Harris 'outraised and outspent' Trump by an eye-watering sum in October - revealed

Kamala Harris has both outraised and outspent Donald Trump in early to mid-October for the election , according to Federal Election Commission filings. Overall, Harris had the upper hand financially, raising $176 million compared to $97 million for Trump. The latest FEC filings from Thursday found the Harris campaign raised an additional $97 million in the first half of October compared to the Trump campaign earning an additional $16 million.

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Both candidates spent the most paid media, with Harris spending $127 million and Trump spending $88 million. Harris still had $119 million in her campaign account as of Oct. 16 compared to $36 million for Trump.

When accounting for joint fundraising committees, she maintained an advantage of $240 million to $168 million. Only some of this money goes directly to their campaigns while the rest goes toward other political organizations including the Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee and state parties. DON'T MISS.

.. Musk-funded PAC target Muslim and Jewish voters with opposing attack ads Harris ad shows woman losing baby and nearly dying under strict abortion ban Trump account shares 'Nazi' video vowing to create 'unified reich' if elected Both candidates also got more funding via super PACs in early October.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poured nearly $44 million more into his pro-Trump America PAC. The pro-Harris FF PAC got $25 million from Facebook co-founder-turned-Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz. He has spent a total of $38 million in this cycle.

FF PAC also received another $40 million through its affiliated nonprofit, which does not disclose its donors..