A report by Mary Papenfuss on Huffpost entitled “Republicans Demand to Know What Happened to Vanishing GOP Millions” reports the disappearance of very considerable funds from the budget of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The NRSC’s treasury started this election period with $173 million, but by the end of June was down to $28.4 million, and has for this reason reduced its support of some candidates just as the campaign season is entering its home stretch. Where did all the money go? 

It is reported that $12 million went to American Express as credit card payments and $13 million to consultants. That’s a lot of three-martini lunches and a lot of unneeded advice, but even so, that would leave some $90 million to be accounted for. Could all that have been spent so soon on campaigns that are far from completed. Has Trumpism so pervaded the Republican Party that it is stealing from itself?