBuster9090 Apr 2018 #18
I can't help but laugh at them for obviously fundraising at the wrong place/worst place ever!! SWBTATTReg Apr 2018 #19
We've seen what these fiscal conservatives did to our deficit and national debt IronLionZion Apr 2018 #20
Deplorables will give Trump their last penny. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #21
And then blame the librul "takers" for why they're so broke. flibbitygiblets Apr 2018 #25
Repukelicans apkhgp Apr 2018 #28
Flibbity, the oligarchs appear to be winning. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #32
But no doubt Trump made money. And that's what really matters. /s argyl Apr 2018 #22
A fool and his money are soon parted. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #23
The RNC won't be putting a nickel into NJ, come November. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #24
sounds like a profit of $64,487 for donnie. unblock Apr 2018 #26
Trump supporters are so stupid, they'll tout this as an example John Fante Apr 2018 #27
Trump chumps Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 #29
May all their future fund raising... 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #30
$30,000 went to Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld, LOLOLOLOL Exotica Apr 2018 #31
 

Larrybanal

(227 posts)
7. a break?
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:31 PM
Apr 2018

profiting off the presidency is all trump has now that it is apparent that he is not going to be showered with adoration

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
6. Trump just eliminated the middle-man...
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:29 PM
Apr 2018

Sounds like he's been using funds from the RNC anyway, so he might as well take it upfront. Am I wrong?

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
9. Republicans Always Leave a Deficit
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:49 PM
Apr 2018

So, now we know why Republicans are so bad at balancing the government budget. They cannot even balance their own budgets. You should not expect someone who cannot balance his own budget to be able to balance someone else's budget, or a government budget.

Beartracks

(12,806 posts)
15. Fundraiser at Trump property mimics a Trump business.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 02:51 PM
Apr 2018

Why, you could bankrupt a casino with that kind of success!

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Response to EarlG (Original post)

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
18. I Love It! I'm sure the MSM will cover this as being an embarassing 'failure.' But...
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:19 PM
Apr 2018

But it doesn't sound like a failure to me! Sounds to me like Trump made himself $65,000 in one day, which was the whole idea!

I think Trump was more surprised than anybody when he got elected. But his whole goal of running for President in the first place was to boost publicity for his businesses, and make more money. Then, when he won, he figured, why not CONTINUE with that? What's the worse thing that can happen? I make a few million extra, and they end up IMPEACHING me?

SWBTATTReg

(22,102 posts)
19. I can't help but laugh at them for obviously fundraising at the wrong place/worst place ever!!
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:51 PM
Apr 2018

HHHaaaaa haha ha ha 'catch breath here' ha haha snort snort snort! Heh ha ha ohhhhhh....

Ohhh godddd, thanks so much for the laugh!!! I have tears in my eyes!!!

IronLionZion

(45,418 posts)
20. We've seen what these fiscal conservatives did to our deficit and national debt
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:52 PM
Apr 2018

Republicans need to be wiped out everywhere. Blue wave is coming

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
21. Deplorables will give Trump their last penny.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:53 PM
Apr 2018

And the shirt off their back. Wait 'till the real effects of the tax bill kicks in and they'll be begging for a refund, LOL.

Thanks for another great graphic, Earl!

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flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
25. And then blame the librul "takers" for why they're so broke.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 05:01 PM
Apr 2018

I know a trump fan who, although he makes a very decent living wage:
-Doesn't have a checking account (banks are stealing my money!)
-Drives around a gas guzzling old Suburban and then complains all his money goes to gas
-Speaking of which, is a daily smoker/drinker, and buys just one day's worth of supplies at a time, meaning daily (sometimes TWICE daily trips to the more expensive "convenience" store despite point above about gas cost & shitty MPG)
-Burns his garbage instead of paying for trash pickup (I don't even know where to start)
-Doesn't believe in abortion or sex ed, has two girls who were pregnant by 18 YO and now on welfare

He's actually a very nice person who'd give you the shirt off his back, but can't see how his own behavior is causing his problems; actually think there's conspiracy everywhere. Oh, and only watches Fox.

apkhgp

(1,068 posts)
28. Repukelicans
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 07:30 PM
Apr 2018

Every time I see or hear the words
Librul
Libtard
it is just another mark of how misguided and misinformed the Right Wing is. You are right when you "don't even know where to start" in talking about your friend or any one of the Repukelicans. They think they can run a country when they lose Taxpayer money like they do. They walk around Washington and all they do is line their own pockets. Then they want to know why the Democrats are getting mad.


KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
32. Flibbity, the oligarchs appear to be winning.
Tue Apr 24, 2018, 07:58 AM
Apr 2018

The collective lot of them - on an international scale - seem intent on instilling societies with morbid fear and so, many Americans like your friend are vulnerable. I've known several myself, and the experts say it's very difficult to reverse the damage. Wealthy people are using money we give them as profits from purchasing goods and services to fund fear campaigns via right-wing media.

That's an interesting story you shared. When I look back at my upbringing in a small Southern country town (50s and 60s), I see some good folks that would have been easily duped by our current right-wing media circus, but most would NOT. Back then, we had Cronkite, Huntley and Brinkley to set us straight with real facts and good old common sense prevailed. And, almost everyone took pride in getting a good education.

Somehow, at some time, we seem to have taken a collective dose of some drug that's made far too many of us allergic to knowledge, reasoning and civic duty. It would to take a lot of work and many decades to reverse that, if it's even possible. I just fear that so long as a number of billionaires are hell-bent on fear mongering and dumbing down our working class, nothing will change and it may get worse. If you have a solution, I'm all ears.

.......

BobTheSubgenius

(11,562 posts)
24. The RNC won't be putting a nickel into NJ, come November.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 04:03 PM
Apr 2018

They're going to have to pick their spots carefully, and some candidates are going to be tossed under the proverbial bus.

unblock

(52,188 posts)
26. sounds like a profit of $64,487 for donnie.
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 05:10 PM
Apr 2018

well, i imagine that there are a few variable expenses associated with hosting a fundraiser.

then again, i'm sure he'll stiff his suppliers, so not very much in the way of actual expenses....

 

Exotica

(1,461 posts)
31. $30,000 went to Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld, LOLOLOLOL
Mon Apr 23, 2018, 10:56 PM
Apr 2018
Morris GOP nearly broke
High costs of Trump club, Fox News speaker created money-losing fundraiser

https://newjerseyglobe.com/section-2/morris-gop-nearly-broke/

Morris County Republicans lost money on their winter fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club and have a paltry $13,956 in their warchest, according to a report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The money-losing event and the low cash-on-hand heading into a potentially competitive general election is expected to be an issue in the June election for Morris County Republican Chairman. One of the candidates, Ronald DeFilippis, is the Finance Chairman for the county GOP. He faces Rob Zwigard in a race that has already turned nasty.

The county GOP organization raised $58,335 at an event that cost them more than $64,000. The spent $24,487 at Trump National and paid Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld $30,000 to speak. Republicans repaid a $10,000 loan from State Sen. from State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville), but still owe $10,000 to DeFilippis, who loaned the money to help make a down payment on Gutfeld’s appearance.

High cost fundraisers, like a party at Yankee Stadium last year where they spend nearly $5,700 on two ex-Yankee players to make brief appearances, have left Morris without the cash to defend what looks to be a serious challenge from Democrats at the county level this fall. Last year, Morris Republicans reported raising just $76,218 – a relatively small amount for a county organization that hasn’t lost a freeholder race in 45 years. According to ELEC reports, much of that was spent on fundraising costs and overhead and not on Republican campaigns.

State Sen. Anthony Bucco (R-Boonton) nearly lost his seat last year, winning just 52% against Democrat Lisa Bhimani. In 2018, two Morris County congressional seats are in danger of flipping Democratic: the 11th, where Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen is retiring, and the 7th, where Rep. Leonard Lance faces a tough re-election campaign. Three freeholder seats are up this fall, as well as what is becoming an interesting race for county clerk. Democrats haven’t elected a county clerk since before the Civil War, but a judge’s ruling last week that Republican incumbent Ann Grossi distributed an illegal memorandum showing her failure to understand state election law has made Democrat Shala Gagliardi a real candidate for the seat.

At the February fundraiser, Republicans teased potential donors with the idea that President Trump would attend as a surprise guest – even asking for social security numbers in advance, something that would suggest a presidential appearance. Trump was at Mar-a-Lago and there was little possibility that he would be in New Jersey for President’s Day weekend.



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