This was the blockbuster we all wanted to see.
Harris Victory Fund – raises money for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and state Democratic groups.brought in a record-shattering $633 million. in the third quarter from July to September of this year. She spent nearly $600 million and had $77 million left in the bank at the end of September.
Meanwhile, President Trump’s two joint fundraising committees Trump National Committee JFC and Trump 47 Committeewhich raised a total of just under $340 million. In other words, quite a bit less.
The American PAC, which is carrying out many of President Trump’s vote elimination operations, $74.95 million From Elon Musk, my only benefactor. Miriam Adelson, wife of the late Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and major Trump donor; donated $100 million to her own super PAC. Overall, they were still overwhelmed by Harris’ huge fundraising efforts.
Overall, the Harris campaign combined with Democratic groups brought in more than $1 billion.
ActBlue recorded that log best quarter ever6.9 million donors contributed $31 million, raising a total of $1.5 billion for Democratic candidates. This equates to an average of $217 per donor.
take that, Mask and Adelson!
The ActBlue blog reports:
- Fundraising for the U.S. House and Senate remained strong, with small donors contributing $131 million and $187 million, respectively, to these candidates.
- Local elections (parliamentary, parliamentary, etc.) saw a 23% increase in fundraising compared to the same period in 2020.
- Governor’s fundraising has seen a nearly 70% increase in dollars raised since the third quarter of 2020.
- Organizations fighting for voting rights have received more than $76 million in grassroots donations.
But hey, let me pick one mediocre poll that will blow your mind.
The good news continues: Democrats lead in House elections Raised an average of $2.4 million Meanwhile, the average for Republicans was half that amount, at $1.2 million.
in florida senate raceRepublican incumbent Rick Scott has raised $4.2 million, while his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell, has raised $12.9 million.
in montana senate electionembattled Democratic incumbent Jon Tester has raised $32 million, while Republican challenger Tim Sheehy has raised $9.8 million. oh.
in Nebraska Senate racesuddenly threatened Republican incumbent Deb Fischer raised $1.2 million, and independent challenger Dan Osborn raised $3.3 million.
Here’s some fun: Texas Senate raceendangered Republican incumbent Ted Cruz has raised $17.2 million, while his Democratic challenger, Rep. Colin Allred, has raised $30.3 million.
Related article: Watch Ted Cruz get stomped on in Texas Senate debate
this is nuts!
Remember, everyone thought citizens united it would be death Because it allowed corporate interests to flood the Republican Party with money. Instead, Democrats were forced to become more sensitive to their base, giving Act Blue more room to deal with this new method of campaign financing.
Some of you may remember that Daily Kos was ActBlue’s first partner. We were there at the beginning of it.
citizens united This is proof A of the law of unintended consequences. Republicans welcomed it as a way to use money to eliminate Democratic candidates. Quite the opposite has happened.
