Harris raised four times as much money as Trump in the final race of the election

Vice president Kamala Harris raised and spent significantly more than former President Donald Trump in August, ending the month with more cash to fund her final sprint to November Electionaccording to new filings from the Federal Election Commission.

The Harris Campaign raised more than $189 million in August, more than quadrupling the $44 million it raised Trump campaign is included.

These numbers reflect fundraising specifically for candidates’ main campaign accounts and do not include donations to other branches of their political operations.

The Harris campaign announced earlier this month a total of $361 million August’s haul came from joint campaign donations with the Democratic National Committee and fundraising committees. That overshadowed 130 million dollars was made between the Trump campaign and joint fundraising committees.

These numbers do not take into account September donations, including to Harris’ campaign. $47 million The cash pile rose from nearly 600,000 donors in the 24 hours after the first and likely only debate between Harris and Trump.

Harris campaign on Saturday accepted CNN has invited him to host a second debate on October 23, but Trump has so far been adamant that he will not rematch.

New FEC filings show a steady rise in donor enthusiasm for Harris, even as the initial hype surrounding the Democratic nominee swap in July has died down. Harris’ entire political operation has grown. $310 million in July after President Joe Biden ended his candidacy and endorsed her to take over as the Democratic nominee.

Harris also reversed the fundraising gap in Democrats’ favor, erasing the fundraising advantage Trump and Republicans had before Biden dropped out.

Since then, Harris’ campaign has outspent Trump through a massive advertising campaign on television and digital platforms, along with other campaign expenditures.

According to FEC filings, Harris and the DNC together spent $258 million in August, far more than the $121 million disbursed by Trump and the RNC.

“As we enter the final stretch of this election, we are making sure every hard-earned dollar is spent on winning the support of the voters who will decide this election,” Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris’ campaign manager, said in a press release earlier this month.

Entering the final stretch of the presidential race, Harris’ team ended August with $404 million cash in hand, far beyond $295 million War funds reported by Trump operation.

The Trump campaign is making sure the donations will carry them through the rest of the race.

“The Trump-Vance campaign is gaining momentum heading into the final stretch,” Trump campaign senior adviser Brian Hughes said in a statement. “The August fundraising numbers reflect that momentum.”