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Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton. For Trump? Zero

Lobbyists have so far raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, while Donald Trump’s campaign reports he has collected $0 from K Street fundraisers.

These numbers, derived from Federal Election Commission reports filed Friday, highlight the different approaches being taken by the two candidates.

Relying on lobbyists to raise, or bundle, contributions is a strategy employed by presidential candidates in both parties for several elections. But Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, has been reluctant to rely on traditional fundraising practices as part of a campaign where he has portrayed himself as an outsider candidate who is not beholden to campaign contributors. That approach has also put him at a fundraising disadvantage against Clinton.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/07/20/lobbyists-have-raised-7-million-for-hillary-clinton-for-trump-zero/

 

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