Trump dominates 2024 GOP cash race

• Nearly 37% of all of the money brought in by the Republican 2024 candidates who qualified for the Septemeber debate went to Trump, according to FEC filings.

Driving the news: Trump also maintains a strong grassroots edge over his GOP rivals, with the majority of his fundraising coming from small-dollar donors, those under $200.

• Less than 5% of Trump's fundraising came from donors who gave $3,300 to his campaign, the maximum amount they can give during the primary election, according to an NBC News analysis of his FEC filings.

Zoom in: Trump, who faces a mountain of legal woes that are coinciding with his presidential campaign, spent $9.5 million this quarter, which is much less than what was spent by many of his GOP rivals and President Biden

• The Biden campaign aggressively ramped up its campaign spending this quarter, spending $57 million. The Biden campaign spent just $1.1 million during the previous quarter.
• The Biden team added $14 million to its cash-on-hand during the third quarter and now has a total of $91 million.
• Both Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen Tim Scott (R-S.C.) also spent aggressively this quarter — $11.1 million and $12.4 million respectively — despite bringing in far less than what the Trump campaign raised.

What we're watching: Trump's third-quarter FEC filing only shows part of his finances — he fundraises through a joint committee, which was not required to report its finances on Sunday.

• The super PACs supporting the candidates' campaigns will not have to publish their next filings until Jan. 31.
• In the first half of 2023, Trump-related PACs and the Trump-aligned super PAC spent more than $27 million in legal fees and related expenses, according to a New York Times analysis.

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