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President Donald Trump’s campaign cash advantage has evaporated as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s team started the month with $466 million in the bank, about $141 million more than the president’s re-election effort.
Mr. Biden’s campaign started the general election far behind Mr. Trump in terms of money. The president has been raising cash for his re-election since January 2017, and he started the year with more than $100 million on hand.
The two campaigns started August with nearly the same amount on hand, and Mr. Biden outraised Mr. Trump last month, pulling in $364.5 million compared with $210 million for the president’s reelection effort. That month, Mr. Biden’s campaign was boosted by the addition of California Sen. Kamala Harris to the ticket. The Biden campaign has said it raised $48 million in the 48 hours after Ms. Harris was named as Mr. Biden’s running mate. Mr. Trump slightly edged out Mr. Biden in fundraising during their respective conventions.
Mr. Biden’s campaign may benefit this month from an outpouring of donations to Democratic causes after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
ActBlue, the Democratic online fundraising platform, reported Sunday that donors gave more than $91 million to progressive candidates and causes in the 28 hours after Justice Ginsburg’s death became public Friday evening. That included more than $6.2 million in the 9 p.m. Eastern hour and $6.3 million in the 10 p.m. Eastern hour on Friday. Both were hourly records on the 16-year-old online fundraising platform, according to ActBlue.
Of course he did; He's got Bloomberg and Soros fighting for who can donate the most.A three year head start for Trump in fundraising has been more than erased by Biden, per the WSJ.
Biden Ended August With $141 Million More in Cash Than Trump
Back in 2016, Hillary ended up raising twice the money Trump did.A three year head start for Trump in fundraising has been more than erased by Biden, per the WSJ.
Biden Ended August With $141 Million More in Cash Than Trump
Bloomberg's primary bid already confirmed money isn't the only factor.
Nearly every poll is showing movement towards Trump.True, Trump's already spent $800M+ and look how he's doing.
Dozens? We know that some people who have civic virtue, and also happen to be billionaires, support Biden. I'd bet that more conservative billionaires support Trump.Dozens of billionaires are throwing money at Biden. I wonder why that might be?
Meanwhile, on Mainstreet...
Trump campaign far outpacing Biden in money given by small donors, Biden leads among big donors
Trump raised $229.5 million among small donors compared to Biden's $139 million, according to latest Center For Responsive Politics data.justthenews.com
In 2016, the media gave Trump billions in free publicity carrying his rallies start to end.Back in 2016, Hillary ended up raising twice the money Trump did.
Fortunately, most Americans are intelligent enough not to have votes sold to them.
How much of that came from Bloomberg and Burisma?A three year head start for Trump in fundraising has been more than erased by Biden, per the WSJ.
Biden Ended August With $141 Million More in Cash Than Trump
Nope, Biden leads among billionaires by a hefty margin. In the triple digits now, 130+Dozens? We know that some people who have civic virtue, and also happen to be billionaires, support Biden. I'd bet that more conservative billionaires support Trump.
Nearly every poll is showing movement towards Trump.
Don’t count him out.
Hillary was up 8 points over Trump in October 2016.
The same is true today, in terms of free publicity. For the most part.In 2016, the media gave Trump billions in free publicity carrying his rallies start to end.
But today, we have 4 years of experience with Trump. That's why he's trailing.The same is true today, in terms of free publicity. For the most part.
He was 8 points behind Hillary in October 2016.But today, we have 4 years of experience with Trump. That's why he's trailing.
The RCP combined poll had Clinton up by 3.2% in national polls. Guess what? She got 2.1% more in the popular vote. In the swing state polls, Biden is outperforming Clinton. The only two that I'm worried about are PA and FL, which are within the margin of error. I'm not saying Trump can't win/ It's just the odds are against it.He was 8 points behind Hillary in October 2016.
All is still on the table.
A lot of new liberal pollsters this year BTW that weren’t on RCP four years ago.
Do you really think Biden is fit to take office?
How is that related to Clinton being up 8 points in October?The RCP combined poll had Clinton up by 3.2% in national polls. Guess what? She got 2.1% more in the popular vote.
Back in 2016, Hillary ended up raising twice the money Trump did.
Fortunately, most Americans are intelligent enough not to have votes sold to them.
Fortunately, most Americans are intelligent enough not to have votes sold to them.
I'm disputing your claim. Many things happened. There was the Comey memo. There was a step-up in Russian disinformation against Clinton.How is that related to Clinton being up 8 points in October?
The point is, if you believe the polls, Trump narrowed an 8 point RCP gap to a 3 point RCP gap in just a few weeks. Which turned out to be a 2 point gap in the popular vote.
I’m not making any definite predictions, but using current polling to count Trump out is crazy.
Some of the polling firms BTW, especially YouGuv, are still sampling way too many Democrats in the Swing States.
Texas, for example, has 8% more registered Republicans than Democrats, and the latest YouGuv poll surveyed 1% more Democrats than Republicans. This is not doing the Biden campaign any favors.
A three year head start for Trump in fundraising has been more than erased by Biden, per the WSJ.
Biden Ended August With $141 Million More in Cash Than Trump
I'm disputing your claim. Many things happened. There was the Comey memo. There was a step-up in Russian disinformation against Clinton.
I'm not a pollster. Disputing the methodology of people who use statistics to make a living is a lost cause.
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