Candidates, empty your bank accounts.
In the final lap of the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have started spending enormous sums on advertising and voter contact, according to financial disclosures that were filed on Thursday.
Combined with their main allied super PACs, the Harris and Trump operations spent an extraordinary half-billion dollars in just 16 days. The Harris and Trump campaigns combined to spend about $265 million during that period, and the main pro-Harris super PAC, plus the four main pro-Trump super PACs, spent roughly an additional $260 million.
The reports offered a close-to-current view of the financial fortunes of Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump, capturing activity from Oct. 1 through Oct. 16. They are the last filings with the Federal Election Commission before Election Day.
Here is a look at what the new finance reports can tell us about the state of the race.
Heavy spending, but a huge Harris cash advantage
The point of all the money, of course is to spend it. And spend it they have.
Ms. Harris spent $166 million during that 16-day period, almost equal to what she spent in the entire month of August; $130 million of that was spent on media.
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