特拉华州威尔明顿。-美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)的连任竞选活动和民主党全国委员会(Democratic National Committee)周六表示，他们在3月份筹集了超过9000万美元的资金，并在今年第一季度结束时手头有超过1.92亿美元的现金，进一步扩大了他们对唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)和共和党的资金优势。
拜登竞选团队及其附属实体报告称，从1月到3月共筹集了1.87亿美元，并表示96%的捐款低于200美元。
拜登报告称，3月28日在曼哈顿无线电城音乐厅举行的一场由前总统参加的活动筹集了2600多万美元，这增加了总收入巴拉克·奥巴马和比尔·克林顿。与此同时，川普的竞选团队表示，周六在亿万富翁投资者约翰·保尔森位于佛罗里达州的家中与主要捐赠者一起举办的一场活动筹集了5050万美元，创下了单次活动筹款纪录。
拜登的竞选团队表示，捐款的速度使其能够在关键州开展大型数字和电视广告活动，并与民主党全国委员会和各州政党合作，在11月之前更好地动员潜在支持者选举.
竞选团队表示，截至3月31日的1.92亿美元捐款是民主党候选人有史以来最高的捐款总额。自拜登2023年4月宣布寻求连任以来，已有约160万人向竞选活动捐款。在总统演讲后的24小时内，竞选活动筹集了1000多万美元国情咨文三月初的演讲。
拜登竞选团队经理朱莉·查韦斯·罗德里格斯在一份声明中说:“我们筹集的资金是历史性的，将用于建立一个获胜运营的关键工作，只关注将决定这场选举的选民——全国各地的办公室，我们战场州的工作人员，以及一个与选民见面的付费媒体项目。”她嘲笑“特朗普资金短缺的业务正在集中有限的、依赖亿万富翁的资金来支付他的各种法律费用。”
特朗普正面临四项单独的刑事起诉。他和共和党全国委员会报告称，他们在3月份筹集了6550万美元，手头有9310万美元。作为2020年的现任总统，特朗普在输给拜登时拥有巨额竞选资金。
特朗普竞选团队的官员曾表示，他们预计筹集的资金不会像民主党那样多，但会有他们需要的资金。拜登竞选团队表示，其强劲的筹款表现出对总统的热情，无视他的低支持率和民调显示大多数选民不愿看到2020年的复赛。
Biden and Democrats report raising $90 million-plus in March, stretching their cash lead over Trump
WILMINGTON, Del. --President Joe Biden's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee said Saturday that they raised more than $90 million in March and ended the year's first quarter with $192 million-plus in cash on hand, further stretching their money advantage over Donald Trump and the Republicans.
The Biden campaign and its affiliated entities reported collecting $187 million from January through March and said that 96% of all donations were less than $200.
That total was bolstered by the $26 million-plus that Biden reported raising from a March 28 event at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan that featured former PresidentsBarack ObamaandBill Clinton. Trump's campaign, meanwhile, said it raised $50.5 million from an event Saturday with major donors at the Florida home of billionaire investor John Paulson, setting a single-event fundraising record.
Biden’s campaign says the pace of donations has allowed it to undertake major digital and television advertising campaigns in key states and to work with the DNC and state parties to better mobilize would-be supporters before the Novemberelection.
The campaign said the $192 million-plus as of March 31 was the highest total ever by any Democratic candidate. About 1.6 million people have donated to the campaign since Biden announced in April 2023 that he was seeking a second term. The campaign raised more than $10 million in the 24 hours after the president'sState of the Unionspeech in early March.
“The money we are raising is historic, and it’s going to the critical work of building a winning operation, focused solely on the voters who will decide this election -– offices across the country, staff in our battleground states, and a paid media program meeting voters where they are,” Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement. She scoffed at “Trump’s cash-strapped operation that is funneling the limited and billionaire-reliant funds it has to pay off his various legal fees.”
Trump is facing four separate criminal indictments. He and the Republican National Committee reported raising $65.5 million in March and having $93.1 million on hand. As the incumbent in 2020, Trump had a huge campaign treasury when he lost to Biden.
Trump campaign officials have said they do not expect to raise as much as the Democrats, but will have the money they need. The Biden campaign says its strong fundraising shows enthusiasm for the president, defying his low approval ratings and polls showing that most voters would rather not see a 2020 rematch.
