All this impeachment news is reportedly reeling in campaign donations for both political parties, The New York Times reports.
President Trump's re-election campaign manager, Brad Parscale, tweeted Wednesday that within the 24 hours since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced she was opening an official impeachment inquiry, the re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee had drawn in $5 million in donations.
A lot of that money appears to have resulted from rapid response efforts. For example, shortly after Pelosi's announcement, Trump's campaign had already sent out text messages asking potential donors to contribute to the "Impeachment Defense Team," the Times reports.
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But the offense was also heating up, the Times reports. ActBlue, the company that processes most online Democratic donations for presidential, House, and Senate candidates, showed that the Democratic Party received $4.6 million in donations Tuesday, making it one of the biggest fundraising days in recent months, not including Democratic debate days or monthly deadlines. The Democratic National Committee also said Tuesday was its best fundraising day of the month, even without the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee including impeachment in its solicitations.
It seems as if people are paying attention.
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