Joe Biden Outpaces Trump As Campaigns Report Record Fundraising
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A little more than four months before Election Day, the campaigns of President Trump and challenger Joe Biden each announced massive fundraising totals as the former vice president's effort to unseat Trump gains momentum.
Despite a pandemic and the subsequent economic free-fall, Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee announced Wednesday evening they had raised $266 million for the three months ending June 30, including $131 million in June alone.
A few hours later, Biden's campaign and the Democratic National Committee announced that they had eclipsed Trump's totals, bringing in $282 million during the last quarter and $141 million in June.
It's the second month in a row that Biden has outraised Trump's campaign.
It's highly unusual for a challenger's campaign to raise more money than an incumbent president's.
"It's clear that voters are looking for steady leadership, experience, empathy, compassion, and character — and they'll find all of these qualities in Vice President Joe Biden," campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon wrote in an email to supporters.
While Biden has conducted frequent fundraisers with high-dollar donors, his campaign touted its success in growing its list of small donors and said the average online donation last month was $34.
The Trump campaign is touting its considerable cash-on-hand war chest — now up to $295 million — due in large part to the head start Trump got by launching his campaign and fundraising efforts as soon a... (Read more)
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