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Any number of pundits have dismissed the notion that Donald Trump is serious about his presidential run. But a perusal of his campaign’s latest filing with the Federal Elections Commission might change their minds. Why would the real estate tycoon spend more than 12% of his campaign budget, as reported thus far, on old-school, boots-on-the-ground campaign tactics if he really only wants media attention?

The campaign spent around $170,000 between April and June 2015 to pay field consultants including around $10,000 to Brad Nagel, an Iowa field rep who was fired by the campaign early this month because of his racist posts on Facebook.

That may seem like chump change for Mr. Trump, but considering the campaign spent only $1.4 million in that period — a sliver of the $18 million spent by Hillary Clinton’s campaign through June — it’s worth taking a second look at spending that comprises more than 10% of his budget.

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