If Trump’s Fundraising Numbers Are Any Clue, He’s in Serious Trouble
Donald Trump might be pushing his loyal followers past their limits, according to new campaign contribution data. On Wednesday, it was announced that Vice President Kamala Harris broke records, raising $1 billion for her campaign in less than 80 days on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, on Thursday, OpenSecrets and the Associated Press reported that Trump’s camp may be suffering from some donor fatigue. According to new data, less than a third of Trump’s campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less than $200. Comparing his 2024 campaign through the month of June to the same period in 2020, Trump has suffered a steep 40 percent drop in small donors. “I am sick of them asking for money,” voter Susan Brito of Florida, who gave dozens of donations in 2022 and 2023, told the AP. “I am disabled, you are sending me text, after text, after text.” Brito chose not to give to the Trump campaign this year. In response to complaints from his base that they can’t spare the cash and plan to not donate, Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt ignored the red flags and blamed the Democratic administration for a struggling economy. Meanwhile, Harris keeps finding new ways to energize her base and bring in new donors. Three-quarters of Harris’s donors in August did not contribute in the previous presidential election, according to her campaign.Trump’s small-donor issue means that the Republican nominee will be forced to rely more and more on wealthy donors like Elon Musk or Marc Andreessen to keep his campaign afloat.
Donald Trump might be pushing his loyal followers past their limits, according to new campaign contribution data.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Vice President Kamala Harris broke records, raising $1 billion for her campaign in less than 80 days on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, on Thursday, OpenSecrets and the Associated Press reported that Trump’s camp may be suffering from some donor fatigue.
According to new data, less than a third of Trump’s campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less than $200. Comparing his 2024 campaign through the month of June to the same period in 2020, Trump has suffered a steep 40 percent drop in small donors.
“I am sick of them asking for money,” voter Susan Brito of Florida, who gave dozens of donations in 2022 and 2023, told the AP. “I am disabled, you are sending me text, after text, after text.” Brito chose not to give to the Trump campaign this year.
In response to complaints from his base that they can’t spare the cash and plan to not donate, Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt ignored the red flags and blamed the Democratic administration for a struggling economy. Meanwhile, Harris keeps finding new ways to energize her base and bring in new donors. Three-quarters of Harris’s donors in August did not contribute in the previous presidential election, according to her campaign.
Trump’s small-donor issue means that the Republican nominee will be forced to rely more and more on wealthy donors like Elon Musk or Marc Andreessen to keep his campaign afloat.
