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Trump's lean campaign machine relying mostly on donor cash, not his own

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Donald Trump is running a relatively lean campaign machine and, despite pledges to self-fund, so far has been able to rely more on outside donations than his own deep pockets.

Campaign finance filings this week offered a glimpse into how the billionaire businessman is running his breaking-the-mold campaign.

The third quarter report showed that Trump raised $3.9 million over the period between June 30 through Sept. 30. Of that, $2.8 million came from individual donations of $200 or less. In addition, he's put up about $1.9 million of his own money, in loans and

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