On one hand, it’s hard to blame Trump. The real estate mogul, after all, is sprinting headlong into the buzz saw that is Hillary Clinton’s big-money machine — a machine composed not only of her own moneyed campaign, but allied political committees, super PACs and nonprofit groups that are together raising hundreds of millions of dollars, sometimes from billionaires (such as George Soros) who are even more billionaire-y than The Donald. Consider that last week alone, Team Clinton aired about 3,400 ad spots — mostly eviscerating Trump — on broadcast and national cable television, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of data from media tracking firm Kantar Media/CMAG. The Trump campaign aired no such TV ads at all, while a supportive super PAC managed fewer than 100.
On the other hand, Trump’s turn toward fueling his White House ambitions with cash from special interests and political megadonors undermines what’s been one of his most effective marketing messages: that he’s beholden to no one and can’t be bought because he’s a rich man who’s self-funding his campaign. Now Trump is no longer spurning super PACs and eschewing tony private fundraisers tailor made for 1 percenters....
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