Election overview

With less than a month until election day, campaigning allows candidates to express their vision and encourages Americans to vote. In the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump, representing the Republican Party, and Kamala Harris, representing the Democratic Party, are two different candidates with unique ways of connecting to voters. Fundraising is an important part of campaigning to get the candidates’ messages out. According to Forbes and several other news sources, from January to the end of August, Kamala Harris raised $678.2 million while Donald Trump raised $309.2 million. The amounts raised and spent since have tipped past the $1 billion mark. As they strive to persuade undecided voters, their approaches to campaigning reveal the differences in their political strategies and personalities.