As Republican voters embraced a practice that Donald J. Trump railed against for years, softening his tone only slightly in 2024, the party eroded a key Democratic advantage across the country.
That figure, which includes totals from the three presidential contendersβ main allied groups, emerged in the final federal filings of a staggeringly expensive campaign.
Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in October in Madison, Wis. Her campaign, the Biden operation that preceded it and their allied groups raised about $2.9 billion this election cycle.