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    Republican Donald Trump could go down as the least well-funded presidential candidate in recent campaigns - entering the final month of the election still without the cash to match the level of staff and advertising that has helped power the campaign of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. With less than three weeks until the election, it is too late for Trump to amass the amount of cash he would need to unleash a spending assault that might turn his hobbled campaign around. Through the end of September, Trump raised a total of $163 million - a far cry from Clinton's $449 million. Trump, a New York real estate developer who has boasted about his wealth, pledged to use millions of his personal assets to fund his campaign. In addition to the $163 million raised, he put in $...

    In refusing to say whether he would accept the result of the presidential election Donald Trump plunged America into uncharted territory. For 240 years, no matter how bitter the campaign, the vanquished candidate has always swallowed their pride and publicly conceded. It is one of the basic foundations of American democracy . But, asked if he would abide by tradition, Mr Trump said: I will tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense. He said the media had "poisoned the minds of the voters" and the election would be "rigged" and riddled with fraud. A refusal by Mr Trump to accept defeat would effectively give licence to his supporters to cause unrest should he lose. Already, some of his most fervent followers are ready to do that. One Trump supporter in Cincinnati told ...