Hillary Clinton Got A Big Fundraising Boost From The Democratic Convention

WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton raised nearly $90 million for her presidential campaign and the Democratic Party in July, according to a release from her campaign.

That includes a huge bump in fundraising during and immediately after Clinton accepted her party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 28. According to the campaign, Clinton raised $8.7 million online from 8 p.m. on July 28 to 8 p.m. on July 29.

“We come out of the Democratic National Convention with our party united and our supporters energized for the final 98 days of this campaign,” Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement. “Our goal for the next 98 days is to take the remarkable outpouring of support we saw as Hillary Clinton took the stage in Philadelphia and build on our efforts to organize and mobilize millions of voters to elect progressive candidates up and down the ballot in November.”

The majority of money Clinton raised in July went into her campaign coffer. In total, she raised $63 million for her official campaign committee and another $26 million for the Democratic National Committee and various state parties through her two joint fundraising committees. She ended the month with $58 million cash on hand.

The $63 million Clinton raised for her campaign in July tops the $49 million President Barack Obama pulled in for his during the same month of the 2012 election cycle, even though Obama is the most prolific fundraiser in American political history. That may be because the 2012 Democratic convention was held in August, rather than July. Conventions not only tend to provide a bump in polling, but also help boost fundraising. Obama’s fundraising haul for his convention month, August 2012, was $110 million, $85 million of it for his campaign.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has not yet released his campaign’s July fundraising numbers. On Monday, however, the billionaire candidate stated that he had raised $36 million from small donors in July. Forbes also reported that Trump had raised $70 million for his campaign and the Republican Party in July, according to fundraiser Anthony Scaramucci. It is not clear how much money went to the campaign or the party.