Democrat Clinton raised more than $140
million in August: campaign
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[September 02, 2016]
By Ginger Gibson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrat
Hillary Clinton raised about $143 million in August for her presidential
bid and the Democratic Party, the her campaign announced on Thursday.
Of the total, about $62 million was raised for the candidate's White
House run and about $81 million was raised for the Democratic National
Committee and state parties.
Clinton spend most of the month of August working the Democratic
fundraising circuit and trying to amass a war chest to use against
Republican Donald Trump.
The August hauls included a lucrative two-week swing of high-dollar
events in the moneyed East Coast vacation spots of Martha’s Vineyard and
the Hamptons, along with star-studded luncheons in Los Angeles and
gatherings with high-tech leaders in Silicon Valley.
A three-day, $19 million fundraising trip to California included a stop
at the home of former basketball star Magic Johnson, lunch at the home
of musician Justin Timberlake and actress Jessica Biel and an afternoon
event in Northern California with Apple’s Tim Cook.
Twenty people paid at least $200,000 each to attend a nighttime event at
the estate where Laurene Powell Jobs is building a dream home designed
by her late husband, Steve Jobs.
Clinton has already saturated the airwaves in key states with television
ads, while Trump has spent almost nothing on the general election.
Trump has struggled to raise large sums of cash. Instead, much of his
campaign has been self-funded, using his personal wealth to fuel his
shoestring primary campaign.
But supporters of Trump have warned that a general election requires
more to be spent on expensive television ads and requires outside
fundraising.
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the
National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati, Ohio,
U.S., August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Trump has not yet released his fundraising totals for the month of
August.
Clinton's campaign has already announced plans to spend $77 million
in swing state advertising before the Nov. 8 election.
Her campaign said the average donation in March was $50, a signal
that she is drawing from small-dollar donors and not just those who
write checks worth thousands of dollars.
"Thanks to the 2.3 million people who have contributed to our
campaign, we are heading into the final two months of the race with
the resources we need to organize and mobilize millions of voters
across the country," campaign manager Robby Mook said in a
statement.
(Reporting by Alana Wise and Amanda Becker; Editing by Jonathan
Oatis)
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