new york supporters billionaire donald trump appear unfazed decision accept money outside donors despite early vow self-fund presidential campaign criticism rival puppets wealthy special interest vow cornerstone trump election strategy present outsider pocket rich donors even though accept 12 million contributions far strategy pay last week new york businessman emerge republican party presumptive presidential nominee sweep series state nominate contest since trump say would long self-finance would work party raise billion help fight eventual democratic party challenger critics accuse flip flop supporters agree three dozen 40 pro-trump voters reuters interview say concern reversal four indicate switch make uneasy though say would still support interview applaud way celebrity businessman bill blue-collar billionaire need people money say understand trump would need far resources compete general election would problem donate billionaire albeit kind small increments democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders use build nearly 200 million fundraise juggernaut even though welfare would donate trump say pamela thompson 46-year-old mother three school-age kid tulsa oklahoma kid would run lemonade stand help elect him supporters interview say trump pledge self-finance campaign less important promise crack undocumented workers ease pain mostly white blue collar towns see manufacture job lose develop countries sharon jones 53-year old wal-mart cashier coleman county alabama say anger undocumented immigrants shop store welfare benefit animate support trump promise deport undocumented workers build wall along u.s. border mexico good 9.45 hour jones say majority supporters interview say think trump decision fundraise strategically wise give hillary clinton front-runner democratic nomination raise 250 million far 2012 election republican nominee mitt romney democratic opponent president barack obama raise billion get ta fight fire fire bring say cheryl ressler halvorson cattle rancher williston north dakota whose support trump stem mainly ire pay 1,100 month health insurance 13,000 deductible due government mandate know obamacare halvorson outlier trump supporters stay loyal despite candidate frequently reverse update policy position key economic social issue trump first u.s. presidential candidate change mind finance election campaign 2008 election obama also about-face say would forego public finance general election campaign republican john mccain reversal early stance allow pursue record fund-raise effort supporters unfazed shift obama go win election trump 's about-face fund-raise seem unlikely dent popularity