NEWS: Joe Biden entered September with nearly half-a-billion dollars in the bank — and $141 million more than President Trump.

Biden + joint DNC operations = $466 million
Trump + joint RNC operations = $325 million https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump

The former vice president and the Democrats were $187 million behind President Trump and the Republicans this spring. Now they are entering the final stretch of the campaign with a $141 million...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
The Trump reelection committee itself filed just moments ago (again, there is also RNC + joint ops, which will not file tonight):

Total August receipts: $61.7 million
Total spend: $61.2 million
Debts: 900k
Cash on hand: $121 million https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump

The former vice president and the Democrats were $187 million behind President Trump and the Republicans this spring. Now they are entering the final stretch of the campaign with a $141 million...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
NEW: The Biden campaign committee itself just filed:

Total August receipts: $212 million
Total spend: $130.3 million
Debts: $0
Cash on hand: $180.6 million

(Compare to Trump committee in above tweet.) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump

The former vice president and the Democrats were $187 million behind President Trump and the Republicans this spring. Now they are entering the final stretch of the campaign with a $141 million...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
Again the #s tonight are incomplete. They don't include the joint cmtes w/ DNC/RNC that can transfer to campaigns

BUT: They show Biden cmte at $180.6mm vs. Trump at $121 mm COH

Hard campaign dollars are key, i.e. the $$$ that has to be used for most TV https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump

The former vice president and the Democrats were $187 million behind President Trump and the Republicans this spring. Now they are entering the final stretch of the campaign with a $141 million...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/politics/20biden-trump-election-finance.html
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