Doesn't this construction indicate that your premise is false? That is, the influence of money in politics and corruption is not the underlying force that led to Trump's electoral and popular vote win?
Ignorance, emotion, identity politics, and good showmanship are more than enough to explain voter irrationality.
Polls also reduce the nuance of situations vastly.
I'm frustrated by polls, in short.
Some, but not all, of those voters also feared what Trump would do if he lost to a black woman prosecutor.
Being powerful means being a billionaire, and to Trump’s base the election was about power.