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the us election has become a "pay-to-win game"? harris' campaign spending in august was three times that of trump

2024-09-21

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cailianshe news, september 18 (editor: huang junzhi)washington (ap) — vice president kamala harris' campaign spent nearly three times as much as her rival, donald trump, in august, according to financial disclosures filed friday, a sign of democrats' widening financial advantage ahead of the nov. 5 election.

with less than seven weeks left until election day, harris and trump are still evenly matched, and the election has entered its final, intense stage. of course, the two presidential candidates have begun to "spend money" without any reservation, and the financial gap between the two sides has also become apparent.

the above document shows thatin august, harris disclosed $174 million in campaign spending to the federal election commission, while former president trump's campaign reported $61 million in spending.both harris and trump said the bulk of their spending went on advertising, with smaller amounts going to rallies, travel and salaries for campaign staff.

harris' campaign also reported a $75,000 donation to the detroit unity fund, a nonprofit dedicated to boosting black voter turnout in michigan, a major battleground state in this year's election.

however, analysts said that although harris's economic advantage will help her get a lot of tv ads in the election, it may not necessarily lead to final victory, because the two candidates are still tied in many opinion polls.including in key battleground states that could determine victory or defeat.

in 202 polls tracked by the hill/decision desk hq (ddhq), an american election forecasting agency, harris leads trump by only 3.6%.and if history is any guide, in the 2016 presidential race, trump defeated democrat hillary clinton despite raising less money than her.

however, since harris took over from biden and performed well in the "hart first debate", harris's ability to "attract money" is obvious to all: within 24 hours after the "hart first debate", she raised $47 million. it is worth noting that this is the largest 24-hour fundraising amount since harris participated in the presidential campaign. throughout august, harris raised a total of $190 million

on the other hand, trump's campaign team reported that they raised $45 million in august. as of the end of august, the group's fund balance was $135 million, a decrease of about $17 million from the beginning of the month.