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The Biden campaign saw its "best fundraising hour of the entire campaign," from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday ahead of the much-anticipated first debate of the 2024 election season, a Biden campaign official told NBC News.
Biden's camp raised more money during that hour than any other, Kapur said. That includes their campaign launch, the president's State of the Union speech this year, and the Trump guilty verdict.
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The impressive record didn't last long.
"Update: Biden campaign official says the 6-7p hour beat the 5-6p hour on $," reported Sahil Kapur.
The campaign reportedly believes that many voters, including Biden supporters, have not yet completely engaged with the campaign.
The fundraising frenzy was much needed for a man Trump dubbed "Sleepy Joe."
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Trump's trial and eventual conviction on dozens of felony counts in his hush money case didn't hamstring the former president's fundraising efforts, but rather provided a boon for him and the party, shrinking Biden's fundraising lead.
Trump’s presidential campaign, the Republican National Committee, and an allied super PAC raised over $170 million in May. That includes a massive haul following Trump’s felony conviction May 30 — the Trump campaign said it hauled in $53 million online in the 24 hours following his guilty verdict.
