Trump raises about half as much as Clinton in campaign’s final weeks, finance reports show

[EricMaundry]

Source: Washington Post

Donald Trump raised about half as much as Hillary Clinton for his presidential campaign in the first 19 days of October, putting him at a severe financial disadvantage in the crucial final days of the White House contest, new campaign finance reports filed late Thursday show.

The Republican nominee raised just $28.9 million for his campaign committee over that period, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. His campaign and two joint GOP fundraising committees raised a total of $61 million in the first 19 days of the month -- a fall-off from September, when the three committees together pulled in $100 million, including $53 million for the Trump campaign. Trump had just $16 million in his campaign coffers on Oct. 19, compared to Hillary Clinton’s $62 million.

And there was scant evidence that the real estate billionaire will end up giving the $100 million he has claimed he is donating to his bid. Trump gave his campaign about $31,000 in in-kind contributions in the first 19 days of the month — down from the $2 million a month in cash he had been donating. His personal contributions to his campaign now total a little more than $56 million.

Meanwhile, Clinton’s already-robust fundraising ratcheted up even more this month. The Democratic nominee’s campaign and two joint fundraising committees with the party together pulled in $101 million in the 19-day stretch. At the same time, Clinton’s campaign shelled out $54 million – a slower spending rate than the previous month. That gave her a hefty stockpile of cash as she heads into the final weeks of the campaign: more than $153 million.

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[TomCADem]

1. Trump Could Easily Erase This Advantage If He Contributed The $100 Million...

...to his campaign that he promised he would. Unless, of course, the self-described millionaire is tapped out.

[jmowreader]

2. The self-described millionaire's wealth is all on paper

If Trump and Clinton had to pull out $10 million of their own money and place it on the table, Trump probably couldn't do it unless he sold at least one building. Outside of the foundation he uses as his private checking account, I think he'd be hard-pressed to come up with more than a couple million in cash.

[Sunlei]

5. No he's made millions billing RNC for trump tower space, largo space, hats, books, 10k hour for old

jet, salaries for his kids work as campaign management, payments for campaign workers who are his regular hotel maids and busboys.

And lots of 'personal' loans with fabulous interest rates. Trumps fine-tuned that old republican 'wealth building' trick.

[JNelson6563]

3. Now that we are winning the money game

I wonder how the Rethugs feel about having made it all a money game.

I savor the irony.

[NewJeffCT]

7. Obama beat McCain and Romney in fundraising

but, Republicans typically have a big advantage in dark money spending from outside groups.

[Sunlei]

4. thats ok Republican political taxfree "charities" can match legit campaign with billions in charity$

NRA, ALAC writes the laws for republicans anyway, they would be lost if someone else didn't pay for everything & do their work for them.

[HelenWheels]

6. Is is smart to publish this?

When I read this in the news I am less likely to contribute to Hillary. I don't have much extra money and when I hear Hillary has so much I don't contribute. Don't get me wrong I am for Hillary and have already donated more than once.

[The Wizard]

8. Let's factor in all the free media Trump gets

that's presented as news.
Bush got plenty of free media when the Propaganda outlets covered the Swift Boat ads against Kerry as news. They were all bullshit and helped Bush in the sElection.

[dawn frenzy adams]

9. Trump doesn't have to raise much money.

After all, the Mainstream Media has been acting as his surrogate since the inception of his campaign. As a matter of fact, the Mainstream Media's default position is to act as a public relations firm for the Republican Party. If the Mainstream Media actually did their job, the Republican Party would be relegated to the dustbin of society. The Republican Party is not an organization that is about democracy. It is an insurgency, dedicated to quashing democracy.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Doesn't have to raise money

The media is doing the job for free.