Clinton posts best fundraising month, pulling in $154 million in September

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $154 million in September to support her campaign, her best fundraising performance so far in the contest against Republican Donald Trump.

Clinton campaign aides said she and her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, raised $84 million directly for her campaign and about $70 million for the Democratic National Committee and state parties around the country with which Clinton has joint fundraising agreements.

More than 900,000 people donated last month as Clinton delivered a widely praised debate performance. About 2.6 million have donated to Clinton since the campaign's inception, her aides said.

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"With Donald Trump promising to dump an additional $50 million of his own money into the campaign and right-wing billionaires pledging millions more, we must continue to step up in order to mobilize millions of voters across the country," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement.

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The Clinton campaign and its aligned party committees began October with about $150 million reserved in the bank.

Trump has not yet released September fundraising figures. His aides have reported collecting $18 million in a single day last week, money that will be split with the Republican National Committee and state parties. That figure also includes pledged contributions that the campaign might not receive immediately.