- Marist polls: Trump leads Harris in Arizona, Georgia, with tie in North Carolina
Campaign |31 minutes ago
- Top staff in NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s office stepping down
Campaign |1 hour ago
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams is indicted after federal investigation
Court Battles |1 hour ago
- US leads call for Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire
International |2 hours ago
- Cruz gets heated after Booker blocks deepfake revenge porn bill
News |2 hours ago
- 10 Democrats vote to censure Biden officials over Afghanistan withdrawal
House |3 hours ago
- 5 takeaways from Harris’s MSNBC interview with Stephanie Ruhle
Administration |3 hours ago
- Julian Assange to make first public appearance since his release
International |3 hours ago
Campaign Report
The Big Story
Where the Trump-Harris fundraising battle stands
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are locked in a tight race for the White House, according to the polls, but their fundraising numbers shed light on another aspect of the jaw-clenching battle.
© AP
Harris has a substantial money advantage as she enters the final two months of her blistering battle against Trump, after she raised nearly $150 million more than Trump in the month after entering the race.
The two candidates are neck and neck in the latest national polls, with The Hill/Decision Desk HQ aggregate showing Harris at a slight 3.7 percentage point lead. Neither candidate has a lock on the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, and they have been aggressively campaigning in key swing states.
Harris’s late-entry shake up to what was essentially an even cash race has added a new factor to the election’s potential outcome. Her money lead could impact how many ads voters see before they head to the polls. Harris’s campaign reported having a more than $100 million cash-on-hand lead over her Republican rival as of last month.
Democrats have raised $678.2 million in campaign cash to Trump’s $309.2 million since January 2023, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings.
Harris’s campaign raised $361 million in August alone and has $404 million in cash on hand going into the last two months before Election Day, according to the latest figures.
Official fundraising figures for September won’t be released until next month.
Harris’s campaign said it received $47 million in the 24 hours after her only debate against Trump on Sept. 10, with nearly 600,000 donors contributing during that period. But the debate did little to move the voter outlook, according to polls.
During the first hour of the debate, a campaign official told The Hill that 71 percent of grassroots donations going to Harris came from women as the vice president hammered Trump on reproductive rights issues.
Harris also got a big boost after pop super star Taylor Swift announced she would be voting for the Democrat.
“Will you join Taylor Swift in supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign?” Harris’s campaign said in an email, asking for a $25 donation, shortly after the Swift endorsement.
The Trump campaign raised $130 million in August, which was also fueled by donations of less than $200. Trump’s team reported having $295 million in cash on hand at the end of the month.
Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign Report, I’m Liz Crisp. Each week we track the key stories you need to know to stay ahead of the 2024 election and who will set the agenda in Washington.
Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.
Essential Reads
Key election stories and other recent campaign coverage:
Secret Service investigating misconduct allegation against agent
The U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday it is investigating a misconduct allegation against one of its employees and has placed them on leave. “The U.S. Secret Service Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating a misconduct allegation involving an employee,” the agency said in a statement to The Hill. “The Secret Service holds its personnel to the highest standards. The employee has been placed on administrative… Full Story |
Trump plans Oct. 5 rally at site of assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.
Former President Trump will return to the site of his attempted assassination earlier this year with a rally in Butler, Pa., the campaign announced on Wednesday. The Oct. 5 visit will mark Trump’s first return to the site where his ear was grazed by a bullet and a rally attendee died in a July shooting just ahead of the Republican National Convention. Trump pledged later that month to return to the site after the incident… Full Story |
Chappell Roan says she’s voting for Harris, but ‘not settling for what’s been offered’
Pop star Chappell Roan said Wednesday in a TikTok post that she will vote for Vice President Harris, but not endorse the Democratic presidential nominee. “So, yeah, I’m voting for f—ing Kamala,” Roan said in her post. “But I’m not settling for what has been offered.” Earlier in her post, Roan said she doesn’t agree with all of the left’s policy proposals. “Like, obviously, f— the policies of the right, but also f— some… Full Story |
The Countdown
Upcoming news themes and events we’re watching:
- 5 days until a federal shutdown if Congress doesn’t act.
- 6 days until the vice-presidential debate.
- 41 days until the 2024 general election.
- 117 days until Inauguration Day 2025.
On Our Watch
That’s so Gretch!
© AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) went on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens LIVE!” with host Andy Cohen Tuesday night, and she left few clues about her future political aspirations, despite being named as a potential Democratic presidential nominee.
“I always knew it had to be the vice president, and I’m so glad she wanted to do it and has risen to the occasion,” she said of Vice President Harris’s ascension to the top of the party’s presidential ticket after President Biden ended his reelection campaign. “I couldn’t be more happy with the ticket.”
Three words to describe Harris, Whitmer said, would be: “badass, ready, exciting.”
As for Harris’s running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Whitmer said he’s among her closest political friends.
“Tim is spectacular. He’s just a down to earth Midwesterner,” she said. “He’s just a good dude.”
Whitmer said she’s focused on continuing her term as governor through 2026 and wouldn’t speculate on being named to a future Harris administration role, if the vice president wins the November election.
“I don’t know what the heck I’m gonna do next,” Whitmer said.
Asked what her “Real Housewives” tagline would be if she were to join the Bravo roster, she made a play on former President Trump’s slight against her: “Some people call me ‘That Woman from Michigan,’ I call it ‘Getting s— done!’”
On her unusual nickname “Big Gretch”: “I love it. You can call me ‘Big Gretch.”
