so with this attempt being made by not a democrat presumably, how exactly does trump gain anything from it now?

i was almost certain it would not have been a republican but rather a center or left leaning person, but now that its seeming like it wasnt, i dont see how this bolsters the voter base

He seemignly has one political donation on record, which went to ActBlue.




Regarding him being a registered Republican: this place looks very rural and probably uniformly Republican. It is not uncommon for people in deep blue or deep red districts to register for the hegemonic party in their place, even if they belong to the other side of the political aisle, so that they can at least exert some influence via the primaries. This issue comes up quite frequently when Republicans from places like NYC decide to run for office and have to answer thorny question about why they were registered as Democrats until recently.

So just to make this clear: party registration isn't 100% infallible when it comes to deducing a stranger's political orientation. Granted, neither is a single, minor donation.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jul 14 2024 12:35am

Where'd that come from? I'll dig into it.

Democrats were also changing political affiliation at that time to push candidates they knew wouldn’t win.

Btw, is it even possible to make political donations before your 18th birthday?

ActBlue doesn't allow donations from people under 18.

https://secure.actblue.com/privacy

There is a 53 year old man listed as Matthew Crooks at that address as well. Maybe there's a sr./jr.? Still looking.

This post was edited by inkanddagger on Jul 14 2024 01:12am

https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/who-can-and-cant-contribute/


it does happen. 1 of me can drive, 1 of me can't.

If the shooter actually was supporting the Republicans (to some extent at least), what could his motives have been? Force them to replace Trump by a more moderate candidate? "Help" overcome divisions inside the Republican party? Just personal grudges? Hard to believe a successful assassination would have actually helped the Republicans.

Anyway, being a registered member of a political party probably reveals less about their political opinions than one could assume.