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According to Donald Trump, he's the biggest winner among losers

As most economists would tell you, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has a problem with numbers: An increased debt means a decreased debt, a lower minimum wage is equivalent to a higher minimum wage, 2 + 2 = 7, etc.

Segueing from that, let's look at the two presidential nominees' July fundraising totals:

Hillary Clinton: $90 million

Donald Trump: $35.8 million

Difference: +$54.2 million for Clinton/-$54.2 million for Trump

What was Trump's response? Only this:

"It's gonna be announced tomorrow or the next day: we've raised, we think, about $35.8 million. This is unheard of for Republicans, $35.8 million."

Actually, that's not true at all. At this time during the 2012 election season, then Republican nominee Mitt Romney raised $101 million, $65.2 million more than The Donald (2.82 times more). Given Trump's seeming lack of math skills, expect him to say the following at some point:

- "I won 18 states. This is unheard of for Republicans."

- "I watched the entire 1.5-hour Super Bowl contest thingy. This is unheard of for Republicans."

- "I won 2% of the black vote. This is unheard of for Republicans."

- "I stood up and sang 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' for the 2nd-inning stretch. This is unheard of for Republicans."

- "I scored a 35% on my world geography test. This is unheard of for Republicans."

Actually, that last one may be true...

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/2/1555751/-Hillary-Clinton-more-than-doubles-Trump-s-fundraising-in-July-Trump-still-brags
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