The presidential election will all come to a head on Nov. 5, when it will be decided who will take President Joe Biden’s seat. In the last stretch of the race, and as the quarter ends, both candidates revealed how much money they have raised in this final leg. Vice President Kamala Harris and her democratic associates raised $633 million for the quarter which puts the total amount raised at a very high one billion for overall earnings. According to Forbes, she outshone former President Donald Trump “3-To-1 With Last Pre-Election Report” with Trump earning approximately $300 million to her $1 billion.
Harris has proved within the last quarter that she can gain plenty. In one weekend, she allegedly gained $55 Million in Nevada, a powerful battleground state this election cycle. She has also consistently earned in the multi-millions while campaigning, especially with several high-profile politicians and celebrities at her rallies endorsing her and offering their support to the Harris Campaign. Prior to Harris’ entrance into the race, both the Biden and Trump earnings were roughly equal, in the low hundred million. But, to also consider, both Biden and Harris have seriously outspent Trump, although Forbes alleges this might be a tactic. As a chart from the New York Times notes, Trump increased his spending closer to election day.
According to that same Times article, Harris could prove to be the candidate who has earned the most in such a small amount of time. While in 2020, both candidates reached nearly a billion dollars in fundraising, Harris is the first candidate to do it in such a short period of time, with the excess in fundraising skyrocketing from the moment Biden dropped out of the race, and Harris took his spot on the ticket.
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