That can be a double edged sword. That moron Michael Bloomberg for the most part used his own cash to buy his way into office and that was exactly the way it was seen, that he bought the office. Contrast that to having the people contribute to the campaign and you see the difference.
You are right about Bloomberg, but he NEVER EVER said anything conservative he was going to do. Bloomberg was a liberal before election, said liberal things during campaign, and acted on liberal agenda during his mayorship.
What Trump is saying now basically is “America First”! I am watching comments on DU and Yahoo boards, and the democrat’s heads are exploding over Trump candidacy. If Trump is a liberal and democrat, why are almost every democrat poster so unhappy over Trump running?
For honest disclosure, my 2 top candidates in the primaries, as of now, are Walker and Jindal. However if it is Trump versus Hillary in general, I will enthusiastically pull the lever for Trump.