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Former President Donald Trump raised over $160 million last month, largely through small-dollar donations, his campaign announced on Wednesday.
The September fundraising totals bring Trump, 78, to $283 million in cash on hand, just over a month away from Election Day, the New York Post reported.
“President Trump continues to inspire millions of everyday Americans to join his America First movement and help fuel the campaign with their hard-earned money,” Trump campaign Senior Advisor Brian Hughes said in a statement.
According to the Trump campaign, nearly 2.5 million donations under $200 were made to the former president in September, constituting 96% of total contributions. The average donation amount was $60. Trump’s team said its September totals “exceeded internal benchmarks.”
“These supporters have allowed us to bank the funds we need as we move into the campaign’s final weeks,” Hughes added. “Our momentum continues to grow from supporters and donors across the country as we enter the homestretch toward victory.”
Trump’s September total is higher than the $130 million that his campaign and its authorized committees raised in August.
The Republican nominee’s war chest now stands at slightly less than the $295 million reported at the end of August, as campaigning has intensified in the final weeks of the 2024 race.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her allied groups have outspent Trump in seven key swing states since President Biden suspended his re-election bid, according to ad-tracking firm Ad Impact.
Ad Impact also reported that Harris and pro-Harris groups have reserved more future airtime in these states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada—than Trump and his supporters, The Post added.
“In total, Harris has $301 million worth of future campaign ads reserved in those states, whereas Trump has secured $194 million in air time,” the report said.
Despite having a superior amount of money, Harris isn’t pulling away from Trump in the polls. She appears to be losing ground.
For example, while most polling shows a tight race between Harris and Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, the vice president appears to be bleeding voters from a key demographic, POLITICO noted on Tuesday.
The poll conducted by a bipartisan team for AARP and first shared with the outlet shows that Harris is leading with 49 percent of likely voters, compared to 47 percent for Trump and 2 percent for other candidates. Additionally, 3 percent of respondents remain undecided.
In an April survey, Biden was down 5 percentage points overall. Among voters aged 18 to 49, he was trailing by 1 point; now, Harris is leading by 14. He was losing independents by 6 points, while she is now winning them by 9. Additionally, she is outperforming Biden among Democrats, women, suburban voters, rural voters, and even those without a college degree.
However, the survey found that Harris is losing among voters aged 65 and older by 7 points.
Also, new polling data from Trafalgar Group and Insider Advantage now indicates that Trump is positioned for a potential landslide victory in the 2024 presidential election. The latest polling shows Trump with a commanding lead in several key battleground states, suggesting a solid path to victory in November.
The updated electoral map projects Trump with 296 electoral votes, compared to Kamala Harris’s 226. Notably, Trump is making gains in swing states like Pennsylvania (+2.2), Michigan (+2.2), and Wisconsin (+1.1), which were pivotal in previous elections. These states, typically leaning Democratic in close contests, seem to be shifting in favor of the former president.
In Arizona and North Carolina, Trump leads by one point, while Nevada and Georgia remain highly competitive. In Georgia, a state that has seen fierce competition between both parties in recent elections, Trafalgar’s data points to a dead heat.
Senate odds, which show a 73% chance of Republicans taking back control of the upper chamber and significantly changing the political climate in Washington, further support the change.
#Updated Electoral Map Based on Trafalgar/Insider Advantage polling
🟥 Trump 296 🏆
🟦 Harris 226
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Pennsylvania – 🔴 Trump +2.2
Michigan – 🔴 Trump +2.2
Wisconsin – 🔴 Trump +1.1
Arizona – 🔴 Trump +1
North Carolina – 🔴 Trump +1
Nevada – 🔴 Trump +1
Georgia – 🟡 Tie
——… pic.twitter.com/7Kwhf9SlKC— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 2, 2024
