Biden campaign announces record $383M fundraising haul in September

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s (D) campaign announced late Wednesday that it had raised a massive $383 million in September, marking the best period for the campaign so far.

The figure, announced by Biden and his campaign manager, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, on Twitter means that the former vice president will go into the remaining weeks of the election with $432 million in the bank, an impressive figure to fund last-minute advertising.

“To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month — thank you. Because of your support, we raised an astounding $383 million,” tweeted Biden late Wednesday evening. “I’m incredibly humbled.”

“You heard it from the VP: our grassroots community of donors helped us raise $383 million in September — a record,” Dillon tweeted. “Millions of Americans … chose to donate $5, $10 to be part of this campaign — because they believe in unity over division, truth over lies, hope over fear, and love over hate.”

President Trump’s reelection campaign did not immediately return a request for comment.

News of Biden’s fundraising total comes as polls have shown him leading Trump in a number of swing states as well as nationally, where he holds a double-digit lead over the president in some polling.

A poll from three universities released Sunday found Trump trailing Biden in three states seen as key to Biden’s victory: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.