Kamala Harris breaks fundraising record in July, earns twice as much money as Donald Trump

The campaign team of Kamala Harris announced having raised $310 million In July, double what was achieved by Donald TrumpThis increase is largely attributed to the boost received after the vice president replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate for the US elections in November.

The sum includes the $200 million raised in less than a week following Biden’s withdrawal on July 21, having lost donor support. Harris “raised $310 million in July, the largest fundraiser for the 2024 election,” according to a statement from his team.

This figure was “boosted by the best month of collection from small funds donors in the history of American presidential elections” and represents “more than double” what the Campaign Trump got in the same month, the team said. Harris.

The Republican candidate’s teamDonald Trumpannounced on Thursday that it had raised $138.7 million in Julya significant figure collected in the month in which Trump survived an assassination attempt and received a triumphant endorsement at the Republican convention.

The vast sums of money spent on US presidential campaigns are largely spent on expensive videos promoting the candidates’ promises.

The NGO Open Secrets, specialized in political financing, estimates that The 2024 election could be the most expensive in US historysurpassing the record of $5.7 billion spent in 2020.

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