The postelection blitz of fundraising has cemented Trump’s position as an unrivalled force and the preeminent fundraiser of the Republican Party, even in defeat. “Right now, he is the Republican Party,” said John McLaughlin, a Republican pollster who worked on Trump’s reelection campaign. What no one knew was that the LLC represented yet another intermingling of Trump’s political, financial and familial interests. Still, the Trump political apparatus has taken advantage of the grassroots energy and excitement over the two runoffs to juice its own fundraising. Announcing for president would trigger tighter rules on Trump’s political spending and added financial disclosures, including Trump’s personal finances, that simply operating a PAC would not.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2020 08:47 UTC