sur ene =. RECLUSIVE MEGA. DONOR FUELING DONALD TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE HOPES ‘carie Levine Deputy Federal Paltios Edtor and Senior In March, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was veheme! ‘Super PACs are a “disaster” and “very corrupt.” With his opponent, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, gazing expressionlessly at him from the next podium during @ Republican primary debate, Trump added, “Ted has super PACs, and you have to look at the people that are giving to those ‘super PACs, number one. It's very important to do that.” “There is total control of the candidates,” Trump continued. *! know it better than anybody that probably ever lived.”ThoCorter for Public Integrity Published — fly 16,2015 Uplated— Oster 6, 2015 a 17 pt ET mrs we =O PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DONORS HEDGE BETS Some key contributors help bankroll two, four — even six candidates a a taped dng seeon fr rset canpagn contbuee Wom than 000 dona —Incidng some ofthe aterimost | ee prominent pola berfecore reheat bes by toracngcotovions song ilo White House hopets secordng tos Cotr for Pub megty entire campo fheroe doooute and irene eet op naan, ‘Most double-donors have divided their loyalties among the 2016 presidential race's legion of Republicans — a eld 16 candidates strong and stil growing. Meanwhile, 2 few liberal contributors are backing both Democratic frontrunner Hilary Clinton and one of her four primary challengers. A handful are even donating to Democrats and Republicans, the Center for Public Inogrity’s analysis of contributions for the three months ending June 30 indicates. Equally notable as most presidentil cancidates on Wednesday fled ther frst ‘campaign cash disclosures: About half ofthe natiois top 100 pall donors during the past sx years — as idontted by the Conte for Responsive Poltics — haven't yot donates to any of them, suggesting thay haven't sattled on a favorite 2s yetsores HOW ACTBLUE IS TRYING TOTURN SMALL DONATIONS INTO A BLUE WAVE a Deputy Feder! Potios ‘Terry Wolfe has @ dog, three cats and a deep desire to help elect members of ‘Congrass who will check President Donald Trump. “Ijust cannot realy tolerate that man," he dectared. Wolfe is putting his money where his mouth is. ‘Since January 2017, Wolfe, @ 68-year-old retiree in Morgantown, West Viginia, has contributed more than $14,000 to Democratic congressional candidates. (Ho also gave to a hanatul of leftaligned independents, such as Sen. Bernie ‘Sanders.) Like millons of other Democratic donors, he's been giving via ActBue, a funcraising platform designed to alow grassroots donors to easily {lve to Democratic candidates. His average contribution? Less than $1.