I read today that the Harris campaign has raised $1 billion for the campaign….and the word is that it may not be enough….think about that for a moment.
In less than three months as a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more than $1 billion—a historic pace. That’s more than her opponent, Donald Trump, has raised all year, per the New York Times. The Harris figure comes not from required campaign filings, the next of which is due later this month, but from multiple people who know of her operation. Despite the unheard-of fundraising rate, aides are concerned the Democratic campaign might not have money to win, the Washington Post reports. They’d also prefer the $1 billion figure not receive much attention. Their fundraising reasoning includes:
- The short campaign: Entering the race long after Trump has meant Harris has to make her pitch to voters in much less time and has to rely on more sweeping, expensive efforts to reach them.
- Battleground states: In all seven swing states, polls show no lead that isn’t within the margin of error. The Harris campaign figures it will have to spend big in all of them. “There have never been so many electoral college votes in play so late in the cycle, which means that our strong fundraising and volunteer enthusiasm are not guaranteed to be enough to fully reach voters everywhere they are,” one Harris person emailed the Post.
- Perceptions: “Talking about this type of big money doesn’t convey the sense of urgency to do every single thing in all of the big and small ways,” another person involved said Wednesday.
- The opposition: Trump pulled in $309 million through the end of August, and Harris reported spending about three times what the Republican nominee did in August. But super PACs, including Elon Musk’s, are helping narrow the spending gap to turn out GOP voters, per NBC News.
Does anyone see a problem with a campaign that has $1 billion and could still not be enough?
All these elections are getting out of hand….every year it takes more and more to fund a run for office.
That figure should have people starting to consider some sort of campaign funding reform.
Just a thought!
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How much is ever enough? For politicians and their hangers-on like Musk, there is never enough.
Best wishes, Pete.
Something needs to be done….this campaign donations are out of hand. chuq
I keep getting her ads in my email, saying she’s the underdog and needs money. These are not private scam emails either! It’s a real turn-off for me.
I know what you mean…..I do not appreciate begging for bucks. chuq
I don’t think billion$ more by T or H would change a single vote or attract new supporters. Differences are too dramatic. Only winners are the adv entities. As for Trump chances, if ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC and CNN plus Holloywood are pure anti Trump tentacles, well that’s impossible to fight. At least FOX admits it is pro republican and pro Trump. The others contend they are reporting news with no political aims. I will admit that the FOX creatures do express some real “stretchers” but since the gals have the best legs on TV we can overlook bull poop.
Nope most everyone will either vote for hatred or they will vote for a Binden-esque lady. chuq
Personally I don’t care what the campaigns cost as long as there is a chance of keeping the Conserva-turd Ghouls out of our hair for 4 years.
Is there some reason you have to post twice? chuq
Yes, one comes across as anonymous and I cannot see, at the time of posting, whether it went through or not.
Okay I was wondering if it was something on my end. chuq
Twice posted anytime is unintentional somehow error. Certainly delete such nusances on your site. Sorry. Oh, and sometimes cap letters. I’m told that represents shouting. What it really is , is drifting left pinky finger to caps lock key.
It is no problem I kinda figure stuff out….but thanx for letting me know chuq
I could care less what a campaign might cost as long as it mean we can keep the sewer scum conservaturds from ruining our lives.
Too late they already have a great start at ruining our lives. chuq
They can both save money by reducing the number of commercials they run in Georgia. I see the same commercials from both sides over and over, and have been for months. It may help the local economy by getting money to the
local stations, but I believe anyone here who plans go vote has already made up their minds. I see the spending as redistribution of wealth. It helps the velocity effect of money. But seeing the same adds over snd over is tiresome.
They could solve some of this by a national primary and more control over the donations. chuq
And then think about this for a minute — that amount they’re talking about is just the money raised fo Harris’ “official” campaign. That’s not counting the money that’s being pumped into the election system by PACs and other special interest groups pushing one candidate or another. Here in Wisconsin during the election for a state supreme court seat, outside interests spent as much or even more than the candidates themselves did. Same thing is going on here.
Special interests have taken over the system….is a collapse possible? chuq
Well, gosh darn. That could go a long way on projects here. I feel her reach is already there. This just forces people who fear a Trump win to dig deeper. I’ve got $2 and I’d do better taking chance on a lottery ticket.
LOL….lottery is a good idea…..simple and chancey. chuq