President Trump is furious that Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry. The impeachment inquiry thus is the ultimate grievance since it threatens his grip on the White House — and the hopes of his hardcore supporters. A Trump campaign official said 50,000 new small-dollar donors quickly signed up after the impeachment inquiry announcement, expanding a valuable network that can be tapped again and again for dollars and volunteer efforts. “They are trying to stop ME because I am fighting for YOU!” reads one of the Facebook ads. Former hedge-fund manager Tom Steyer, the second-place Democratic spender on Facebook in the last week, has built his entire campaign around impeachment.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 01, 2019 23:15 UTC