Trump, Clinton take leave from the fundraising circuit

Trump has had a turbulent relationship with his own party, but his fundraising has benefited GOP candidates up and down the ballot, just as Clinton's has on the Democratic side.

The Republican National Committee and Trump's campaign "have walked together on all of these decisions since the beginning," said Lew Eisenberg, the chairman of that joint fundraising effort.

Clinton and Trump — as well as a constellation of big-money outside groups active in the presidential race — are due to file reports this week about their fundraising activities through Oct. 19.

Trump's campaign is planning to spend at least $30.5 million on TV and radio ads in the final two weeks of the campaign, while Clinton's campaign has booked about $25.6 million in airtime, according to Kantar Media's political ad tracker.