Trump’s Cash Crunch

Tara Palmeri: “Meanwhile, some Trump allies are getting nervous about falling behind in the final sprint for donor money—a precious resource in the expensive, last leg of the race. The Trump campaign announced on Wednesday that it had raised $160 million in September, and has $283 million cash on hand (including money raised in coordination with the R.N.C. and authorized committees). But the campaign remains significantly behind the donor waterfall lavished upon Harris, who has outraised Trump every month since President Biden dropped out…”

“Harris hasn’t released her September numbers, but she raised $47 million within 24 hours of her debate triumph. In August, her campaign and coordinated committees raised three times as much as Trump’s team… Indeed, Republican money is drying up across the board, with Democrats easily outraising their opponents in the majority of competitive House and Senate races, too.”

Said a Trump campaign source: “There’s a lot of stress about money.”