The staggering figure surpasses the Biden campaign’s previously record-shattering $364.5 million fundraising haul in August with the Democratic National Committee, which bested Trump and the Republican National Committee at $210 million. The Trump campaign hasn’t announced their fundraising for September, but it’s unlikely they will overcome the $141 million cash deficit they had coming into September, down from a $187 million cash advantage over Biden at the start of April. Biden also enjoyed a record hour of fundraising surrounding the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, raising $10 million between 9pm and 12am and an additional $21.5 million the following day. Key BackgroundTrump overcame a severe cash deficit in 2016, with $34.7 million to then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s $59.6 million going into October. Biden’s lead, however, has been far steadier than Clinton’s was, having consistently led Trump by more than 6 points since May.

Source: Forbes October 15, 2020 07:07 UTC