{"id":2359599,"date":"2024-10-25T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-cant-break-away-from-trump-despite-fundraising-lead-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T13:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:15:45","slug":"harris-cant-break-away-from-trump-despite-fundraising-lead-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-cant-break-away-from-trump-despite-fundraising-lead-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris can&#8217;t break away from Trump despite fundraising lead &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-cant-break-away-from-trump-despite-fundraising-lead-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2359599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s significant fundraising advantage over former \u200bPresident Donald \u2064Trump in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. Despite raising a remarkable $176 million \u2063in \u200ca recent fundraising period, compared to Trump&#8217;s $97 million, Harris \u200dhas struggled to translate this financial edge into a substantial polling lead. The article notes that\u200d Trump&#8217;s campaign regained \u200cstrength in the first half of \u2062the year, fueled by growing concerns over President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental acuity,\u200c leading major \u2063Democratic donors to withhold donations until Biden&#8217;s exit from the race. In the recent month leading up \u2064to the election, Harris raised $97 million, significantly outpacing Trump&#8217;s $16 million, yet the latter&#8217;s overall fundraising, including joint committees, totaled $97 million alongside his PAC&#8217;s additional $44 million. Harris has spent heavily, with \u200d$166 million compared to Trump&#8217;s $99 million, \u2064but Democrats remain perplexed as to why \u2063such a financial influx has not translated\u200c into better polling figures,\u2064 even as \u2064Harris has \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">set\u2063 record-breaking fundraising paces<\/a> among U.S. presidential candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris can&rsquo;t break away from Trump despite crushing him in fundraising<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1833679\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris's\">Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-overview-virginia-state-house-up-for-grabs-after-two-years-of-democrat-control\/\" title=\"Election Overview: Virginia State House Up for Grabs After Two Years of Democrat Control\">massive fundraising advantage<\/a> over former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris's\">Donald Trump<\/a> fails to translate to a substantial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">polling<\/a> lead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign overtook the Democrats in the first half of the year, buoyed by questions over the mental acuity of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>. Major Democrats withheld further donations to the Democrats until Biden dropped out. Upon the transition to Harris, donors made up for the lost months of funding with a deluge of cash, out-fundraising Trump by significant margins.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This pattern has continued in the final month before the election, with Harris raising $97 million in the first half of October, compared to Trump&rsquo;s $16 million, according to Federal Election Commission filings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/10\/24\/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis\/harris-trump-fundraising-campaign-finance-reports-00185469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">obtained by<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump&rsquo;s funding position has improved significantly, considering his wider operation, including joint fundraising committees. Altogether, his campaign and network raised $97 million, though Harris raised $176 million.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s outspending matched her advantage, spending $166 million compared to $99 million for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk&rsquo;s America PAC, which handles much of the Trump campaign&rsquo;s groundwork, raised another $44 million for Trump. The pro-Harris FF PAC raised $65 million.<\/p>\n<p>Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3184311\/kamala-harris-money-advantage-trump-isnt-paying-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"raised\">raised<\/a> over $1 billion in just 2 1\/2 months, a fundraising pace that shattered the records of all other U.S. presidential candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have expressed bafflement that the money influx hasn&rsquo;t given results.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no reason anyone should raise a billion dollars and be running against a guy like that and be neck-and-neck,&rdquo; a Democrat close to the Harris campaign who is concerned that Harris isn&rsquo;t breaking through, especially with men, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Having more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-money-advantage-isnt-paying-off-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris&#039;s money advantage isn&#039;t paying off - Washington Examiner\">money isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t everything. Everyone&rsquo;s on edge,&rdquo; a Democratic aide said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has steadily chipped away at the lead Harris gained in the late summer, even overtaking her in polling in all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-puts-susan-rice-in-charge-of-effort-to-expand-vote-by-mail\/\" title=\"Biden Puts Susan Rice in Charge of Effort to Expand Vote by Mail\">major swing states<\/a>. This culminated in the final <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/25\/us\/politics\/poll-harris-trump-times-siena.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> having the two tied nationally, a worrying sign for Harris, who held a three-point edge in the previous poll in early October. The <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> average has the two tied nationally at 48.5%.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison, the average at around this point in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-paid-big-money-for-dem-attempt-to-overturn-election-results\/\" title=\"Taxpayers Paid Big Money for Dem Attempt to Overturn Election Results\">razor-thin 2020 election<\/a> had Biden up by 7.2%, and in 2016, Hillary Clinton up by 3.2% in a race she ultimately lost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1833679\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1833679\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris struggles to lead Trump despite significant fundraising edge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2359600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-tough-interviews.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[15467,4021,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2359599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fundraising","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-tough-interviews.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}