When Vice President JD Vance stepped on stage in Michigan on Monday, it was MAGA Inc. writing the check for the campaign event. It was a rare bit of spending in a battleground state from a powerful political organization that has mostly been missing in action this year.

With just over two months to go before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is still sitting on most of his colossal war chest, and he’s been growing his money pile instead of spending it.

Even though the president and his team insist they’ll open their wallet soon, frustrations are growing as Republicans try to maintain control of Congress despite headwinds partially of Trump’s own creation. While the president remains the party’s best asset in turning out its base, he is historically unpopular, with low marks on his handling of the economy and the ongoing war in Iran that most Americans say was not worth fighting.

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    9 days ago

    He’s doesn’t have to fund any campaign, he plans to steal the election and make Congress a facade any way.

    This is the guy who said you’ll never have to vote again, along with his cockriders who wore Tshirts that said, “Dictator From Day One!”

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      If history serves them well, most dictators’ fate ends in demise.

      Would love to see an orange mussolini piniata! Would be so funny!

      But, Americans are weak to consumerism/capitalism and are just okay with complacency no matter what. The Party will take away and leave just enough to keep them complacent.

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      9 days ago

      Isn’t it a facade already? This dude should have been impeached 200 times over. Its literally being held captive by Nazis who refuse to take action.

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        We’re in a bubble. The nazis were too. It’ll pop and things will go back to the center.

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          7 days ago

          Depends on which bubble pops. If its the climate one first, we are all royally fucked.