Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign reported raising $361 million in August, her first full month as the Democrats’ nominee, far surpassing the $130 million reported by Mr. Trump in the same month.
I don’t think my fellow Americans are fond of money in politics, we’ve just come to understand that’s a major factor in our elections. It’s similar to how European election campaigns span weeks while the US’s are months to years.
One sort of positive change I’ve noticed in the past few cycles are campaigns boasting the average donation size. Don’t get me wrong, rich people throwing money at each other is still a factor. But at least our candidates that align closer to the average constituent can show that their average constituent is primarily funding the campaign.
Al Jazeera reported these numbers last week showing donations received since Biden dropped out in July:
Small donors are defined as those contributing less than $200.
Kamala Harris $209,442,720
Donald Trump $83,467,443
I don’t think my fellow Americans are fond of money in politics, we’ve just come to understand that’s a major factor in our elections. It’s similar to how European election campaigns span weeks while the US’s are months to years.
One sort of positive change I’ve noticed in the past few cycles are campaigns boasting the average donation size. Don’t get me wrong, rich people throwing money at each other is still a factor. But at least our candidates that align closer to the average constituent can show that their average constituent is primarily funding the campaign.
Al Jazeera reported these numbers last week showing donations received since Biden dropped out in July: Small donors are defined as those contributing less than $200. Kamala Harris $209,442,720 Donald Trump $83,467,443
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/8/30/more-than-200bn-how-kamala-harris-is-winning-the-small-donors-battle