Biden's campaign is light years ahead of Trump's

Both Biden and Trump have a whole constellation of fundraising vehicles — both officially under their control and those that are required to operate independently. But the simplest distillation of the asymmetry between their levels of activity so far is the spending from their campaigns last month.

That’s the money spent on direct campaign activities, like producing and placing advertising, employee payroll and political consulting. And just from the totals, you’d be forgiven for thinking the two men were running for different offices.

Biden’s campaign spent $29.2 million in March, much of which — about $21.8 million — went toward advertising. The president’s campaign launched a major advertising blitz in seven swing states following last month’s State of the Union address.

In contrast, Trump’s campaign, which is mostly keeping its powder dry for the fall, spent just $3.7 million. His other groups did spend money on fundraising costs and legal fees — but when it came to core campaign outlays in March, Biden outspent Trump by nearly a factor of eight. Trump’s campaign spent less last month than Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) — perhaps the most vulnerable senator from either party — did for his reelection bid.

And it’s not as simple as Biden was advertising in March, and Trump wasn’t. In other ways outlined in their reports, the incumbent’s campaign is more robust. Biden spent $2.3 million on payroll in March — nearly four times Trump’s $597,000.




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