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 and spent more money than former President Donald Trump in August, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, helping her shore up a final cash boost in the run-up to the November election.
of Harris’ campaign It raised more than $189 million in August, more than four times the $44 million it raised in that month. Trump campaign It was brought in.
These figures reflect fundraising specifically to the candidates’ main campaign accounts and do not include contributions to other political action arms.
Earlier this month, the Harris campaign announced $361 million Campaign funds raised in August jointly by the Democratic National Committee and fundraising committees. $130 million Money raised between the Trump campaign and its joint fundraising committee.
Those figures don’t include donations from September, including a $47 million cash boost the Harris campaign received from nearly 600,000 donors in the 24 hours after the first, and likely only, Harris-Trump debate.
Harris’ campaign accepted an invitation from CNN on Saturday to hold a second debate on Oct. 23, but Trump has so far remained adamant there will be no repeat debate.
New filings with the Federal Election Commission show donor enthusiasm for Harris has been steadily growing, even as the initial excitement over the Democrats’ July candidate switch has subsided. Harris’s political efforts overall raised $310 million in July after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her as the Democratic nominee.
Harris also tipped the contribution gap in Democrats’ favor, erasing the fundraising lead Trump and Republicans had before Biden withdrew.
Since then, Harris’ campaign has outspent Trump on television and digital advertising and other campaign expenses.
According to FEC filings, Harris and the Democratic National Committee collectively spent $258 million in August, far surpassing the $121 million spent by Trump and the Republican National Committee.
“As we enter the final stages of the campaign, we are committed to ensuring that every bit of hard-earned money is spent winning the support of the voters who will decide the outcome of this election,” Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a press release earlier this month.
The Harris campaign is spending August as the presidential election approaches its final sprint. $404 million Cash on hand $295 million Military funding reported by Trump administration operations.
The Trump campaign has pledged that the donations will help it get through the rest of the race.
“The Trump-Vance campaign is gaining momentum as the race draws to a close,” Brian Hughes, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement. “August’s fundraising numbers reflect that momentum.”
