Filings, Harris Continued to Drastically Outpace Trump in First Half of October

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Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to maintain its fundraising edge over Donald Trump in the first half of October, with filings filed Thursday showing the vice president’s main campaign committee outpacing the former president’s by a massive 6-to-1 margin.

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at campaign rally … (+) Clarkston, Georgia.

Basic Information

Accordingly Applications Harris’ main campaign committee raised $97.2 million between Oct. 1 and Oct. 16, as it met with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday.

Although the difference in spending was not as stark, Harris’ campaign outpaced Trump’s by a large margin ($165.8 million compared to $135.9 million) during this period; Media costs constituted the largest portion of both of their expenses.

Despite spending more than Trump’s main operation, the Harris campaign’s stronger fundraising meant it had significantly more cash on hand as of October 16 – $118.8 million compared to $36.2 million.

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Big Number

$108.2 million. This is the total amount raised by The Harris Victory Fund, the Harris campaign’s primary high-dollar fundraiser, is in the first 16 days of October. In comparison, Trump 47 CommitteeThe opponent of the GOP candidate’s victory fund raised $40.1 million in the same period.

Key Background

Harris’ campaign furious Trump’s operations were carried out by a 3-to-1 margin last month. In September, the vice president’s main campaign committee raised $221.8 million, compared to the $62.7 million Trump raised. The difference in spending was even more pronounced; Harris’ campaign spent $270 million last month compared to Trump’s $78 million. Quarterly figures released by the Harris Victory Fund earlier this month also revealed its massive cash advantage; Its high-dollar fundraising arm raised $633 million in the third quarter of the year. In comparison, the Trump 47 committee generated only $145.2 million in revenue during the same three-month period.