Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies outspent former President Donald Trump and Republicans by nearly $600 million, a disjunction that did not translate into victory.
Harris and allied outside groups spent around $1.7 billion, compared to $1.1 billion by Trump and allies, according to OpenSecrets. Based on the number of votes tallied this far, that means Democrats spent $24 for every Harris vote while Republicans spent $15 for every Trump vote.
It’s not the first time Trump defeated a candidate who outspent him In 2016, the Hillary Clinton campaign and its allied outside Trump by 78%. In 2020, Joe Biden’s side outspent him by 49%. The figures suggest that big money operations may no longer be the key to securing victory in a presidential election.
Post-election news reports said that despite Harris raising more than $1 billion — in addition to more than $600 million from…
