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 outraised former President Donald Trump in fundraising and spending in August and ended the month with more, according to new Federal Election Commission filings cash to fund her final push toward the November election.
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.
Those numbers don’t take into account donations in September, including the $47 million in cash the Harris campaign received from nearly 600,000 donors in the 24 hours after the first — and possibly only — Harris-Trump debate.
The Harris campaign accepted an invitation from CNN on Saturday to hold a second debate on October 23, but Trump has so far insisted 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 entire Harris political operation raised $310 million in July after 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.
According to FEC filings, Harris and the Democratic National Committee jointly spent $258 million in August, much higher than the $121 million spent by Trump and the Republican National Committee.
“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.”
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