Graham has not yet released his third-quarter fundraising totals. He raised $8.4 million in the second quarter and had $15 million in the bank as of June 30. Graham has increasingly signaled that he's in dire financial straits: Late last month, he went on Fox News twice in a single day and implored viewers to donate to his campaign, saying he was "getting overwhelmed."
Harrison has massively outspent Graham in the race. The Democrat's campaign spent $52 million on TV and digital advertising so far this year compared to $19 million for Graham, according to data from Advertising Analytics. Between now and Election Day, Harrison has more than $16 million reserved, while Graham has $4.8 million.
“While Lindsey Graham continues playing political games in Washington, Jaime Harrison is remaining laser-focused on the real issues impacting people here — like health care, broadband access, and Covid relief for businesses and families," said Guy King, a spokesperson for Harrison's campaign. "After 25 years in Washington, Lindsey Graham has changed into someone voters no longer recognize, and these resources will be instrumental in our efforts to send Lindsey home in November.”
Public and private polling has shown the race to be extremely competitive. A poll from Quinnipiac University late last month showed the race tied at 48 percent. An internal poll from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, conducted around the same time, showed Harrison narrowly ahead, 48 percent to 47 percent.
Paula-Abdul-Jabbar on October 11st, 2020 at 12:56 UTC »
It’s honestly kind of a bummer. In these red states, Dems have to be absolutely perfect and need to raise an insane amount of money to win.
And all the Republican has to do is like, be alive.
Infidel8 on October 11st, 2020 at 12:13 UTC »
Back in March, I was worried that Deems Dems would have trouble fundraising in the midst of widespread unemployment and a shattered economy.
These fundraising numbers just reflect how pissed off they are.
mobilities on October 11st, 2020 at 11:32 UTC »
One day soon I hope we can get money out of politics. The hundreds of millions of dollars spent on ads could go toward more important shit.