Financial Times: “There are 257 days until election day and Donald Trump is looking a little shaky in terms of fundraising. That is just not where you want to be when your two-horse race is all but set with more than eight months to go until the finish line.”
“Trump, who will almost certainly be the Republican nominee, has turned his legal battles into a siren call, with his campaign making them an important part of fundraising strategy.
Contributions from small donors — or those giving $200 or less — jumped after each of his four criminal indictments last year. His best small donation day came after he surrendered to Atlanta authorities on felony charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election. But that base has started to crack.”“Republicans are getting worried about Trump’s fundraising machine — it is propelled by those small donors — because fewer from the MAGA horde are ponying up.”