{"id":114875,"date":"2024-10-16T17:59:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T10:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114875"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T10:59:50","slug":"elon-musk-and-other-billionaires-invest-staggering-sums-into-electing-trump-plus-other-takeaways-from-third-quarter-filings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114875","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhc6yz000lhhnp1c8p12d2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Some of the world\u2019s wealthiest figures \u2013 led by conservative donor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/16\/politics\/trump-medal-of-honor\/index.html\">Miriam Adelson<\/a> and tech billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/15\/business\/elon-musk-robotaxi-nightcap\/index.html\">Elon Musk<\/a> \u2013 have funneled tens of millions of dollars into political groups in recent months to boost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-45\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s White House bid, new reports filed Tuesday with federal regulators show.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja200093b6mkspsl5so@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Musk, the world\u2019s richest person, <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00879510\/1829340\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave nearly<\/a> $75 million to a pro-Trump super PAC that he helped form over the summer \u2013 a massive cash infusion aimed at helping turn out voters in key battleground states. Adelson, a staunch Trump backer and heir to a casino fortune, gave even more, plowing $95 million into another outside group backing the former president, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission covering the three months ended September 30.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja2000a3b6mvmzjuv94@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Altogether, just three billionaires \u2013 Musk, Adelson and Midwestern packaging magnate Richard Uihlein \u2013 donated roughly $220 million in a three-month period to groups backing the Republican\u2019s candidacy.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja2000b3b6m43izs9ab@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Their staggering donations underscore the crucial role that a handful of billionaire megadonors are playing in Trump\u2019s efforts to edge past his Democratic rival, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/15\/politics\/kamala-harris-charlamagne-tha-god\/index.html\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, as their race has intensified.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja2000c3b6mstv5oogr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Harris has set a blistering pace \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/09\/politics\/harris-billion-fundraising-election\/index.html\">raising $1 billion<\/a> since she became the Democratic standard-bearer in late July \u2013 a milestone achieved faster than any other presidential contender. And Tuesday\u2019s filings show that a high-dollar fundraising committee that channels money to her campaign and aligned Democratic committees, took in $633 million during the third quarter \u2013 four times the amount raised by Trump\u2019s equivalent fundraising arm in that time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja2000d3b6mwkdcbm9l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But Harris\u2019 team has implored her supporters to send in even more \u2013 highlighting both the billionaire backing for Trump\u2019s candidacy and her campaign\u2019s scramble to reach the still-undecided voters in battleground states that her aides hope will break for the vice president in the final sprint to Election Day.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja2000e3b6mozpgve38@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the battle for control of Congress, meanwhile, individual Democratic incumbents and candidates in some key Senate and House races widened their financial advantage over their Republican opponents. Deep-pocketed Republicans donors also tried to close the gap by boosting a GOP super PAC working to seize the Senate majority.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhhja2000f3b6m4n7nrjor@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Here are some key takeaways from the filings:\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhc8t400003b6m0uct0h9z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Musk has emerged as a significant force in Trump\u2019s bid to return to the White House. America PAC, the super PAC Musk funds, has unleashed a massive door-knocking operation in states such as Pennsylvania on Trump\u2019s behalf \u2013 though the strategy of a presidential campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/04\/politics\/trump-campaign-ground-game\/index.html\">outsourcing its field operation<\/a> is largely untested.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000n3b6md0qqc1hu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to filings through the weekend, America PAC had reported spending nearly $96 million on the presidential race, including just under $57 million on canvassing and field operations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000o3b6m4ibeinrx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The new filing from America PAC, detailed seven separate contributions from Musk that totaled close to $75 million between the start of July and end of September \u2013 marking the first contributions that Musk has made to the group. It received its initial funding from a network of the billionaire\u2019s former partners and business associates.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000p3b6metzjmry8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Musk was its sole donor during the third quarter, however.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000q3b6m0yrt0jxb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            America PAC has taken on a critical supporting role for the Trump campaign, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00879510\/1823368\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">independent expenditure filings<\/a>, which cover some spending beyond September 30. In addition to the presidential contest, the group has also spent millions targeting several highly competitive House races, including contests in California and New York, viewed as key to Republicans retaining their control of the chamber.