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If I ran for any office I would literally accept all donations, and not concern myself at all with where any of it came from. I'd have no private meetings or dinners with donors, spend no time talking to lobbyists.
I'd just treat every dollar the same and focus on what it's being used for.
It doesn't seem logical not to take your oppositions money if they are going to give it freely. That's their mistake to make.
The money is a reward. Unless you sell out you will not receive their money.