Never forget that for some people *cough* Trump *cough* elections are about money and profit.
I saw a headline yesterday that Trumps lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to the GOP; they weren't allowed to use his likeness in any fundraisers. Only he may do that. They summarily shit canned the letter; Trump is a public figure and former head of the organization. Of course they can, in their opinion.
And here's where things get interesting.
As I've noted before, at some point the RNC fundraising effort (you know the machinations, data, and fundraising for the GOP) was folded into the Trump campaign.
Politico broke that news, and you can read about it here:
And since, they've put the keystone cops in charge of it, and according to some it's basically a mess.
And this latest move by trump to control rights to his own likeness builds on that.
And while there are many examples of how this has gone wrong, one of the best summaries was in this article:
John Weaver, the chief political strategist for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, stressed that the Republican Party cannot afford to lose more members than it already has under Trump, especially given the changing demographics in the U.S. with a shrinking white majority and changes in voting patterns among those with a college degree.In the big picture, according to Weaver, any short-term gains for Trump are far outweighed by the long-term implications for the party's standing.
"We're in a demographic death spiral, and math isn't spinnable," Weaver said. "... There's a (party) re-alignment taking place right in front of us."
In many ways, they know that if "something" doesn't change, it could be bad news for the GOP.
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