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000r3b6m6y3qp02p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Tuesday\u2019s filings show other conservative billionaires also plowing extraordinary sums into the effort to reelect Trump.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000s3b6miqjtw5q4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Adelson\u2019s $95 million went to another leading pro-Trump super PAC, Preserve America, \u2013 accounting for virtually all of the money it collected during the July-to-September quarter. Adelson and her late husband, Sheldon, were among the largest givers to Republican candidates and causes in the past decade, and Miriam Adelson has now given the group a total of $100 million this year.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000t3b6mv52hd5rc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Preserve America has spent nearly all that it raised in the third quarter and has dropped nearly $92 million on independent expenditures, mostly in ads.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000u3b6mi7yict06@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Advertising data shows that Preserve America still has about $29 million worth of ad time booked for the month of October through Election Day, including to boost Trump in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000v3b6myd06hnib@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Another leading pro-Trump super PAC, Restoration PAC, also reported a huge haul from a single major donor. Uihlein gave about $49 million to the group in the third quarter. In all, Uihlein has now given nearly $59 million this year to Restoration PAC, which is currently spending millions on the air in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000w3b6mxvvr71i9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Other Trump supporters contributing big sums during the third quarter included billionaire former Marvel executive Ike Perlmutter and his wife, Laura, who donated nearly $5 million late last month to the pro-Trump super PAC Right for America.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000x3b6m44ytbon8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Harris has also benefited from a major outside effort funded by big-money donors.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000y3b6m4knb8gzf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            FF PAC, the lead super PAC backing the vice president\u2019s campaign, has bought a total of $371 million worth of ad time since the start of 2023, according to AdImpact data, including to support President Biden before he ended his reelection bid in July. It is the largest single outside advertiser in the presidential race.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhmpyi000z3b6ml8nh3n7u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            FF PAC will disclose its September fundraising and spending activity on Sunday. But through the end of August, according to its most recent filings, the group had reported raising more than $200 million this election cycle, including receiving $19 million from the billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and $10 million from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhnshc00163b6mvlf9m4vg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/29\/politics\/trump-fundraising-ultra-maga\/index.html\">Trump 47<\/a>, a joint fundraising committee that collects high-dollar donations that flow to the former president\u2019s campaign and an array of GOP committees, took in six-figure donations during the third quarter from some boldfaced names, including Steve Mnuchin, who served as Trump\u2019s Treasury secretary, and longtime Trump friend Dana White, the CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship. White had a prominent speaking role at the Republican National Convention over the summer.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhnshc00173b6mnvkqz4ks@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Trump 47 committee raised $145 million during the third quarter and started October with nearly $53 million remaining in its accounts.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhnshc00183b6mhewdypkb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Tuesday\u2019s filings show Trump 47 footing the bill in recent months for some traditional campaign expenses, such as facility rentals. The committee helped underwrite at least $15.8 million \u00a0in travel and event costs \u2013 helping free up resources in Trump\u2019s principal campaign account to spend on advertising in his battle against a better-funded rival. In August alone, advertising expenses accounted for more than $3 out of every $4 spent by Trump\u2019s main campaign committee.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhnshc00193b6mdafg0cgo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Wednesday night, the former president is slated to preside over a fundraiser for Trump 47 at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The event\u2019s top givers either contributed or raised the maximum of $924,600 apiece, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhnrg900143b6mz6donuuw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Leading super PACs targeting Senate races reported huge fundraising totals in the third quarter, with Democrats\u2019 narrow majority on the line. .\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhocvh001g3b6mx56d38ur@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Senate Majority PAC, a top Democratic super PAC aligned with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, raised over $119 million during the third quarter \u2013 a record for the group, edging past the roughly $116 million raised by its Republican counterpart, the Senate Leadership Fund.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhocvh001h3b6mjrbkume9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Senate Majority PAC received $30 million from a Democratic dark money organization, Majority Forward,\u00a0along with seven-figure contributions from some of the party\u2019s top wealthy supporters, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker ($2.5 million), former Google CEO Eric Schmidt ($2 million) and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings (just under $2 million).