Vice President Kamala Harris entered the homestretch of the general election building a campaign that was bigger than former President Donald J. Trump’s in nearly every discernible category.
She is raising more money than Mr. Trump, with her campaign collecting more than four times as much as his did in August.
She is spending far more money than he is — nearly three times more in August.
And she is holding on to more money than Mr. Trump, ending the month with $100 million more in the bank than him.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe vast discrepancies between the two operations were laid bare in new filings with the Federal Election Commission on Friday night from the candidates’ two main campaign committees, Harris for President and Donald J. Trump for President Inc. The reports detailed their August fund-raising, costs and cash-on-hand as of Aug. 30, along with similar figures from their national party committees.
Harris and Trump campaigns compared with 2020By the end of the 2020 campaign cycle, the Biden campaign had raised and spent more than $1 billion, and the Trump campaign more than $700 million.
Cumulative contributions 600 daysbefore election400Oct.200AprilElection Day $0$200$400$600 millionFigures are for the 2020 Biden and Trump and 2024 Harris and Trump presidential campaign committees as of the last day of the month, for the period through August 30, 2024. They do not include data from leadership PACs, super PACs or other associated fundraising or spending. Figures are adjusted for debt.
Source: Federal Election Commission
By Albert Sun
The candidates had already announced their top-line figures for the month of August: Ms. Harris’s campaign, when combined with allied party committees, had almost tripled Mr. Trump in fund-raising, collecting $361 million for all of her committees while Mr. Trump’s campaign and associated committees took in just $130 million for his. All told, including some campaign committees that don’t file reports until next month, Mr. Trump entered September facing a $110 million cash deficit against Ms. Harris, according to their self-disclosed numbers.
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