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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Now that there are no real restrictions on the amount of money a business can contribute to a campaign you kind of do have to perpetually smooze if you want to get those hundreds of millions of dollars. As far as I know Obama pretty much did the same thing, although I don't know if he started as early.
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Originally Posted by djchameleon
He does it to stroke his ego. This is probably the sixth or seventh rally he has since becoming President. He rather be surrounded by his supporters than in Washington dealing with what he thinks are unloyal backstabbers.
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I see. I just don't remember anyone else doing it, though I'm far from knowledgeable about US presidential policy of course. I guess it's like taking a day away from the office?
On a slightly different subject, what do people think of his reinstating the ban on transgender people serving in the military, esp his reasoning?