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Paul K. Ogden's avatar

The points about why Republican Never Trumpers should not support Gov. DeSantis is dead on correct. By the way, yesterday I received NINE emails from the Trump people wanting money. This is despite the fact I have never given TFG a thin dime, or a thick one either. I used to get like 4 Trump emails a day. Then it was 6. Now it's nearly double digits.

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Terri's avatar

I received 9 emails and 5 texts. I am a registered republican as I am in a very red state and want say in the primary but I don't vote for republicans in the general election and haven't for over a decade. I have NEVER donated while Trump was in office and I haven't donated in over a decade since the tea partiers took over. The texts are shaming, or tantalizing (win a chance to have dinner with president trump - oh joy) or fear mongering. It is disgusting but I guess it works since they seem to get money from people using this strategy.

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Paul K. Ogden's avatar

By the way, there is no "matching" of donations. Because of the nature of political contributions, it's not possible to match claims. It's just fraud. The Trump campaign is most prevalent about making such matching claims, but they were not the first. Other Republican and Democratic candidates have done it. The FEC has said campaigns are engaging in fraud by making matching claims, but they don't take action to stop them.

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Mike S's avatar

Ditto. Never gave a nickel, and the name they have for me in their database is "Trump Should Resign". I am often referred to as "one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters" and a "strong ally". Every day I get the "last chance" for a 550% match. I have "won" a Trump-Herschel Walker football several times now. It's hilarious, yet mind-boggling and depressing that such over-the-top bullshit gets sent out in the name of a POTUS.

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