Harris raises $97m in first half of October, compared with Trump’s $16m

Harris raises $97m in first half of October, compared with Trump’s $16m

 

 

With just a few days away from election day, Kamala Harris’s campaign continues to raise significantly more funds than Donald Trump’s campaign.

 

In the first half of October, Harris’s campaign reported $97m raised, according to reports filed on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission, Politico reports. Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign raised $16m during this time period.

 

The picture looked slightly better for Trump when looking at his overall political operation, including money raised through joint fundraising committees, but Harris still maintained a significant advantage, with $176 million raised across her network compared to $97 million for Trump when including his affiliated fundraising groups.”

 

It also added that in the first 16 days of October, Harris’s campaign outspent Trump’s campaign significantly – $166m compared with $99m. For both candidates, paid media was the largest category, with Harris’s campaign spending $127m and Trump’s campaign spending $88m.