Anti-Trump Super-PACs Unleash Big Money With Little Impact

Some of the Republican Party’s most prolific donors are behind the effort.

King of New York: What’s Next For Donald Trump?

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Well-heeled political donors are learning the hard way that their wealth is proving little match for Donald Trump.

Super-political action committees and other outside groups have spent about $40 million so far on ads, mailings and other efforts to derail the real-estate mogul's bid for the Republican presidential nomination, according to Federal Election Commission records. Nevertheless, Trump remains the clear front-runner.