Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent Donald Trump in August, according to new filings from the Federal Election Commission. The Harris campaign raised more than $189 million in August,

Kamala Harris' election campaign spent nearly three times as much money as her rival Donald Trump did in August, pressing the Democrat's financial advantage ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election,

The Harris campaign and the DNC raised $257 million in the month of August, while the Trump campaign and the RNC raised $85 million the same month.

Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee tripled former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee‘s fundraising in the month of August, growing the Democratic Party’s financial advantage with just over six weeks before the general election.

Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign alone has raised more than the entire Republican operation in the month of August. Why it matters: It's a sign that former President Trump's fundraising has stalled in recent months and that Harris has managed to unleash the vaunted Democratic grassroots fundraising.