Trump Spends Heavily on Direct Mail to Win Mom-and-Pop Donors
- Clinton had twice as much cash on hand at start of October
- Trump groups spent 28 cents of each dollar on fundraising
United States Postal Service mailman Mike Micali makes deliveries in Flemington, New Jersey, on Aug. 4, 2016.
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Donald Trump has been spending heavily on direct-mail marketing to win the millions of small donations supporting his presidential campaign, new disclosures show.
A joint fundraising effort between Trump and the Republican Party, known as the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, raised $155 million in the three months ended in September, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission on Saturday. It spent 37 cents of each dollar on expenses such as postage and printing.