Alachua County residents donate $1.8 million to presidential campaigns

WUFT | By Áine Pennello

Published October 30, 2024 at 1:12 PM EDT

FILE - This combination of file photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, left, speaking at a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Oct. 26, 2024, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, right, speaking during a campaign rally on Oct. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, North Carolina. (AP Photo, File)

With Election Day around the corner, you might be seeing more ads from Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump telling you that the time to donate to their campaign is now or never.

WUFT’s Aine Pennello reports on how residents in Alachua County have been donating.

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Áine Pennello

Áine Pennello is a multimedia reporter and Morning Edition news anchor for the College’s Innovation News Center. She has a background in video news and documentary and most recently worked at WCBS Newsradio in New York City covering local news and the tri-state area. She has also reported internationally, freelancing from Paris and Berlin during the Syrian refugee crisis. During the Syrian Civil War, Pennello reported from the Golan Heights while on a grant from the International Center for Journalists.

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