Biden Outraises President Trump by $150m in August
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We ran the numbers: There are 2192 news articles covering this topic. 22% (489) are left leaning, 50% (1082) are center, and 28% (621) are right leaning.
In August, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden outraised President Trump in August by $154.5 million. While left-leaning articles highlight that the big fundraising gap between the two candidates is certain to rattle already nervous Republicans, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump’s re-election campaign raised $210 million in August, which is their biggest month so far.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the noticeable fundraising gap between the two candidates is certain to rattle Republicans already nervous about Biden’s advantage over Trump in battleground states. While Biden and Democrats only spent about $414 million in July, Trump’s reelection effort, including the Republican National Committee, has spent more than $800 million.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee, and their joint fundraising committees raised $210 million last month, while the Biden campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and their joint fundraising efforts raised $364.5 million. Biden’s online fundraising figure by itself beat the previous monthly fundraising record for a single candidate by $193 million.
A right-leaning article by The New York Post highlights that Trump’s re-election campaign raised $210 million in August, which is their biggest month so far. Trump said he would be willing to donate money to his campaign from his personal fortune to ensure his re-election campaign has the funds to compete during the remaining two months of the campaign.