Yes Anthony, the greater the number of observers, the less likely it is that one of them will help you. This is due to a phenomenon called Diffusion of Responsibility.
Day: February 27, 2016
Trump Tells Truth About Self Funding Campaign
Trump Tells Truth About Self Funding Campaign — SunlightFoundation.com has determined that Donald Trump is basically telling the truth about self-funding his campaign.
The open government organization did its usual yeoman-like work in investigating where the candidates are getting their money to pay for their campaigns.
“After the Feb. 20 campaign finance deadline, Trump has now poured in over $17.7 million of his own money – that’s over 70 percent of the $25.5 million his campaign has raised over the entire cycle,” Sunlight says. “Nearly all of that ($17.5 million) came in the form of loans; meanwhile, none of the other candidates have loaned their campaigns so much as a dime.1 On top of that, he’s also supplied over $250,000 worth of in-kind contributions, such as rent and payroll, to his committee.”
Sunlight does point out that about 30 percent of his cash — about $7.5 million — has come as contributions.
Sunlight notes that Trump raised about $13.5 million in the last quarter of 2015 which is about the same as Sen. Marco Rubio and less than Sen. Ted Cruz.
“Trump enjoys minimal PAC support compared to his opponents; while Cruz has a plethora of super PACs backing him, Rubio employs dark money organizations and Hillary Clinton enjoys the support of both, Trump disavows having any relationship with any outside group,” Sunlight says.
Sunlight notes that Dem candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders also has been avoiding money from outside groups except for a nurse’s union super PAC.
Trump Tells Truth About Self Funding Campaign