"Rude Awakening" Trump's unconventional campaign is about to feel heat of political organization.

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Democrats to give Trump 'rude awakening' in summer onslaught

Donald Trump coasted through much of the Republican primaries largely untouched by his rivals, relying on little more than media coverage of his controversial statements and massive rallies to win contest after contest. That free ride is about to end. Democrats are planning a summer of brutal attacks on the billionaire businessman, reserving more than $26 million in cable and network airtime for largely negative advertising against him over the next six weeks.

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NEW ORLEANS
Donald Trump's unconventional campaign is about to feel the heat of political organization.

Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies have invested at least $41 million in commercials in crucial states such as Ohio, Florida and Nevada over the next six weeks, a series of summer broadsides against her Republican opponent. Those messages will be echoed by hundreds of Clinton workers in those same states and amplified by President Barack Obama and other top Democrats.

Trump has made few preparations for contending with that sort of well-oiled political machine. His campaign has no advertising plans and is just now hiring employees in important states. Republican leaders are far from in agreement on how best to talk to voters about the polarizing billionaire, or if they will at all. And Trump is running out of time: Early voting starts in Iowa in just 3 1/2 months.

"It's political malpractice," said Mitch Stewart, Obama's 2012 battleground states director and a Clinton backer. "He's in for a rude awakening. This isn't a national vote contest where you can be on cable news every day and dominate coverage. This is literally going state by state and coming up with a plan in each."

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