Trump "... has shown almost no ability - or interest - in winning back support...", and a net approval of -21.4

[Miles Archer]

8. The ONLY reason I can think of is continuing to fleece the MAGAts for $$$$$

You're looking at a more "global" scenario, and that's 100% valid, because that's where the big bucks are.

But Trump regularly sends out "guilt trip" emails to the MAGAts, begging for money.

You and I might think "If he just got a million bucks from someone, why would he care about $5 from a MAGAt," but I'm sure you remember this one...every penny matters to him, and pissed off MAGAts don't donate.

Politics
August 4, 2020
The Trump Files: The Easiest 13 Cents He Ever Made
Tim Murphy National Correspondent

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/08/trump-files-spy-magazine-prank/

In its short-lived existence, Spy magazine had a lot of fun with Donald Trump. The New York-based monthly is best known for making fun of the size of Trump’s fingers, but its deepest cut may have come as part of a 1990 prank.

Spy correspondent Julius Lowenthal wanted to know just how cheap some of the city’s richest figures were. So he set up a company, called the National Refund Clearinghouse, and sent letters with checks for $1.11 enclosed, “for services that you were overcharged for.” The letters went out to 58 “well-known, well-heeled Americans,” 26 of whom promptly cashed them. Curious as to how low they might go, Lowenthal sent those 26 “nabobs” a second refund check, for $0.64. This time, 13 people cashed them.

Finally, he sent those 13 respondents a check for $0.13. This time, only two people cashed the check. One was an arms dealer. The other was Donald Trump, whom the magazine identified as a “demibillionaire casino operator and adulturer.”