US Election 2024: Key facts to know about Trump’s and Harris' campaign

The United States is all set to welcome the new President following the US Elections 2024. Presidential candidates, Donald Trump of the Republican party and current Vice President Kamala Harris did extensive campaigning for the White House race. Both candidates were criticised several times due to their campaigning policies and agendas. Let’s have a look at some key facts about their campaigns:

What were the core issues of the campaign led by both candidates?

Current Vice President Kamala Harris: Through her campaign, she was fighting for a New Way Forward that will protect fundamental rights, strengthen democracy, and provide opportunities for every person to get ahead.

Kamala Harris made it clear that building up the middle class would be her ultimate goal of her presidency. She will increase economic security of all Americans and as President, she will fight to cut taxes.

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Former President Donald Trump: The core issue of his campaign was to rebuild the world’s greatest economy in history. He also envisioned bringing back the country’s supply chain and building America into the world’s manufacturing superpower.

A few other important issues in his campaign were to protect rights and laws, provide better healthcare at lower costs, reduce corruption, and restore safety for all.

What was each candidate's most watched TV appearance?

Both candidates gave several media interviews, debates, and town halls with voters. The most watched debate in the election campaign 2024 was Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump on September 10, 2024. The debate drew over 67.14 million viewers across 17 broadcast outlets. It broke the historical record of around 69.2 million viewers for such telecasts.

Here are the biggest TV appearances of both candidates in the final two months of the campaign:

Kamala Harris: The current vice president’s interview with Bret Baier (Fox News anchor) on October 16, 2024, drew the largest audience with about 7.8 million viewers.

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Donald Trump: Trump made his first appearance on Fox News show- Greg Gutfeld’s late night-in-spirit and the show brought in 4.89 million viewers, making it the biggest audience telecast in the show’s nine-year history.

How much money have both the candidates raised?

Kamala Harris: Vice President Kamala Harris and her group have raised $1 billion since she became the Democratic presidential candidate in July 2024, according to Reuters.

Donald Trump: The former president’s campaign on Wednesday said that Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party, raised over $160 million in September. The party closed the month with $283 million cash on hand, as reported by Reuters.

(With inputs from agencies)