President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign set a new record in February, raising $53 million. This is the highest amount his campaign has raised since its launch in April 2023.
By the end of the year’s shortest month, the Biden-Harris team had raised more than $331 million in total and announced they had a record $155 million in cash on hand. According to ABC News reportThe latter figure is “the highest amount ever raised by a Democratic candidate at this point in the cycle.”
The outlet revealed that the total amount was not raised by this campaign alone, but by other Democratic organizations such as the Democratic National Committee and the Joint Submissions Committee.
“We’re proud of the record-breaking fundraising machine we’ve built to reach voters about the stakes in this election, as we expand our footprint in each state, invest in paid media, and educate school principals. Our goal is to travel across the country,” campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement.
“And we’re just getting started,” she continued. “The stakes in this election could not be higher for the future of this country. Our historic fundraising efforts will help ensure every voter is aware of the stakes in this election come November. It will be.”
That big number doesn’t even include the windfall cash the Biden campaign received the day after the presidential election. state of the union addresswhich also broke records.
In the 24 hours after Biden’s controversial speech, his campaign set a new record for fundraising in a single day. 10 million dollarsBreitbart News reported.
The upcoming November election is expected to be a rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump. Safe Last week, preliminary candidates for each were announced.