\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhocvh001i3b6mwowbtjyw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Senate Leadership Fund\u2019s receipts also showed some of the leading donors to Republican candidates and causes opening their wallets. They included Citadel CEO Ken Griffin ($20 million, bringing his annual total to $27.5 million), Elliott Management co-CEO Paul Singer ($10 million, bringing his annual total to $20 million) and Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman ($9 million).\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhocvh001j3b6m058t2eh3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In addition, Miriam Adelson gave the fund $5 million in the third quarter, bringing her annual contribution to the group up to $15 million.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhocvh001k3b6mhe5atj3l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, the Congressional Leadership Fund \u2013 the main super PAC supporting House Republicans \u2013 hauled in more than $81 million in the third quarter. Timothy Mellon, the reclusive GOP megadonor, donated $5 million to the group, and Adelson gave an additional $4 million. The group entered October with nearly $153 million on hand.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhocvh001l3b6m26si6svm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Its Democratic counterpart, House Majority PAC, files on a monthly basis and raised nearly $20 million in July and $11.5 million in August and said it raised $69 million in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/10\/03\/us\/trump-harris-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The New York Times<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm2bhokz5001n3b6mvb9mxhw2@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"senate-democrats-make-their-final-stand\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        Senate Democrats make their final stand<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bho7t3001e3b6mmkzstwx7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            With Republicans almost certain to flip West Virginia\u2019s Senate seat, Democrats hoping to keep their majority in the chamber cannot afford to lose another seat if Harris ends up winning the presidency. Their top priority is defending two vulnerable red-state incumbents: Montana Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/03\/politics\/montana-senate-race-tester-sheehy\/index.html\">Jon Tester<\/a> and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown. Donors have responded accordingly.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhp37i001s3b6mu2xnpe08@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            No Senate candidate, incumbent or challenger, raised more than Tester. The Montana dirt farmer raised $32 million in the third quarter and entered October with more than $7 million on hand. His Republican challenger, retired Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, raised about $10 million and had $4 million banked.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhp37i001t3b6mezzeloou@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Brown raised a staggering $31 million \u2013 a sizable increase from the $13 million he raised in the second quarter \u2013 and ended the quarter with more than $4 million in the bank. His GOP opponent, businessman Bernie Moreno, raised $6.5 million and entered October with $3 million on hand.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhp37i001u3b6m49f67bwb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Democratic candidates in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Maryland \u2013 all states that feature on CNN\u2019s list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/04\/politics\/senate-race-rankings-october-2024\/index.html\">top Senate seats most likely to flip<\/a> \u2013 outraised their Republican opponents in the third quarter by significant margins.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhp37i001v3b6m8mucq25c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In battleground Wisconsin, Republican banker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/13\/politics\/wisconsin-senate-election-baldwin-hovde\/index.html\">Eric Hovde<\/a>, who is challenging Democratic Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/28\/politics\/tammy-baldwin-wisconsin-senate-harris\/index.html\">Tammy Baldwin<\/a>, loaned his campaign $7 million in the third quarter, bringing his self-funding total to $20 million. Baldwin, for her part, raised more than $13 million in the three-month period.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhp37i001w3b6mzvxq0woh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/15\/politics\/texas-senate-race-ted-cruz\/index.html\">in Texas<\/a> \u2013 a rare potential pickup opportunity for Democrats \u2013 Rep. Colin Allred, the Democratic nominee, swamped two-term GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, $30 million to about $18 million, in third-quarter fundraising. Cruz, however, entered October with a massive cash advantage.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhox7f001q3b6m92ym2dkr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the battle for the House, where Republicans are defending a razor-thin majority, Democratic candidates entered the final stretch of the campaign in a better financial position.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhpibl00233b6mlyiieapo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In 32 districts that <a href=\"https:\/\/insideelections.com\/ratings\/house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales<\/a> rate as a \u201ctoss-up\u201d or tilting toward one party, Democrats, on average, raised $2.6 million and had about $1.8 million in cash on hand entering October. The average Republican candidate raised about $1.1 million and had $1.4 million left to spend for the final weeks of the race. (The averages did not include a pair of California candidates \u2013\u00a0Democrat Adam Gray in the 13th District and GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in the 45th District \u2013 whose fundraising reports were not available just after midnight Wednesday.)\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2bhpibl00243b6m48hm78ik@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A few candidates in the 32 races stood out for reporting quarterly hauls not usually seen in House contests. In Virginia\u2019s 7th District, Democrat Eugene Vindman \u2013 the twin brother of a star witness at Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial \u2013 raised an eye-popping $6.5 million in the third quarter. The closest House candidate to match Vindman was Alaska Rep. 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