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Not always, there are plenty of cases where the lesser-funded candidate beat one with more $$.
Still, in a close race, the extra resources can make a difference.
You still think it's a close race? If the election was held today, Biden will be lucky to win 20 states.
Joe is in trouble. In 2020 his average lead was +7 and he only won 25 states and 4 of those by less than 1%. Today he is -2. You know what does a 9 point swing does? and you think money will fix that?
Joe Biden still leading Trump in total small donor donations.
It would be nice if you put a link of the source you are copying and pasting to see who are these "small" donors. You make it sound that Joe is the people's candidate. The working class candidate.
Joe Biden leading in dollar amount from small donors also.
An article (2/6/24) in the NY Times says different...
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Trump Leads Biden in Number of Small Donors
Former President Donald J. Trump was trailing President Biden in overall campaign cash on hand at the end of 2023, but he dominated fund-raising last year by at least one critical measure: his number of small donors. An analysis of Federal Election Commission data by The New York Times shows that about 668,000 donors gave less than $200 to Mr. Trump, compared with 564,000 for Mr. Biden.
Mr. Trump also has more small donors than Mr. Biden in the critical battleground states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, The Times analysis shows.
There are a few factors that could help explain Mr. Trump’s lead. First, Mr. Trump started his presidential bid in late 2022, and had a running start into 2023, while Mr. Biden did not formally declare that he was seeking re-election until April. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-election.html
Former President Donald J. Trump was trailing President Biden in overall campaign cash on hand at the end of 2023, but he dominated fund-raising last year by at least one critical measure: his number of small donors. An analysis of Federal Election Commission data by The New York Times shows that about 668,000 donors gave less than $200 to Mr. Trump, compared with 564,000 for Mr. Biden.
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Mr. Trump also has more small donors than Mr. Biden in the critical battleground states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, The Times analysis shows.
Does more money mean more votes? Not a smart-ass question. I am really curious.
Indirectly more money can mean more votes. More money allows a candidate to appear more often in rallies, and/or put up more advertising that keeps the candidate fresh in the voter's minds.
That's especially helpful late in the day, just before the election.
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If the election was held today, Biden will be lucky to win 20 states.
