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Vice President\u00a0Kamala Harris<\/a>\u00a0raised well more than double what former President Donald Trump took in from donors in August, her campaign announced Friday, saying it raised $361 million from nearly 3 million donors in her first full month as a candidate.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s team had\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday he brought in $130 million over the same period. Harris\u2019 team says it ended the month with $404 million on hand for the final sprint to Election Day, $109 million more than Trump\u2019s campaign says it had at the end of August.<\/p>\n The massive Harris war chest is being used to fund a $370 million paid media effort for the final two months of the campaign, and to pay for its more than 2,000 field staff spread through more than 310 offices in battleground states.<\/p>\n Harris\u2019 fundraising builds on the $310 million she\u00a0raised in July<\/a>, the overwhelming majority of which came in after she took over President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign after he dropped out that month. The ticket swap has helped the Democratic party reverse the fundraising edge Trump had developed in the prior months, when voter doubts about Biden\u2019s fitness for another term dampened donor \u2014 and voter \u2014 enthusiasm.<\/p>\n \u201cIn just a short time, Vice President Harris\u2019 candidacy has galvanized a history-making, broad and diverse coalition \u2014 with the type of enthusiasm, energy and grit that wins close elections,\u201d Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement. \u201cAs we enter the final stretch of this election, we\u2019re making sure every hard-earned dollar goes to winning over the voters who will decide this election.\u201d<\/p>\n The figures released by both campaigns do not include full Federal Elections Commission filings, which will come later this month. Both campaign totals include fundraising by their respective national parties and associated committees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nRecommended reading:<\/strong>
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