Dressed in bright pink, and wearing her signature magenta lipstick, Whitmer was plugging her new book “True Gretch.” Here are some of her quick responses from the show:
- First concert she went to: “New Edition.”
- Go to late-night snack: “Cheese and crackers.”
- Best karaoke song: “I don’t sing.”
- Willie Nelson would be in her “dream blunt rotation.”
In Other News
Branch out with a different read from The Hill:
Republican former NC governor: Robinson a ‘ticking time bomb’
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) said the state’s GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is a “ticking time bomb” who might tip the presidential election results. “I got a feeling about a month ago, the Trump campaign was finding out that there could be some dirty laundry on Robinson,” McCrory said during a Wednesday appearance on CNN, noting the Trump campaign had been “avoiding” Robinson, the…
Full Story
Romney on possible Trump retribution: ‘I would take him at his word’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said former President Trump should be taken seriously when he pledges to go after his political enemies if elected to another term in office. “I think he has shown by his prior actions that you can take him at his word,” Romney told The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins in an interview published Tuesday. “So, I would take him at his word,” he added. The remarks followed a conversation in which, according…
Full Story
Around the Nation
Local and state headlines regarding campaigns and elections:
- ‘Big mistake’: South Florida Haitians slam Trump’s false claim about immigrants eating pets (Miami Herald)
- Election-related scam calls in Nevada are increasing as November looms(Las Vegas Review Journal)
- Kind gesture or vote buying? Trump’s cash gift to Pennsylvania grocery shopper sparks heated debate (PennLive.com)
What We’re Reading
Election news we’ve flagged from other outlets:
- With ads on IGN, Harris and allies make a push for the gamer vote (The Washington Post)
- Mark Zuckerberg Is Done With Politics (The New York Times)
- Could an Alleged Affair on Long Island Affect the Control of Congress? (Wall Street Journal)
- Democrats won complete power in Michigan. Republicans are trying to take it away. (Politico)
Elsewhere Today
Key stories on The Hill right now:
Speaker Johnson demands Ukrainian ambassador be fired as GOP probes Zelensky visit Comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sparked a second day of ire from GOP figures, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) demanding he fire the country’s ambassador to the U.S. while a House panel launched an investigation after suggesting a recent appearance by Zelensky amounted to election meddling. House Oversight Chair… Read more | Harris holds 7-point lead over Trump in national survey Vice President Harris now holds a 7-point lead over former President Trump, according to a new national survey. The survey, conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, found Harris leading with 46.61 percent support compared to Trump’s 40.48 percent, rounding to a 47-40 gap. That margin was slightly higher than the 5-point advantage over Trump the… Read more |
What People Think
Opinions related to campaigns and elections submitted to The Hill:
- Democrats can win over new voters using this one easy trick
- In 2020, Trump complained the election was rigged. This time, he’s doing the rigging.
- Voters aren’t buying into Trump’s political fantasy world anymore
You’re all caught up. See you next time!
Check out The Hill’s Campaign page for the latest coverage.
Like this newsletter? Take a moment to view our other topical products here 📩
If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.
Close
The latest in politics and policy.Direct to your inbox.Sign up for the Campaign and Election News newsletter
Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
See All
Will there be a second Harris-Trump debate?
by Elizabeth Crisp
1 day ago
Campaign Report/1 day ago
Harris vs. Trump: What the polls are saying
by Elizabeth Crisp
6 days ago
Campaign Report/6 days ago
GOP hammers Dems over Trump assassination attempt
by Julia Mueller
1 week ago
Campaign Report/1 week ago
Tensions rise after apparent Trump assassination attempt
by Elizabeth Crisp
1 week ago
Campaign Report/1 week ago
See All
See all Hill.TV
Rising: September 25, 2024
by TheHill.com
09/25/24 1:32 PM ET
THE HILL TV/11 hours ago
Rising: September 24, 2024
by TheHill.com
1 day ago
THE HILL TV/1 day ago
Rising: September 23, 2024
by TheHill.com
2 days ago
Rising/2 days ago
See all Hill.TVSee all Video
Top Stories
5 takeaways from Harris’s MSNBC interview with Stephanie Ruhle
by Alex Gangitano
3 hours ago
Administration/3 hours ago
See All
Most Popular
- 5 takeaways from Harris’s MSNBC interview with Stephanie Ruhle
- Cruz gets heated after Booker blocks deepfake revenge porn bill
- Bret Baier: Trump, not Harris, the ‘holdup’ on Fox News debate
- Dog food pulled from shelves nationwide: FDA
- Speaker Johnson demands Ukrainian ambassador be fired as GOP probes Zelensky ...
- Speaker Johnson says House will not approve ‘Christmas omnibus’
- Trio of sex scandals create unwelcome September surprises for GOP
- Lawsuits allege deadly 2021 Texas blackouts were an inside job
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams is indicted after federal investigation
- Harris holds 7-point lead over Trump in national survey
- Marist polls: Trump leads Harris in Arizona, Georgia, with tie in North Carolina
- Voters aren’t buying into Trump’s political fantasy world anymore
- Trump makes last-minute push for alternative stopgap with voting provisions
- House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
- Tropical Storm Isaac forms in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to strengthen, ...
- Sam Elliott in pro-Harris ad: ‘Are we really going back down that same ...
- Congress cheers Biden’s Turkey gambit in Russia tug-of-war
- Senators battle over fallout of Supreme Court Trump immunity decision