Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (right) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris Significantly exceeds former president’s fundraising and spending Donald Trump August, ending the month with more cash to fund her final push November electionAccording to new documents from the Federal Election Commission.
this harris campaign Raised more than $189 million in August, more than four times the $44 million in funding Trump campaign Brought in.
The figures reflect funds raised specifically for candidates’ primary campaign accounts and do not include donations to other parts of their political operations.
The Harris campaign announced earlier this month a total of $361 million Campaign contributions raised in August in conjunction with the Democratic National Committee and fundraising committee. This pales in comparison US$130 million Funds raised between the Trump campaign and its joint fundraising committee.
These numbers do not take into account September donations, including those from the Harris campaign $47 million In the 24 hours following the first and possibly only Harris-Trump debate, there was a huge increase in cash from nearly 600,000 donors.
Harris campaign event on Saturday accepted CNN invited him to hold a second debate on October 23, but Trump has so far insisted that there will be no rematch.
New Federal Election Commission filings show that donor enthusiasm for Harris has grown steadily even as initial hype over a Democratic July candidate swap has moderated. The whole Harris political move triggered $310 million In July, President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed her as the Democratic nominee.
Harris also reversed the donation gap in Democrats’ favor, erasing the fundraising lead that Trump and the Republican Party had before Biden exited.
Since then, the Harris campaign has outpaced Trump in advertising campaigns on television and digital platforms, as well as other campaign spending.
Harris and the Democratic National Committee spent a total of $258 million in August, far more than the $121 million spent by Trump and the Republican National Committee, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
“As we enter the final stretch of this election, we will secure every ounce of our hard-earned money,” Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a press release earlier this month. All used to win over the voters who will decide this election.
Entering the final sprint of the presidential campaign, the Harris team ended August with $404 million The amount of cash on hand exceeds $295 million The war chest of Trump action reports.
The Trump campaign has pledged that its donations will sustain it through the rest of the campaign.
“The Trump-Vance campaign has momentum in the final stretch of the campaign,” Brian Hughes, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement. “The August fundraising numbers reflect this movement.”
