Insane Spending By the Kamala Harris Campaign in the 2024 Election
How to blow $1 billion, lose an election, and end up $20 million in debt
This takes skill. The Kamala Harris campaign spent over $1 billion on the 2024 election, which they lost, reportedly ending up $20 million in debt. Before we dive into the details of the insane spending and ask the simple question — “Why?” — please appreciate the following fact.
The Harris campaign outraised Donald Trump’s campaign ~$1 billion to ~$388 million. Notably, these numbers do not include super PAC spending (i.e., outside spending), which shattered records with the 2024 election.
Outside spending on the 2024 presidential race pitting Vice President Kamala Harris against former President Donald Trump has soared to a historic high of over $2 billion — marking the most expensive U.S. election in history, even when adjusted for inflation. Prior to this year, the most expensive election in U.S. history was the 2020 presidential race when about $1.14 billion was spent by outside groups. — opensecrets.org
Each side has its own billionaires and super PAC spending is dark, murky, and difficult to track. Thank you, Citizens United and the current conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court.
