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Small-dollar donors are playing a much bigger role in this year's campaigns

Oct 6, 2020
They now account for nearly a quarter of all donations. This year, they are giving more than PACs and super PACs combined
People watch the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at The Abbey on Sept. 29 in West Hollywood, California.
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Democratic candidates told: Get the donations if you want to debate

Aug 29, 2019
Usually donations are supposed to fund the campaign, but in this case it was the opposite.
The last debates featured 20 candidates over two nights.
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