Topline

Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to retain its fundraising edge over Donald Trump in the first half of October, as filings made on Thursday showed that the vice president’s main campaign committee outraised the former president’s by a massive 6-to-1 margin.

Key Facts

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Big Number

$108.2 million. That is the total amount raised by the Harris Victory Fund—the Harris campaign’s primary high-dollar fundraising vehicle—in the first 16 days of October. In comparison, the Trump 47 Committee—the GOP candidate’s rival to the victory fund—raised $40.1 million during the same period.

Key Background

The Harris campaign outraised Trump’s operations by a 3-to-1 margin last month. In September, the vice president's principal campaign committee raised $221.8 million, compared to $62.7 million raised by Trump. The difference in expenditure was even starker, with the Harris campaign spending $270 million last month, compared to Trump’s $78 million. Quarterly numbers disclosed by the Harris Victory Fund earlier this month also outlined her massive cash edge, with the high-dollar fundraising arm raising $633 million in the third quarter of the year. In contrast, the Trump 47 committee raked in only $145.2 million during the same three-month period.

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