To quote a line from The Right Stuff, “No bucks, no Buck Rogers.”  Fundraising is a key component to being able to win in a campaign environment where there is no longer a cap on spending.  The Republican National Committee has embraced going after small donors, while the Democratic National Committee has not, which is shocking when one considers the success that Obama and Sanders had with small donor fundraising.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/10/the-democratic-partys-looming-fundraising-crisis-215474