Folks, over 1.5 million donors contributed more than $264 million to help fund this campaign last quarter alone. That’s incredible, .
I’m told that $38 million of that fundraising came in the four days directly following my debate against Donald Trump — and a whopping $30 million of that came in the form of grassroots donations from those pitching in under $200 a piece. I am sharing these fundraising numbers with you because they’re much more than just that.
They’re proof that what we’re building together is bigger than me. It’s bigger than Kamala. It’s bigger than any one of us. You’re not just seeing it in the grassroots money we’re raising, you can feel it in the energy on the ground.
Last week, our campaign hosted nearly 4,000 grassroots events across the country — and nearly 10,000 new volunteers took action with us! And we just kept going. After the debate, our volunteer sign up rate in battleground states increased 3x. Just take a look:
I can tell you firsthand, I felt this energy greeting the crowd in downtown Atlanta ahead of my debate and shaking hands with folks after it at the Waffle House.
I could feel it on the tarmac in Raleigh the night of the debate. The crowd — dancing to the Electric Slide — that received me.
I saw it in the eyes of the young people in the crowd at my campaign’s rally the next day. I heard it in their cheers of “four more years.”
The fact of the matter is that our campaign is growing momentum. And grassroots supporters like you are at the heart of it. It’s no joke.
Real people like you who know the stakes of this election. You are rolling your sleeves up to pitch in what you can. And, maybe most importantly, you are influencing others to do the same.
While Donald Trump is collecting big checks from oil barons and billionaires to run his campaign of revenge and retribution, this campaign is being funded by teachers, nurses, and scientists pitching in what they can when they can. Donations of $1, $10, and $20 are helping run ads on television and online and open the doors of hundreds of field offices in key states, and are allowing Kamala and me to crisscross the country and get our message out.
And that is exactly why I need you to get involved today. If you’ve been waiting on the sidelines for the right moment to contribute to this campaign, now is the time. Lots and lots of grassroots donors are already chipping in to our campaign. And they are counting on you to do the same so we can defeat Donald Trump and his billionaire backers come Election Day. So, will you pitch in $25 today?
Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
Joe
Joe Biden
President of the United States
We sincerely thank you for your help and support.