By comparison, neither Trump’s campaign nor the Trump Victory fund, a joint fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee, reported any lobbyist bundlers. It’s possible that registered lobbyists have bundled some money for Trump, but not enough to trigger the $17,600 disclosure threshold. Trump, however, has received smaller donations from lobbyists.

The summer months were a critical time for Clinton — she clinched the nomination in June and received Bernie Sanders’s endorsement in July — and the increase in fundraising from lobbyists reflects that momentum. “Never Trump” Republican donors started cutting checks, too, some bundlers said.

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“It definitely got easier [to raise money] as the choices crystallized for people,” said Al Mottur, a Democratic lobbyist at Brownstein Hyatt who raised more than half a million dollars for Clinton during the third quarter. “It made it easier for me to explain to donors why, based on my having known her for many years, she was a great choice for president.”

In addition, more lobbyists signed on to bundle for Clinton during the most recent period, including some familiar names in the Clinton orbit, such as Jack Quinn, a former White House counsel-turned lobbyist. About 60 lobbyists bundled for Clinton during the most recent quarter, up from about 40 the previous quarter.

The top lobbyist bundlers during the most recent quarter were:

Richard Sullivan of the lobby firm Capitol Counsel, who raised $1.64 million

Ankit Desai, vice president of government affairs at Cheniere Energy, who raised $1.58 million

Liz Robbins, who raised $742,000

Linda Lipsen, head of the trial lawyers group American Association for Justice, who raised $576,000

Al Mottur of the lobby firm Brownstein Hyatt, who raised $534,000