Trump is smart for beginning to fund raise right now. I think he realizes that now he has to get a war chest for 2020 because the general election is going to be brutal for him.
-War chests don't matter. Message does. Ask Jeb!
Yeah, I can't wait to see all those "Keep America Great" hats in Appalachia despite that coal mining and factory jobs are not coming back and the irony of their lives not being better in 2020 not dawning on them
what exactly makes you an independent?
also, yes, money doesn't buy elections but it helps a campaign message spread.