Biden, Democrats get fundraising boost at digital convention

Joe BidenJoe BidenFive takeaways from the Democratic National Convention What we will remember from the 2020 Biden Convention Chris Wallace labels Biden’s acceptance speech ‘extremely effective’ WITH and the Democratic Party received a large bailout for fundraising during this week’s digital convention as the former vice president and declining vote candidates in the final sprint to the election.

The Biden campaign announced Friday that it, along with its joint funding committees with the Democratic National Committee (DNC), raised $ 70 million over the course of the week.

ActBlue, the online donation platform for Democratic campaigns and various liberal outreach groups, also confirmed to The Hill that it had raised more than $ 82.6 million in the four days of the convention, including more than $ 27.2 million in donations on Thursday, the day alone that Biden formally accepted the 2020 nomination.

The Biden campaign will not receive all the funds processed through ActBlue, which is affiliated with hundreds of campaigns, super PACs and advocacy groups, although it is the largest Democratic organization on the platform.

“We have re-invented and invented our convention to reach, engage and mobilize Americans everywhere, while demonstrating the positive, hopeful, and courageous vision of Joe Biden for the country,” said Jen O’Malley Dillon, Campaign Manager for Biden. “Our convention sent an overwhelming message to the millions of Americans who participated throughout the week: vote, vote, vote.”

O’Malley Dillon added that the IWillVote.com website, which helps people vote and answer questions about the election, saw traffic jams during the convention.

The lump sum comes after another lucrative week for the Biden campaign, which said it raised $ 48 million in the 48 hours after announcing Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisFive Democratic National Convention takeaways What we will remember from the Biden Convention 2020 The nine biggest moments of the Democratic National Convention that everyone is talking about MORE (D-Calif.) As a running mate of Biden on August 11th. ActBlue has also averaged $ 19.5 million in donations per day since then, an almost $ 11 million increase from its average daily hall prior to the announcement.

More than 122 million views of the four days of the convention were broadcast on digital, broadcast and cable outlets. Some 21.8 million people tuned in to TV for Biden’s accepted speech on Thursday, beating the early figures for other major speeches at the convention earlier in the week, but marking a 21 percent drop from Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonFive Democratic National Convention takeaways What we will remember from the 2020 Biden Convention Overnight Energy: Michigan Agrees with 0M Flint Arrangement | Sierra Club beats DNC over declining fossil fuel subsidies language MOREhis speech at the congress in 2016.

It’s still unclear if this week’s digital nature of the convention will hamper the hug in support that presidential candidates typically receive.

But the jump in fundraising will still help Biden and the DNC in their efforts to close the fundraising gap with President TrumpDonald John TrumpFive takeaways from the Democratic National Convention What we will remember from the 2020 Biden Convention Chris Wallace labels Biden’s acceptance speech ‘extremely effective’ MAY‘s campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC). The gap between the two war chests has narrowed significantly, with Biden and the DNC ending $ 294 million in cash at the end of July, compared to more than $ 300 million for Trump and the RNC.