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Joe Biden yesterday announced another record-breaking fundraising tally. His campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised a combined $383 million in September, beating their previous record month by some $18m.
To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month — thank you. Because of your support, we raised an astounding $383 million. I’m incredibly humbled.
There’s still more work to be done, but I wanted to share the good news with Trimicka, one of our grassroots supporters. pic.twitter.com/f9hIPT6PTW
Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said the vice president’s campaign has a staggering $432 million on hand to deploy over the last weeks of the election, and potentially beyond depending on when and how the race ultimately resolves itself. The Trump campaign has gotten awfully quiet about its finances since the early days of the campaign when it raced out to a substantial lead. Since then, as the president’s poll numbers have sagged so have the campaign donations. In August, for instance, Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $210 million, trailing the Democratic haul by almost $150 million.
11.03am BST
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris continued yesterday to grill supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on a range of issues, including climate change and racial discrimination in the US.
Harris pressed Barrett on whether she believed coronavirus was infectious, smoking caused cancer and climate change was happening. Barrett avoided answering directly to a number of issues during the questioning, including one from Democratic senator Cory Booker on whether it was wrong to separate children from their parents to deter immigrants coming to the US.
Continue reading…Barrett pledges ‘open mind’ and plays down conservative recordTrump and Biden to hold dueling town halls after canceled debateSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 11.16am BSTJoe Biden yesterday announced another record-breaking fundraising tally. His campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised a combined $383 million in September, beating their previous record month by some $18m. To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month — thank you. Because of your support, we raised an astounding $383 million. I’m incredibly humbled.There’s still more work to be done, but I wanted to share the good news with Trimicka, one of our grassroots supporters. pic.twitter.com/f9hIPT6PTWBiden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said the vice president’s campaign has a staggering $432 million on hand to deploy over the last weeks of the election, and potentially beyond depending on when and how the race ultimately resolves itself. The Trump campaign has gotten awfully quiet about its finances since the early days of the campaign when it raced out to a substantial lead. Since then, as the president’s poll numbers have sagged so have the campaign donations. In August, for instance, Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $210 million, trailing the Democratic haul by almost $150 million. 11.03am BSTDemocratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris continued yesterday to grill supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on a range of issues, including climate change and racial discrimination in the US.Harris pressed Barrett on whether she believed coronavirus was infectious, smoking caused cancer and climate change was happening. Barrett avoided answering directly to a number of issues during the questioning, including one from Democratic senator Cory Booker on whether it was wrong to separate children from their parents to deter immigrants coming to the US. Continue reading…