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‘16 from 30,000
Hillary Clinton spent much of August hobnobbing with celebrities and other wealthy folks at political fundraisers. And the gatherings weren’t just about the guests enjoying what we’re sure were tiny and trendy hors-d'oeuvres, folks. Clinton’s campaign got to trumpet the fruits of its labors today, announcing a total fundraising haul of a whopping $143 million for her campaign and for the party. That’s a giant number -- her best month yet and a boost of more than $50 million over July’s cash cow. She’ll now enter September with $68 million in the bank for her campaign. And/but it’s worth noting: While Clinton’s total fundraising is way up, her numbers for her campaign itself are flat -- about $62 million in August compared to $63 million in July. The big jump is how much cash Clinton raised for the party, pulling in $81 million for Dems in August outside of what she raised for her own coffers, compared to just $26 million the previous month.
POPPING ON NBC POLITICS
- The relationship between approval for Obama and support for Clinton is very strong, according to an analysis by the NBC News Data Analytics Lab.
- Mexico's president Enrique Pena Nieto explained in an op-ed why he met with Trump.
- Here’s a fact-check of Trump’s immigration address Wednesday.
- GOP Hispanics are ready to dump Trump after his immigration address, NBC’s Suzanne Gamboa reports.
- Clinton's campaign announced Thursday that it raised a total of $143 million last month.
- And from First Read: Trump makes clear he’s for mass deportation.
FOR THE RECORD…
“I'm happy now I got blamed for being the, you know, the SOB at the family picnic insisting that we bailout, quote-on-quote, bailout the automobile industry.”
- Joe Biden, today in Ohio
TOMORROW’S SKED
President Obama heads to China for the G20 Summit.
