How the Presidential Candidates Have Raised and Spent is the political lesson of the 2016 Presidential campaign that the GOP won't learn, which is that a successful campaign requires many small donors. Scott Walkers failed campaign had plenty of super PAC money but not enough regular donors to sustain field offices. Ben Carson on the other hand has got huge small donor support to feed field offices to turn out his vote. It's apparent that big money Jeb is going to starve like Walker and that no field office big money candidates like Cruz, Rubio and Fiorina will be very weak candidates against the Democrat back office juggernaut of either Clinton or Sanders. Sanders by the way appears to have the winning campaign which draws many small donors, some who will provide sweat equity to the field offices, and committed voters.
I admire what Bernie is accomplishing and expect that Rand is working quietly in the weeds putting together a big small donor base and a young college back office just like his father did in previous campaigns because the big donor route is so totally elite and authoritarian.
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