new york stay boutique hotels feature rooftop pool private soirees members-only jacket-and-tie club fundraisers four season st. regis mandarin oriental world jeb bush campaign 2016 republican presidential nomination time whirl private plan high-end affairs accord federal file bush campaign super pac right rise raise unlimited fund bush long coordinate directly unusual u.s. presidential candidates fly private even sometimes stay luxury hotels disgruntle donors say unhappy bush large outlays also include big spend staff tens millions dollars ad buy eleven 16 major donors contact reuters question whether money well spend especially give one-time frontrunner stumble badly poll face question whether withdraw race contrast bush senator ted cruz run second national poll republican voters favor cheap accommodation options like holiday inn often fly budget carriers campaign finance file third quarter show several members bush camp vigorously reject donor critique bush spokeswoman kristy campbell say run national campaign compete everywhere make investments allow us serious campaign must competitive primary general elections ad-tracking firm smg delta say bush campaign right rise spend 82 million ads significantly three lead candidates republican race donald trump million senator ted cruz 11 million senator marco rubio 49 million track firm data date report far federal file return investment bush ad buy zero say one high-dollar donor ask name point ads do little least far lift bush poll dent opponents sunday donors learn much bush spend 100 million-plus war chest republican democratic candidates super pacs release late campaign finance report know far bush right rise spend least 82 million operate expenditures third quarter 2015 ad spend month campaign finance report also show june 2015 bush formally announce candidacy september bush campaign spend 1.2 million private plan versus roughly 700,000 spend period democratic frontrunner hillary clinton cruz spend 158,000 private plan rubio 293,300 trump fly around country boeing 757. former florida governor spend pattern illustrate limit campaign donations even era candidates receive unlimited sum wealthy donors money guarantee success burn money say second major donor like high-dollar donors interview ask name fear displease bush family look election cycle spend like silver-spoon establishment candidate say third donor look right donor say refer way income inequality emerge key theme 2016 election ambassador jeanne phillips member right rise governance committee laugh criticism know jeb 30 years idea jeb would allow anyone around frivolous money hilarious ridiculous man conservative fiscally responsible person ever work with bush campaign committee pay lodge campaign trail vast majority private air charter right rise pay nearly know ad spend money donate large small donors keep bush camp travel style stay luxury hotels include wilshire beverly hill viceroy florida st. regis dana point california stamford connecticut campaign finance file show file offer complete picture clear example many nights spend hotels indeed whether bush stay staff members bush candidate spend high-end hotels high proportion overall hotel spend spend 125,000 70 percent total hotel spend june september hotels define luxury upper upscale luxury hotels str global track supply demand data hotel industry cruz rubio spend less luxury hotels small proportion overall lodge expense roughly 56 percent 61 percent respectively federal file third quarter show trump fly home nearly every night sleep bed bush campaign super pac also spend 400,000 rent facilities cater posh venues include union league club upscale beachfront hotel south beach miami super pac spend 60,000 last year rubio cruz spend roughly 265,000 185,000 respectively bush defenders say spend high-end venues simply donor world operate hold event fancy hotel raise millions well worth hold swanky hotel say charlie spy counsel right rise spy say right rise negotiate market rat vendors consultants include overall compensation cap staff nevertheless bush camp spend staff consultants lead candidates start roughly spring bush pay million cruz spend million rubio million trump 1.7 million overall trump cruz rubio spend small fraction 82 million bush report pay cruz spend 18.5 million rubio outlayed 32 million accord file make far bush certainly candidate spend big trail wisconsin governor scott walker instance run expensive campaign burn nearly 10 million quit three months bush prospect far bright last summer trump yet join race bush make headline size war chest super pac crack goal raise 100 million six months unprecedented haul american politics celebrate jeb parent family welcome large network well-heeled donors oceanside compound kennebunkport maine attendees treat rid private trolley cars lobster roll group photos sprawl bush clan version story refiled clarify spend paragraph 25 show campaign super pac campaign style jeb bush blow war chest