Kamala Harris’s marketing campaign spent practically thrice as a lot cash as rival Donald Trump in August, making the most of the Democrat’s monetary benefit forward of the Nov. 5 presidential election, in accordance with monetary disclosures filed Friday.
The 2 campaigns are coming into the ultimate stretch of an especially tight presidential race. Harris, the U.S. vice chairman who launched her marketing campaign in July as President Joe Biden ended his personal re-election bid and endorsed her, disclosed spending of $174 million to the Federal Election Fee final month. Former Republican President Trump’s marketing campaign individually reported spending of $61 million.
Whereas Harris’s monetary benefit will assist her flood the airwaves with tv advertisements in the course of the election, it might not give her victory. The 2 candidates are tied in lots of polls, together with in swing states that would decide the winner. Within the 2016 presidential contest, Trump defeated Hillary Clinton regardless of elevating much less cash than the Democrat.
In August, Harris and Trump mentioned the majority of their spending had gone to advertisements, with smaller quantities going to pay for occasions, journey and marketing campaign workers salaries. Harris’s marketing campaign additionally reported making a $75,000 donation to the Detroit Unity Fund, a nonprofit working to extend Black voter turnout in Michigan, a key battleground on this 12 months’s election.
Harris’ entry into the race, simply weeks after Biden’s poor efficiency in a debate towards Trump, spurred a surge in donations to her marketing campaign, which ended August with $235 million, barely greater than it had initially of the month.
Trump’s marketing campaign used up its whole stability and closed August with $135 million, about $17 million lower than at first of the month.
Harris and Trump had already introduced fundraising totals for the month, which included their political celebration accounts. Of their official marketing campaign stories to the Federal Election Fee, Harris reported elevating $190 million throughout August and Trump reported elevating $45 million.
