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Trump scores with small money, Clinton with big donors

Donald Trump

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Agencies
Here is a charticle that demonstrates the money collection and spending of the US presidential election nominees: Republican Donald Trump & Democrat Hillary Clinton.

TRUMP'S MONEY-COLLECTION
  • US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been a hit with small donors.
     
  • Total individual campaign contribution : $75 mn
     
  • 65% of which came from people pitching less than $200
     
  • Trump's campaign and Super PACs have brought him a combined $200 mn
     
  • Disclosure filed on tuesday, showed a big increase in Trump's spending, with $30 mn in disbursements, more than any month so far. Trump has has spent $21 mn on online advertising and strategy
CLINTON's FINANCES
 
  • Democrat Hillary Clinton has received about a quarter of her campaign donations from people who contributed $200 or less
     
  • Total individual campaign contribution : $71mn
     
  • 25% of which came from people pitching less than $200
     
  • Together, Clinton's campaign and Super PAC have raked in a total of $520 mn
     
  • The Clinton campaign's outlays reflect a traditional presidential playbook, spending five times more than Trump has on television ads and nine times more on payrolls
TOP EARNERS BACK CLINTON
  • The presidential race is fracturing traditional voting blocs, shows the latest Purple Slice online poll for Bloomberg Politics
 
  • Clinton beats Trump 46% to 42% among likely higher-income voters (annual household incomes of $100,000 or more)
     
  • 45% of higher-income voters pick Trump as best for their own investments; 36% for Clinton
     
  • 36% of other demographic groups view Trump favourably; 42% for Clinton
     
  • 43% say it's very important that a presidential candidate make their tax returns public
     
  • 71% say the public's need for information about personal records such as health history and tax returns are more important than a candidate's right to privacy

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    First Published: Sep 22 2016 | 12:05 AM IST

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