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His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 106 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I think it's hilarious that he's supposedly a billionaire yet the RNC and their various related PACs are willing to go broke for him even though he is unpopular enough that the candidates he endorsed lost in the midterms. He's losing them elections left and right and yet they still can't stop themselves from throwing money at him.
He's like King Midas but everything he touches turns to shit.

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 69 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he packed the court, he personally killed roe, and he gives americans they hate the most, women/brown people/homosexuals nightmares. he is their god. they don't care about anything else. racists would throw their own children into fire if it meant mud people might get it worse than they have it now. it really is that simple.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states’ rights, and all that stuff, and you’re getting so abstract. Now, you’re talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites.…

Lee Atwater, on how the Republican party wins the votes of racists without appearing blatantly racist

[–] teft@startrek.website 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Ne’er a more apt moniker, so good.

[–] MxM111@kbin.social -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In reverse. Everything he touches goes to shit.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

“Mierda” is Spanish for “shit”.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't get the reverse part?

"Everything he touches goes to shit." That is literally what it means.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20Mierdas%20Touch

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah! My bad! I read as Midas.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed, and we will deserve it." - Lindsey "Spineless" Graham.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

[5 minutes later…]

“I should go suck trumps dick, just to hedge my bets…” - also lindsey graham

[–] Arsenal4ever@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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But you see, he’s only broke because the very very mean libs stole the election from him which forced him to try to overthrow the government. Then they led all kinds of witch hunts against him after he tried to show that he was right and expose election fraud. None of this is his fault!!! He’s innocent! He averted nuclear Holocaust!! /s

[–] 8BitRoadTrip@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago